Perch, pike perch, catfish in Russia: What to replace the banned roach

Published 2024년 11월 27일

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The article highlights the decision to extend a ban on roach fishing for at least five years due to a significant decline in roach stocks. The ban is necessary, according to Vitaly Barabanov, as natural reproduction rates are low and the species is not reaching exploitable numbers. This has led to a decrease in roach catches, with the sixfold reduction in the last 20 years. The president of the All-Russian Association of Fishery Industrialists, German Zverev, discusses the potential impact on the industry and consumers, stating that there are other fish species available for consumption and sale. The article emphasizes the importance of traceability and legality of food products in Russia and looks forward to providing more details in a future issue of "Rossiyskaya Gazeta".

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According to Vitaly Barabanov, head of the resource department of the Volga-Caspian branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, the tightening of the measure is primarily due to the fact that the roach stocks continue to decline. - The results of scientific research show that the natural reproduction of roach is very low. Only a small number of young fish of this species remain in the sea, which could eventually form an exploitable stock. Considering that we have both low-water and high-water years, it would be advisable to maintain the ban for at least 5 years, - Barabanov believes. According to scientists, in the last 20 years alone, roach stocks have decreased more than twice, the catch has decreased sixfold, and over the entire observation period - more than a hundred times. If in 1930, industrial fishermen caught more than 240 thousand tons during the fishing season, in 1990 - almost 18 thousand tons, then the 10-day fishing window gave ...

Source: RG