Problems of fishery regulation on the example of the Severnaya Dvina River

Abstract

Statistical information on fishery in 2022 - 2024 on the part of the river Severnaya Dvina River, located outside the boundaries of the seaport of Arkhangelsk was analyzed. Analysis of the composition of catches showed that the basis of catches was presented by 6 species fish and fish-like (bream, pike perch, pike, ide, burbot and lampreys). Using the literature data on fish productivity of the Severnaya Dvina River, the values of possible catch at the fishing areas formed and assigned to users were estimated. The estimated catch amounted to more than 156 tons per year, which is 4.3 times higher than the average recorded in 2022-2024 annual catch. The reason for the small using of the recommended volumes is the lack of rationing of the withdrawal of aquatic biological resources in relation to fishing areas. Amendments to regulatory documents have been proposed in terms of concluding a single agreement on the use of several species of aquatic biological resources, and not separately for each fish species.