CONCEPT PAPER PROMISES TO IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM OF SEVAN

Panorama.am
17:22 14/09/06

The executive power approved today a concept paper on investment
of new technologies for reproduction of Sevan fish (Sevan trout,
koghak and beghlu) and upgrade of Sevan ecosystem. The concept paper
envisages more than 300 million Armenian Dram investment in the course
of four years promising more fish in Sevan.

The executive decided to pour small fish and caterpillar into the
lake every year which will be developed in fisheries. Simon Papyan,
first deputy nature protection minister, said the government had
similar experience spending 10 million Armenian Dram from the
state budget each year. However, the deputy minister said only 5%
of the artificially grown fish could survive in the lake because
the ecosystem is down. Papyan assured the new concept paper will
considerably improve the situation.