Results of the Operational and Preventive Measures to Curb Poaching in the Caspian Sea

• The border service of the NSC of the Republic of Kazakhstan continues to take measures aimed at preserving the biological diversity of the Caspian Sea.

 

• When carrying out operational and preventive measures to curb poaching and protect resources in the Caspian Sea in October and November 2020, jointly with the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, 111 violators were detained in the border space, including 20 violators of the border regime, 89 regimes of territorial and internal waters (sea) and 2 violators of fishing rules.

 

• A fine of 2.66 million tenge was imposed.

 

• 5 watercraft, 9 engines, poaching gear were seized: more than 281 km of nets and hook tackle, 71 other fishing gear, in which they found: sturgeon fish - 1,573 pcs. (7.8 thousand kg), ordinary fish - 4 719 pcs. (4.6 thousand kg), as well as 41 seals.

 

• The prevented damage as a result of the actions of the Border Service is estimated at more than 2 billion tenge.

 

Press Service

of the National Security Committee

of the Republic of Kazakhstan