The second phase of the industrial whitefish fishing project officially starts on March 25. It should be noted that before that, whitefish fishing continued, albeit illegally, and whitefish is sold freely in Yerevan markets.
According to Environment Ministry, those who want to carry out industrial whitefish fishing in Lake Sevan, applications for concluding a contract should be submitted to "Sevan" National Park "SNCO" and its branches by April 8, 2021.
The maximum amount of industrial whitefish fishing in Lake Sevan has been set at 250 tons in 2021. The weight of the fish should be not less than 400 grams.
Reminder: according to the calculations by Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA, the industrial stock of whitefish in Lake Sevan was 740 tons in 2018, 660 tons in 2019, and 586 tons in 2020. The calculations were carried out by the scientific center within the framework of a contract signed with Environment Ministry.
March 25, 2021 at 15:46