Ukraine: The fish wealth of the Sea of Azov is massively looted by Russian poachers

Published 2024년 4월 16일

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In the Kherson region, currently under Russian occupation, there has been a significant depletion of fish resources in the Sea of Azov due to poaching activities, with estimated losses exceeding 43 million UAH. The State Agency of Land Reclamation and Fisheries of Ukraine has reported that poachers have illegally caught 35 tons of hamsa, in addition to large quantities of Azov turbot and halibut, near Genichesk. These illegal fishing operations are aimed at selling the stolen fish within the occupied territories and in Russia. Efforts to monitor and report these activities are being undertaken by the Azov Fish Protection Patrol and law enforcement, highlighting the severe impact on Ukraine's fishing industry.

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In the occupied territories of the Kherson region, poachers of the Russian Federation are looting the fish wealth of the Sea of Azov on a large scale: the losses amount to more than 43 million UAH. This was reported by the press service of the State Agency of Land Reclamation and Fisheries of Ukraine. It is noted that in the course of information monitoring, video material was discovered, which refers to large-scale illegal fishing of aquatic biological resources in the occupied territory of the Kherson region, namely in the water area of the Sea of Azov, near the city of Genichesk. "According to the propagandists of the Russian Federation, the volume of plunder of the reservoir was 35 tons of hamsa, 186 kg of Azov turbot and 60 kg of halibut. Criminals plan to sell fish both on the territory of the occupied Kherson region and in the regions of the occupying country," the report says. Read also: In Ukraine, the spring campaign for stocking water bodies has started According to the ...

Source: Agrobusiness