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EXPERTS BEAT AN ALARM: WHITEFISH STORES IN SEVAN LAKE DROPPED BY 5 THOUSAND TIMES FOR 20 YEARS
ARMINFO
Tuesday, March 26, 17:00
The fish stores in Sevan go on dropping fast.
As director of the Scientific Centre for Zoology and Hydroecology
under Armenia's National Academy of Science, Barkhudar Gabrielyan,
told Arminfo correspondent, the total fish store in Sevan amounted to
100-105 tons in 2012, 96.7 tons of which are crucian carp and 6-6.5
tons - whitefish. This means that whitefish stores reduced by 2 tons
versus 2011. The expert said that the problem may be resolved if the
whitefish roe is delivered to Sevan, and added that the government
of Armenia paid no attention to such an offer of specialists.
The maximal whitefish store in Sevan was fixed in 1988, 1989 and 1990
- from 28 thsd tons up to 30 thsd tons. So, the whitefish stores in
Sevan lake dropped by 5 thousand times for 20 years. The overfishing
of whitefish is the reason of that. This may cause serious problems,
as whitefish is ecologically important, as it contributes much
in improvement of the water quality and in slowing the process of
bogging. Gabrielyan calls to watch whitefish stores like a strategic
reserve of Armenia, as in case of blockade, fish farms, working at
the imported feed, will simply stop functioning.
From: A. Papazian
ARMINFO
Tuesday, March 26, 17:00
The fish stores in Sevan go on dropping fast.
As director of the Scientific Centre for Zoology and Hydroecology
under Armenia's National Academy of Science, Barkhudar Gabrielyan,
told Arminfo correspondent, the total fish store in Sevan amounted to
100-105 tons in 2012, 96.7 tons of which are crucian carp and 6-6.5
tons - whitefish. This means that whitefish stores reduced by 2 tons
versus 2011. The expert said that the problem may be resolved if the
whitefish roe is delivered to Sevan, and added that the government
of Armenia paid no attention to such an offer of specialists.
The maximal whitefish store in Sevan was fixed in 1988, 1989 and 1990
- from 28 thsd tons up to 30 thsd tons. So, the whitefish stores in
Sevan lake dropped by 5 thousand times for 20 years. The overfishing
of whitefish is the reason of that. This may cause serious problems,
as whitefish is ecologically important, as it contributes much
in improvement of the water quality and in slowing the process of
bogging. Gabrielyan calls to watch whitefish stores like a strategic
reserve of Armenia, as in case of blockade, fish farms, working at
the imported feed, will simply stop functioning.
From: A. Papazian