Catfish fishing ban!

The Verkhnedvinsk Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora reports that, based on the Rules for Amateur Fishing and the Rules for Fishery Management, the catching of common catfish is prohibited from November 01, 2025 to March 31, 2026. Any common catfish caught must be released back into the water body alive and unharmed.

Administrative penalties for catching common catfish include a fine ranging from 10 to 30 Base Units. Additionally, for each individual common catfish caught during the prohibition period, the environmental damage caused is calculated at a triple rate and amounts to 12 Base Units (504 rubles).

For additional information or to report instances of poaching, please contact the Verkhnedvinsk Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora at the following address: Verkhnedvinsk, Sovetskaya St., bldg. 193/2, or by calling the inspectorate's hotline at 6 17 23.