The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia proposed to change the catch rates of smelt

The Ministry of Agriculture proposed to change the catch rates of smelt 11:17 Author: Victoria Kartasheva Source: pravo.gov.ru © pexels The Ministry of Agriculture proposed to exclude European smelt from the list of fish species in the Western Basin, which are subject to catch restrictions. The corresponding draft order of the department was published on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts. European smelt is represented by two subspecies: European (large anadromous form) and smelt (small lacustrine form). It lives in rivers and lakes of the European part of Russia - in the Northern and Western basins. The Ministry of Agriculture wants to limit the catch of smelt in the Far Eastern basin The catch of large smelt in the Western Basin is limited and has a total allowable catch (TAC). Restrictions do not apply ...