KAREN CHENTERECHYAN: LAKE SEVAN HAS NOT NECESSARY CONDITIONS FOR THE NATURAL DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
20.11.2009 17:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "There has never been registered so unfavorable
conditions for the development of fisheries in Lake Sevan. We have
irrevocably lost two species of trout, we try to preserve ‘Bahtaka’
and ‘Gegharkunik’, Boris Gabrielyan, director of the Institute of
Hydro-ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia said.

According to him, in 2008 170-180 tons of whitefish have been diluted
in Lake Sevan, while the same level of 1980’s was 30 thousand tons.

As the head of the department for management of animal resources at
the RA ministry of ecology Karen Chenterechyan said: "This year 287
thousand fry have been placed in Lake Sevan. However, Lake Sevan has
not necessary conditions for the natural development of fisheries.

According to Karen Chenterechyan, for preservation and development
of fishery resources Armenia was granted 30 million AMD in 2007,
80 million AMD in 2008, and 72 million AMD in 2009, while next year
because of the crisis, only 60 million AMD will be allocated for that
purpose .

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress