The head of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Agency Nikolay Georgiev: Fishing tourism is gaining momentum in Bulgaria

Published 2024년 8월 17일

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Fishing tourism in Bulgaria is on the rise, with nearly 250,000 visits annually from both Bulgarians and foreigners, primarily to the country's interior water bodies. The activity generates an annual revenue of 4-5 million BGN for the state. There is increasing interest in fishing tourism across Eastern Europe, with many Macedonian citizens purchasing fishing tickets in Bulgaria for a low fee of 4 BGN per week. The Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture plans to increase cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism to further promote fishing tourism, which could extend the summer tourist season. There are currently 668 active fish farms in the country, supported by European funding, and fishing tickets are available at various prices, with discounts for senior citizens and children.

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Ekaterina Toteva, Valeria Dimitrova, BTAR Fishing tourism in Bulgaria is becoming more and more popular and even exceeds the borders of the country, and annually there are nearly 250,000 visits by Bulgarians and foreigners to water bodies in the interior of the country. More and more citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia are choosing this type of vacation in the southern part of Bulgaria. Bulgarians spend their vacation fishing in Romania. Annual revenues for the state budget from recreational fishing alone are between 4 and 5 million BGN. This was said in an interview with BTA by the executive director of the Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (IARA), Dr. Nikolay Georgiev. In recent years, interest in fishing tourism has been increasing, it is growing not only on the territory of our country, but active fishing tourism is observed in all Eastern European countries, noted Georgiev. According to the regional structures of IARA in Blagoevgrad and Sandanski, many ...

Source: Iconomist