Ukraine boosted commercial fishing in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov 1.5-fold YoY in the first four months of 2021, the State Fisheries Agency reported.
“Thus, in January-April, Ukrainian fishermen caught more than 1,127 tons of fish and seafood in the seas. In the same period in 2020, this figure was 773 tons,” it said.
Since the beginning of the year, commercial catching of fish and seafood has exceeded 3,000 tons.
Over the period under review, 300 tons of fish and other aquatic animals was caught in the Black Sea, 827 tons in the Sea of Azov, 325 tons in the Danube River, 497 tons in the lower area of the Dniester River with an estuary and the Kuchurhan Reservoir, 434 tons in the Kakhovka Reservoir and 254 tons in the Kremenchuk Reservoir.
“In January-April, most of all, the following aquatic biological resources were caught: 990 tons of silver crucian carp, 589 tons of sprat and common bleakfish, 349 tons of Pontic shad, 177 tons of bream, 113 tons of roach and 112 tons of Azov turbot,” the State Fisheries Agency said. (UNIAN/Business World Magazine)