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Каспинфо апрель 2004 |
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Название: ПРОБЛЕМЫ СОХРАНЕНИЯ ОСЕТРОВЫХ Главные Пункты: * По решению Службы рыбы и дичи США белуга внесена в список угрожаемых видов согласно Акта США об находящихся под угрозой видов ( U.S. Endangered Species Act). Текст решения размещен в библиотеке Каспинфо. * В территориальных водах Казахстана задержано 3 азербайджанских судна с шестью тоннами рыбы осетровых пород. (22.04.2004) Полный Текст ПРОБЛЕМЫ СОХРАНЕНИЯ ОСЕТРОВЫХ ПРОБЛЕМЫ СОХРАНЕНИЯ ОСЕТРОВЫХ *** С 21 апреля по решению Служба рыбы и дичи США белуга внесена в список угрожаемых видов согласно Акта США об находящихся под угрозой видов ( U.S. Endangered Species Act)! Ниже приводится пресс-релиз Службы. Текст самого постановления Службы на английском языке на http://www.caspinfo.ru/osetr/2004/threatened_listing.pdf АК **** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service News Release April 20, 2004 Beluga Sturgeon Are Listed as Threatened Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act Contacts Patricia W. Fisher 202-208-5634 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is listing beluga sturgeon as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The listing takes effect six months from its April 21, 2004 Federal Register publication. Female beluga sturgeon are considered the world's most valuable commercially harvested fish because they supply beluga caviar, one of the most highly-prized delicacies in the world. "Unregulated overfishing, loss of spawning habitat, and poaching to supply the black market beluga caviar trade have all contributed to a notable decrease in the wild beluga sturgeon population," said Service Director Steve Williams. "Listing beluga sturgeon as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act brings this country's conservation requirements in line with existing international measures for the species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)." A listing as threatened provides a species with specific protections under the ESA and also allows the Service to issue regulations needed to provide for a species' conservation. The agency will soon consider the development of a proposed special rule for beluga sturgeon to address measures it deems necessary to ensure the conservation of the species consistent with the provisions of CITES. The effective date of today's listing action gives the Service time to propose such a special rule, consider all information received during the public comment period, and publish its final determination on the proposed rule. Beluga sturgeon are long-lived and slow to mature. On average, male fish mature between 10 and 16 years of age and spawn once every 4 to 7 years. Females mature between 14 and 20 years of age and reproduce only once every 4 to 8 years. Historically, beluga sturgeon inhabited a wide range throughout eastern Europe and central Asia. Now remaining wild beluga sturgeon populations are found only in the Black and Caspian Sea Basins. In 1998, beluga and all other previously unlisted sturgeons and paddlefish were included in CITES Appendix II. An Appendix II listing allows sustainable and controlled international trade for commercial and noncommercial purposes through a system of permits. All sturgeon and paddlefish and their byproducts must be accompanied by valid CITES documentation to be legally imported into or exported from the United States. For additional information, please visit : http://international.fws.gov or call 703-358-1708. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 544 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 63 Fish and Wildlife Management offices and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies. - FWS - For more information about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, visit our home page at http://www.fws.gov. *** В территориальных водах Казахстана задержано 3 азербайджанских судна На Каспии, в 30 километрах от порта Баутино, казахстанские пограничники задержали три азербайджанских судна, при досмотре которых была обнаружена рыба осетровых пород. Как передает агентство Казинформ со ссылкой на начальника штаба регионального управления погранвойск "Батыс" Назыма Муздыбаева, в территориальных водах Казахстана задержано судно "Капир" с восемью гражданами Азербайджана на борту. При досмотре в трюме корабля обнаружено шесть тонн рыбы осетровых пород. Позже было задержано еще два азербайджанских судна, которые вели лов осетровых в территориальных водах Казахстана. Пока азербайджанские суда находятся в казахстанском порту Баутино. Позже они будут отконвоированы в порт Актау. //Caspian Sea 23/04/2004 |