For 9 months of 2016 catches in waters Ukraine increased by 18%, – Yarema Kovaliv

20/10/2016

“For the first 9 months of 2016, from January to September, caught 40.9 thousand. Tons of water bioresources in water Ukraine, which is 18.1% more than the same period in 2015 The increase observed both in the Black Sea, as and inland waters. The total catch in the basin has increased by nearly 17.4% – to 24.2 thousand tons “, – said Head Derzhrybahentstva Yarema Kovaliv.

In particular, the Sea of Azov showed growth of 17.3%, the Black Sea – by 18%, fishing in inland waters Ukraine increased by 19.1% to 16.8 ths. Tons. For the current period of industrial fishing was 10,274 tons, up 27.5% than 9 months of 2015.

Fishing Aquaculture in inland waters was 6477 tons – 7.8% more than the same period in 2015 “Aquaculture or fish farming shows a positive trend, but Ukraine has a natural capacity to ensure that these rates were higher at times. To this end, the state must support farmers – to reduce the rent for the land of water fund to 3% of the normative assessment of land from 3-12%, as it was until 2015. It is at times increase the investment attractiveness of the industry “- said Kovaliv.

Derzhrybahentstvo notes that from January to September in some regions of Ukraine has increased the catch compared to the same period in 2015 namely: Dnipropetrovsk – 1.7 times, Rivne – 1.6 times, Poltava – 1.5 times, Kherson – 1.5 times, Kirovohrad – 1.5 times, Kyiv – 1.3 times, Zaporizhia – 1.2 times.

However, due to adverse weather conditions in the area of Antarctic Ukraine ceased its Antarctic krill fishery in 2016 and resume it in 2017 So for 9 months 2016 have been caught 7,354 tons compared to 15,840 tons in 2015. This is reflected in the overall statistics as reducing the catch of 4.4%.

Analyzing the performance by catching certain types of fish are grown in freshwater fish species such as scardinius – 2.2 times, whitebait – 1.9 times Zander – 1.7 times, carp – 1.5 times, silver carp – 1.5. Negative dynamics showed catch herbivorous fish, catfish and vimba.

Among the species of marine fish catch increased mullus – 3.4 times, horse mackerel – in 3,3 times, Merlan – 3 times Herring – 2.5 times, turbot – 2 times; and rapana – 2.8 times and shrimp – in 2,6 times.

Source: http://darg.gov.ua/_za_9_misjaciv_2016_roku_vilov_0_0_0_3049_1.html