The fishing ban in the Skadar Lake National Park, for all types of fish except eel, began on March 15 and will last until June 1, due to the spawning season.
As they announced from that park, the Protection Service will carry out checks more intensively because of this. They also invited citizens to report illegal fishing and all activities they consider illegal and inappropriate to the emergency number 067/344-356.
"We emphasize that all those who hunt fish and other aquatic animals during the hunting season or in waters where hunting is prohibited will be punished with a fine or imprisonment for up to six months, as well as confiscation of the catch and fishing equipment, in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Code," he states. in the announcement.
The law stipulates a prison sentence of up to three years for persons who hunt fish or other aquatic animals with explosives, electric current, poison, stunning means or in a way that harms the reproduction of animals and by which they are destroyed en masse.
The fishing ban is defined by the "Order on fishing bans, restrictions and measures for the protection of fish stocks", issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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