Georgia: The Employees of the Environmental Supervision Department of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture revealed 13 facts about illegal fishing in the fight against poaching.
In the village of Zomletsi River of Chokhatauri municipality, near the Supsa River and the town of Ambarovka of Marneuli municipality, citizens were fishing by forbidden means – with a net on the ankles; from the river Mtkvari river violators 8 kg. They had obtained a fish of a turtle type.
A house-type net was removed from the river Adjariskli in the Zvare of Kedi municipality village. At the same time, department employees at the Borjomi Municipality dam in Akhaldaba seized ten fish traps from the river Mtkvari river bank. The facer has been removed. In Telavi municipality, from the river Alazni, fish trap, etc. The Godoree has been removed. Eight facts of fishing rules are learned near Zahesi—citizens in the forbidden fishing area – in the 500-meter zone near Kashkhali.
Crews of the Environmental Oversight Department patrol throughout the country nonstop, 24 hours a day, to promptly prevent and detect illegal forestry, poaching, fishing, and other environmental violations. In addition, an immediate response is made to each message received on the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture’s hotline (153).
The department urges citizens to consider that fishing is prohibited with means such as electrodes, electric shock devices, self-made electronic tools, firearms, netting, screen nets, drinking nets, other non-sport fishing nets, weapons, explosive or toxic substances of any kind, and fishing in inland reservoirs by means of chase and precaution, by means of fishing.
According to the Code of Administrative Offenses, fines vary according to the fishing equipment used during illegal fishing and the amount of fish obtained. It is also essential to know where and during what period fishing is occurring. Fines range from 120 GEL to 3000 GEL.
At the same time, the violator of the law will confiscate the obtained fish and fishing weapons. In the case of fishing using electrodes, tasers, explosives, poisonous substances, or any other means of mass destruction of fish, the person is liable to criminal justice.
In the period of queerism (from May 1 to August 31), even in the case of illegal fishing, there is a criminal responsibility.
