More than 300 kg of Whitefish sold in streets of Yerevan confiscated

13.01.2022

As a result of the inspections carried out by the Department of Trade and services of Yerevan Municipality on January 11 and 12, 2022, cases of selling Whitefish in Avan, Kentron, Nor Nork and Shengavit districts of Yerevan were revealed. In teamwork with corresponding divisions of the RA Police Yerevan Department, 196 kg of Whitefish was confiscated and handed to the supervision body of the RA Environmental Protection and Mining Inspection Body.
At the same time, the employees of the divisions of trade, services and advertising of Arabkir and Malatia-Sebastia districts of Yerevan revealed and confiscated in teamwork with the RA Police 107 kg of Whitefish.
It should be noted that in the period of spawning of the fish, from December 25 to January 15, illegal fishing is subject to criminal liability.