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ARMENIA CLOSES LAKE SEVAN FOR FISHING
by Giorgi Lomsadze
EurasiaNet.org
Dec 6 2010
NY
In a bid to boost dwindling fish populations, Armenia has ordered all
fish hooks out of Lake Sevan, one of the world's largest high-altitude
lakes and Armenia's biggest fresh-water source.
As of December 5, no boats are allowed on the 940-square-kilometer
lake. As a holiday concession, the fishing ban will be partly lifted
from December 28-31 -- bad news for the carp and the crawfish -- but
then will be reinforced until late January. Catching other types of
fish will be prohibited throughout the entire period.
Environmentalists have long contended that years of unrestrained
fishing and water drainage have caused a dramatic reduction in
the lake's fish population and water levels. Carp populations have
dropped from 30,000 tons in 1980 to just 170 tons in the recent years,
Armenian environmentalists say.
Struggling to mitigate the environmental problems, the Armenian
government has set up a group to save Sevan's eco-system. One of
the prime tasks ahead -- increasing water levels by 20 centimeters
per year.
From: A. Papazian
by Giorgi Lomsadze
EurasiaNet.org
Dec 6 2010
NY
In a bid to boost dwindling fish populations, Armenia has ordered all
fish hooks out of Lake Sevan, one of the world's largest high-altitude
lakes and Armenia's biggest fresh-water source.
As of December 5, no boats are allowed on the 940-square-kilometer
lake. As a holiday concession, the fishing ban will be partly lifted
from December 28-31 -- bad news for the carp and the crawfish -- but
then will be reinforced until late January. Catching other types of
fish will be prohibited throughout the entire period.
Environmentalists have long contended that years of unrestrained
fishing and water drainage have caused a dramatic reduction in
the lake's fish population and water levels. Carp populations have
dropped from 30,000 tons in 1980 to just 170 tons in the recent years,
Armenian environmentalists say.
Struggling to mitigate the environmental problems, the Armenian
government has set up a group to save Sevan's eco-system. One of
the prime tasks ahead -- increasing water levels by 20 centimeters
per year.
From: A. Papazian