Evaluation of a poaching catch for kaluga Huso dauricus and amur sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii (Acipenseridae)
https://doi.org/10.26428/1606-9919-2022-202-92-104
Abstract
Estimations of a poaching catch in the Amur estuary for kaluga and amur sturgeon are presented. Total illegal catch of these species in 2011 and 2016 is amounted as 8,300 and 15,060 ind. or 409.1 and 745.0 t, respectively. The volume of poaching on kaluga and amur sturgeon exceeded in 1–2 orders (in 26–268 times) the legal catch for research purposes and artificial reproduction. The poaching in the Amur is relatively stable through decades.
About the Authors
V. N. Koshelev
Khabarovsk branch of VNIRO (KhabarovskNIRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vsevolod N. Koshelev, Ph.D., head of sector
13а, Amursky Boulevard, Khabarovsk, 680038, Russia
D. S. Didenko
Khabarovsk branch of VNIRO (KhabarovskNIRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry S. Didenko, senior specialist
13а, Amursky Boulevard, Khabarovsk, 680038, Russia
L. A. Zykov
Kazakhstan Institute of Ecological Design
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Leonid A. Zykov, Dr.Biol., Astrakhan branch
73, Kulikov Str., 414041, Russia
A. P. Shmigirilov
Khabarovsk branch of VNIRO (KhabarovskNIRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey P. Shmigirilov, head of sector
13а, Amursky Boulevard, Khabarovsk, 680038, Russia
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Koshelev V.N., Didenko D.S., Zykov L.A., Shmigirilov A.P. Evaluation of a poaching catch for kaluga Huso dauricus and amur sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii (Acipenseridae). Izvestiya TINRO. 2022;202(1):92-104. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26428/1606-9919-2022-202-92-104
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