A ban on pike fishing has been introduced in the Vitebsk region
From March 9 to April 25, 2020, a ban on fishing for pike with all fishing gear is established in the Vitebsk region.
As reported by Vyacheslav Soldatov, Deputy Head of the State Control Department of the Vitebsk Regional Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora, it is also forbidden to be within 1 km of the water body's shoreline with this type of fish.
Fishing for pike during the ban entails a fine of 20 to 50 basic units, and for being with the fish – from 5 to 30 BU. In addition, for each illegally caught specimen, the poacher is obliged to compensate for the environmental damage caused in triple the amount – 9 BU.