Catfish fishing ban!

The Verkhnedvinsk Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora reports that, based on the Rules of Amateur Fishing and the Rules of Fishery Management, the catching of wels catfish is prohibited from November 01, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Any wels catfish caught should be released back into the water body alive and unharmed.

Administrative penalties for catching wels catfish include a fine ranging from 10 to 30 Basic Units. Additionally, for each wels catfish caught during the closed season, the environmental damage caused is calculated at a triple rate and amounts to 12 Basic Units (480 rubles).

For additional information or to report cases of poaching, please contact the Verkhnedvinsk Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora at the following address: Verkhnedvinsk, Sovetskaya St., 193/2, or by calling the inspectorate's hotline at 6 17 23.