In Ukraine, 50 cases of illegal sturgeon fishing have been recorded

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. "All species of sturgeon and sturgeon have a special international protection status. By joining CITES, Ukraine introduced a total ban on commercial sturgeon fishing in 2000, both in the Azov-Black Sea basin and in inland waters. However, despite the inclusion of these species of fauna in the Red Book of Ukraine and the official cessation of their production, illegal fishing and illegal trade continue to harm their populations, "the statement said. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in the framework of the LIFE project "Life of the Danube Sturgeon" (2016/20) published the results of market research "Evidence of endangered sturgeon trade in the lower Danube", which show large-scale poaching and illicit trade sturgeon ash and caviar in the lower Danube, in particular in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. “For market research, sturgeon products have been purchased at retail outlets, restaurants, ...