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Blocking the seas led to a decline in commercial fishing in Ukraine

Ukraine
Published May 27, 2023

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In four months of 2023, Ukrainian commercial fishermen managed to catch more than 777 tons of biological resources, and a year ago this indicator reached 990 tons. This was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

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In Minagro, the decline in catch is explained by the blocked seas, as well as the lack of access to the Kakhov reservoir. Fishermen caught 450 tons of silver crucian carp and 77 tons of Black Sea herring in internal Ukrainian reservoirs. More than 239 tons of silver crucian carp were caught in the Dnieper reservoirs. In the Dniester estuary and the Dniester River, the catch of silver crucian carp reached 203 tons. In the Danube River, 74 tons of Black Sea herring were caught Due to the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the seas remain closed. In 2023, commercial fishing will take place for the first time through auctions and the "PROZORRO.PRODAZHI" system. Fishing auctions are one of the important components of the global fisheries reform, which we deal with objectively. So far, we have already managed to open the opportunity for new participants to join the fishing business, thereby creating equal conditions of economic competition and minimizing ...
Source: Agropolit
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