A new restricted area has been introduced in the Caspian Sea to preserve fish stocks

Fishing has been limited in a new section of the Caspian Sea with an area of ​​more than 1.5 thousand square kilometers.

The establishment of new boundaries of the Volga pre-estuary forbidden space is associated with the changed characteristics of the Caspian Sea, including its decrease in level.

The restrictions are aimed at preserving the reserves of aquatic biological resources, which are now far below their historical maximums.

MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. Fishing has been limited in a new section of the Caspian Sea with an area of ​​more than 1.5 thousand square kilometers; this is necessary to preserve aquatic biological resources, which are currently far below their historical maximums, Rosrybolovstvo told RIA Novosti.

“In accordance with the order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the ban on fishing of biological resources in the Caspian Sea in the Volga-Caspian fishery basin concerns the introduction of a new prohibited area... The area of ​​the new prohibited area is about 1,550 square kilometers,” the department reported.

They recalled that the Caspian Sea is a unique body of water. Within its borders, in the most productive zone in front of the Volga delta, in the second half of the nineteenth century, a special “reserve” zone was created - the Volga pre-estuary forbidden space (VZPP). Fishing was prohibited in this protected area.

“Over the course of more than 150 years since that time, the boundaries of the WPZ have been revised due to various circumstances more than 10 times,” the department said.

“In the modern period, the establishment of new boundaries of the new Volga pre-estuary forbidden space is associated with greatly changed characteristics of the Caspian Sea, which has been undergoing a decrease in level for about 30 years,” the Federal Fisheries Agency added.