Russia: Restoration of sturgeon population planned in the Sea of Azov

The population of sturgeon fish, destroyed by uncontrolled fishing, is planned to be restored in the Sea of Azov, including by releasing young fish, Marina Borisyuk, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic for the Azov region, told TASS. "If earlier the sea was famous for such fish as goby, pike perch, flounder, sturgeon, now this biodiversity has been reduced due to natural factors and uncontrolled fishing, which has been carried out by Ukraine over the past 30 years. In order to restore the population, it is planned to organize the release of young fish. We plan to start with the release of Russian sturgeon, the food base for which, according to scientific calculations, has been preserved," Borisyuk said. According to her, in total, according to the Strategy for the Development of the Azov Region until 2040, it is planned to release up to 78 million specimens of young Russian sturgeon, about 204 million specimens of young stellate sturgeon and 1.3 million young ...