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Armenian government imposes six-month ban on whitefish caviar exports

... regulating the whitefish catch process, fish stocks have increased in recent years. The ban on the export of whitefish caviar was last extended in July 2024. The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Armenia has significantly reduced the allowable whitefish catch in Lake Sevan. Unlike previous years, when the annual catch volume reached 600 tons, the 2024 quota has been set at 257 tons.

12/27/2024

Catches of whitefish temporarily banned in Armenia

Catches of whitefish in Lake Sevan in Armenia will be banned until 20 January due to the spawning period, the police press service reported. YEREVAN, 9 December. /ARKA/. Catches of whitefish in Lake Sevan in Armenia will be banned until 20 January due to the spawning period,...

12/09/2024

Armenia bans whitefish roe exports for six months

... whitefish roe exports for six months during a session on Thursday. YEREVAN, 30 May. /ARKA/. The Armenian government decided to ban whitefish roe exports for six months during a session on Thursday. The government mentioned that the estimated biomass of whitefish in Armenia’s Lake Sevan grew from 2,668 to 4,700 tonnes between 2019 and 2022, which allowed the country to increase its whitefish harvest from 300 tonnes in 2020 to 600 tonnes in 2023. However, the growth of the whitefish population still remains insufficient, the government ...

05/30/2024

Armenian government more than halves quota for volume of legal fishing from Sevan - to 257 tons

... the Prime Minister, this shows that the quota sale system is not right. The next thing the Prime Minister drew attention to was the price of the quota, which is currently 65 drams per kilogram. Pashinyan noted that the market value of a kilogram of whitefish is several times higher than the quota price, and it is not clear how this price was determined. Lake Sevan, the main source of drinking water in the region and one of the largest high-altitude lakes in Europe and Asia, is located in the heart of the Armenian Highlands, 1,914 meters above sea level. The lake stretches more than 70 kilometers in length,...

02/08/2024

Armenia introduces criminal liability for illegal use of artesian waters and whitefish fishing

... is the only source of water in central Armenia. "The package, in particular, prohibits drilling or renewal of mothballed wells. Water withdrawal in violation of the conditions stipulated by the water use permit, as well as illegal extraction of whitefish from Lake Sevan will also be considered illegal," Gabrielyan said. The package envisages differentiated administrative punishment for illegal use of water from surface and underground water resources, as well as strengthening of administrative responsibility ...

02/06/2024

Authorities prevented the smuggling of 382 kilograms of whitefish

... Armenian environmental authorities have prevented the illegal transportation of 362 kg of frozen whitefish to the capital Yerevan. According to the Nature and Subsoil Protection Inspectorate, the fish was found in the truck of a VAZ-2106 car on the Sevan-Yerevan highway. Currently, catching whitefish in the lake is prohibited due to the spawning period. The cost of fish is estimated at 1.8 million drams. The case has been transferred to law enforcement bodies. --0--

01/11/2024

Armenian customs officers stop illegal export of more than 4 tons of whitefish caviar to Russia

The Armenian State Revenue Committee (SRC) said its officers have prevented an illegal export of a batch of whitefish caviar to Russia. YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. The Armenian State Revenue Committee (SRC) said its officers have prevented an illegal export of a batch of whitefish caviar to Russia. According to SRC’s press release, acting on a tip its ...

03/27/2023

Whitefish spawning period starts: control will be tightened in Lake Sevan and other water bodies

... Environment said it will tighten supervisory measures in Lake Sevan and in other water bodies in the country starting December 1 in connection with the approaching spawning period of whitefish. Earlier, the ministry set the quota for commercial catch of whitefish from Lake Sevan for 2022 at 600 metric tons. According to the ministry, 554.9 tons have already been caught. In connection with the beginning of the spawning period from December 15 to January 20, 2023, a strict ban on whitefish fishing in Lake Sevan will be in ...

11/29/2022

Armenian environment ministry explains why Lake Sevan is 'blooming'

... dissolved oxygen in the bottom layer of Lake Sevan was within 4-8 mg/l. The concentration of dissolved oxygen in the surface and middle layers is sufficient for fauna preservation. The ministry said it is taking a number of measures to restore Lake Sevan ecosystem, including regulation of commercial fishing of whitefish, replenishing fish stocks, elaboration of a management plan for the water basin of Lake Sevan, approval of water standards, dismantling of illegal buildings on the shore of the lake, cutting of forest in the territories covered with water and ...

07/19/2022

Government increases whitefish catch quota by 50 tons

The government of Armenia has increased today the quota for whitefish catch from Lake Sevan in 2021 by 50 tons and has also extended the fishing period until October 15. YEREVAN, September 2. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia has increased today the quota for whitefish catch from Lake Sevan in 2021 by 50 tons and has also extended the ...

09/02/2021

Quota for commercial catch of whitefish in Lake Sevan slashed by 50 metric tons

... the Environment Ministry in charge of special protected areas and biodiversity, said at a press conference on Monday. According to her, the weight of the fish must be at least 400 grams. According to the National Academy of Sciences, the total mass of whitefish in Lake Sevan is 2,345 tons. Supervisory authorities in cooperation with the National Security Service seized 129 tons of illegally caught whitefish in 2020. The fish was found stored both in private and even in government-owned refrigeration facilities. The ...

03/29/2021

Highest level of water in Lake Sevan over last five years was registered earlier this year

... unfinished structures, located at a level below the 1903.5 m mark, as well as removal of construction waste resumed two weeks ago. The minister also presented the results of the first stage of a pilot project designed to boost commercial production of whitefish in the lake. According to him, due to the efforts to prevent illegal fishing, the number of poaching cases has decreased by 75-80%. Lake Sevan is the main source of drinking water in the region, one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia, located in the very heart of the Armenian Highlands at an altitude of 1914 meters. The lake's length extends for more than 70 km from north-west ...

02/23/2021

Ministry of Environment to set new quotas for whitefish catch in lake Sevan

Armenia's Ministry of Environment will again set a quota for whitefish catch in the country's largest Lake Sevan, Environment Minister Romanos Petrosyan said at a press conference on Tuesday. YEREVAN, January 26. /ARKA/. Armenia's Ministry of Environment will again set a quota for whitefish catch in the country's largest Lake Sevan, Environment Minister ...

01/26/2021

Armenian NSS uncovers criminal scheme used for illegal fishing in lake Sevan

... fish from the country's largest Lake Sevan. According to the press service of the NSS, a group of people were involved in fishing, storage and smuggling of fish abroad under the guise of other types of fish. In particular, unknown persons were catching whitefish from Sevan without permission, causing great damage to the environment in 2019-2020. Then the poachers sold the fish to other citizens who stored it in a refrigeration facility in the Kotayk region. The NSS said it has launched a criminal case with the preliminary ...

08/10/2020

Armenian government approves regulations for whitefish catch in Lake Sevan

Тhe Armenian government has approved today a set of regulations for whitefish catch for 2020 in the country's largest Lake Sevan. YEREVAN, June 18. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has approved today a set of regulations for whitefish catch for 2020 in the country's largest Lake Sevan. Acting Minister of Environment Vahe Jilavyan said the decision was prompted by the volume ...

06/18/2020

Armenia to legalize whitefish catching

Armenia’s Ministry of Environment plans to legalize whitefish catching, but for its sale it will be necessary to pay a nature use tax and have a permit. YEREVAN, March 10. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Ministry of Environment plans to legalize whitefish catching, but for its sale it will be necessary to pay ...

03/10/2020

Government of Armenia will introduce quotas for fishing in lake Sevan

... is why it is difficult to bring everything into a legal field at once, however, the pilot project will allow to understand the procedure for granting permits, imposing restrictions and what benefits the residents of the region may get. He said that whitefish resources in Lake Sevan have increased significantly in recent years, and besides, fishermen are ready to work according to the laws and rules that the government will introduce. The governor noted that so far the regulation will affect whitefish, since the bulk of fish ...

09/02/2019

Whitefish commercial reserve in Armenian Lake Seven is up 30 percent

... the same time span of 2017, Bardukh Gabrielyan, the director of Zoology and Hydroecology Research Center, an affiliation of the National Academy of Sciences, told a news conference today. YEREVAN, December 17, /ARKA/. The commercial population of whitefish in Armenia’s largest Lake Sevan has increased by 30% in late October 2018 when compared to the same time span of 2017, Bardukh Gabrielyan, the director of Zoology and Hydroecology Research Center, an affiliation of the National Academy of Sciences, told a news conference today....

12/17/2018

Volumes of industrial whitefish in Armenia’s Sevan can be increased by tightening grip on illegal fishing

... “Baby fishes are sold everywhere, and this is unacceptable,” Gabrielyan said. He said fishery in autumn, the season of breeding, and in spring, when fry gather becoming an easy target for fishers, is prohibited by the law. There is 1,800 tons of whitefish in Sevan, he said, but baby fishes make up 70 to 80 percent of the total volume, while industrial fishes constitute only 450 tons. Speaking about trout, Gabrielyan said that despite of the widespread artificial breeding, the problem of breeding in natural ...

06/16/2017

Thirty automated control systems to be installed at Armenian fish farms

... control systems will be installed with the help of the ministry and another 10 with the assistance from Coca-Cola Company in Armenia. The minister said also law-enforcement authorities have seized about 347 kg of illegally caught crayfish, 2,800 kg of whitefish, as well as a bezoar goat, two deer, 17 hares and 12 partridges. -0-

12/27/2016

Four criminal cases opened against poachers in lake Sevan

... "Of course, poaching has not stopped, but the local population has to understand that in case of termination of illegal fishing, the fish stock in the lake will increase. Unfortunately, 70-80% of the total stock are small fish,' - Gabrielyan said. Whitefish reserves in Lake Sevan in 2016 are estimated at 450 metric tons. In 2016, the reserve of carp fell heavily to 90-100 tons. Trout reserves remain unchanged at 1-1.5 tons. -0--

12/14/2016

Population of whitefish in Armenia’s largest lake can be increased several times in 2-3 years – expert says

The population of whitefish in Armenia’s largest Lake Sevan can be increased several times over 2-3 years, Bardukh Gabrielyan, director of Zoology and Hydroecology Research Center, an affiliation of the National Academy of Sciences, told a news conference today. YEREVAN, July 6. /ARKA/. The population ...

07/06/2016

Trout stock in Lake Sevan does not exceed two tons

... of trout are the adverse environmental conditions, resulting from an increase in water level in the lake and illegal fishing", Bardukh Gabrielyan said to a press conference today. According to nature protection ministry, curbing poaching in Lake Sevan for two years would allow to ensure commercial fishing of whitefish. According to a joint study, conducted by Armenian and Russian researchers, in 1983 the lake held around 21,000 tons of fish, which dwindled to 625 tons in 2005, to 253 tons in 2006, growing to 278 tons in 2009 and to 300 tons now. Lake Sevan,...

03/10/2016

Some 300 tons of whitefish remain in Armenia’s largest Lake Sevan

... trout. In Armenia this species is void of natural self-reproduction, because the trout spawning usually occurs in rivers, near the coast, where the illegal fishing is made," Gabrielyan said. He said in order to maintain and increase the reserves of whitefish and trout in Sevan the government needs to extend the fishing ban period at least from November to January. Under the law, today the ban is effective from December 10 to December 25, while spawning begins somewhere in the middle of September and lasts until January....

12/08/2014

Trout hatchery program to help restore fish population in Armenia’s Sevan

... drams and 600 million drams respectively, Karapetyan said. Young fish will be released then into the lake. The first stage of the program will cost about 2 billion drams. According to official information, total fish resources are now over 420 tons in Sevan, including 324 tons of sig (whitefish). In the beginning of 1990ies fish population totaled 28-30,000 tons. Sevan is one of the largest mountainous lakes in Europe and Asia. It sits in the middle of Armenian Highland at an altitude of 1914 meters and is the main source of drinking ...

08/25/2014

Prominent environmentalist accuses nature protection ministry of hiding real data on critical situation in Lake Sevan

... environmental projects must be called to account. ARKA news agency asked the nature protection ministry for comments, but it promised an answer within five days. According to the National Academy of Science, at the end of 2013 there were 324 metric tons of whitefish in Lake Sevan and about 90-100 tons of other fish, down from 30,000 metric tons in the early nineties of the last century. Lake Sevan, one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia, is located in the heart of the Armenian Highland, at an altitude of 1914 ...

07/21/2014

Whitefish reserves in Armenian lake Sevan hit just 6.5 tons : expert

... Alburnoides bipunctatus. These species feed on the same as the whitefish, thus creating severe competition. Another cause is poor measures to ensure purity of the lake, according to him. In reference to that, Gabrielyan added in order to increase the whitefish reserves in Sevan, it is necessary to take all the complex measures in order to improve socio-economic conditions for the region’s residents, so as to reduce poaching and release higher number of whitefish whitebait into the lake. Lake Sevan, one of the largest ...

05/22/2013

Whitefish in Armenia’s lake Sevan dwindle to 6,000 tons

Some 6,000 tons of whitefish remain in Armenia’s Lake Sevan, Vladimir Movsisyan, chairman of the commission that deals with Sevan’s problems, said Wednesday at a news conference in Novosti International Press Center. YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. Some 6,000 tons of whitefish remain in Armenia’s Lake ...

03/27/2013

0.6% price rise on Armenia’s food market in Apr 2008

... drinks, tobacco and soft drinks was recorded in April as compared with March. A 9.6% fall in the price for fish products was recorded in Armenia this April as compared with February, mainly due to 14.9% and 10.3% fall in the price for smoked and fresh whitefish respectively. Fish prices fell by 17.4-1.8% in nine cities under review with maximum fall recorded in Vanadzor. On the other hand, a 1.7% rise in the price for fish products was recorded in Talin, with no price changes recorded in Yeghegnadzor....

05/05/2008

Whitefish population in Armenia’s Sevan reduces 40% in 2007

Whitefish (sig) population totaled 600 tons in Armenia’s Sevan Lake by the end of 2007, which is a 40% reduction as compared with 2006, the Chief of Department for biological resources of Armenian Environmental Ministry Karen Chenterechian said. YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. Whitefish (sig) population totaled ...

04/04/2008