The Employees of the Environmental Supervision Department of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture revealed the fact of poaching in Khemo Kartli.
The Environmental Supervision Department of Georgia shared the details of these facts on its official Facebook Page on Friday, November 7, 2025. The Department also shared some glimpses of the facts along with their details.
According to the details shared by the Environment Supervision Department of Georgia, it should be noted that near the village Ktsia of Dmanisi municipality, on the river Khrami, citizens were fishing from inflatable boats using the forbidden means – electric weapons.
The poachers had illegally obtained up to 60 kg of different types of fish, including a species of trout protected by a “red strip”. The fact contains the signs of criminal offenses. The materials, for further response, were sent to the appropriate order.
Electronic weapons have harmful effects not only on fish, but also on all living organisms in the water ecosystem. In addition, it poses a threat to human life and health. Here’s why, for the first time, illegal t-shirt fishing has meant criminal prosecution. Punished with labor for the community from 320 to 400 hours and/or imprisonment from 2 to 4 years. The manufacture, purchase, store, carry, transport, transfer, or even confiscate an electric weapon.
The fight against poaching is a priority for the Department of Environmental Supervision. In order to prevent, capture, and disclose illegal fishing facts, departmental crews carry out 24-hour continuous patrolling throughout the country.
In addition, an immediate response is made to each message received on the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture’s hotline (153). Modern technologies are actively used in the fight against poaching.
