CRAYFISH RESERVES DECREASED BY 370T IN LAKE SEVAN IN 2009
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 15, 2010 – 14:41 AMT 09:41 GMT
The Department of Natural Sciences of the Armenian National Academy
of Sciences has summarized the results of 2009. According to data
provided by the Institute of Hydro-ecology and Fish Breeding, the
crayfish reserves reduced by 370t (from 1370 to 1000t) in Lake Sevan.
According to representatives of the Institute, this figure does not
threaten the lake’s ecology, but if this trend continues, we may be
deprived of crayfish.
Head of the Agency on Bio-resources Administration of the RA Ministry
of Ecology Artashes Ziroyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that this
figure does not threaten the lake’s ecology: "To the contrary – the
less crayfish is present in the lake, the more we will gain. However,
we have established a limit of 250t for crayfish capturing this year."
He added that the state will allocate AMD60mln for purchase of winter
and summer trout to preserve its endemic type in the lake.