Fish inspectors in Kamchatka “caught” an unattended poaching boat with a catch
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Inspectors of the Yelizovsky Department of fish protection during the raid found an inflatable boat without identification numbers near the garage and boat cooperative, reported Kamchatka.Today in the SVTU of the FAR.
Probably, the owners hastily left the boat, having seen the approaching staff of fish protection. The inspectors found 26 tails of freshly caught chum salmon in the boat.
The fishermen could not be found. An administrative protocol has been drawn up on the fact of the unexpected “catch”. The materials were submitted to the police for verification and making a procedural decision.
Officially, the campaign in the region starts on June 1 in the Ust-Kamchatsky district and in the Commanders, in other areas later. However, the poachers went fishing in advance. For example, chinook caught in Ust-Kamchatsk is already being offered on social networks for 1,800 rubles per kilogram.
The SVTU recalled a dachshund for poachers. For one copy of illegally extracted sockeye salmon, regardless of size and weight, they will have to pay 11575 rubles, chinook and coho salmon – 10635 rubles, chum salmon – 2009 rubles, pink salmon – 961 rubles, char – 925 rubles. The damage calculation fee for 1 kg of red caviar is 27,455 rubles.
In the case of illegal fishing during the prohibited period, the cost is doubled.