The Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan Bashny.Net

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During spawning sturgeon of the Caspian in Kazakhstan's sector of the sea, the Coast Guard boats almost every day go out on patrol.

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Traces of poachers are found almost everywhere. At this time the guards are removed from the water network, which became entangled and killed seal.



But lovers of themselves illegal fishing. Azerbaijan seiner insolently entered the territorial waters of Kazakhstan and trades barbaric fishing of sturgeon by the so-called "colada". This monofilament string whose length reaches two kilometers. By the rope attached baited hooks, and the entire structure rests on floats on the water - a bunch of empty plastic bottles. In such a device can get several species of sturgeon. In poachers have receivers GPS, so they know exactly where what is colada.



Tactics such poachers: enter the Kazakh sector put colada and quickly leave. Day 3 back quickly take the catch. However, this time they seized the guards. Typically, in such case, a warning is given all of the gun.



When poaching vessel intercepted pograntsy planted on him for inspection ...



The hold seiner which caught us were disemboweled carcass sturgeon. Judging by the size of individuals, they are still very young. Caspian sturgeon consume, not giving it to grow ... The picture shows an operator Nikolay Kishenin.



Curiously, the eggs were not aboard. Border guards told, in the Caspian Sea there is a real cooperation poaching. Azerbaijanis catch sturgeon, gutting it. Then, on the radio cause dagov on fast Biden, who bought the eggs.



During the arrest Azerbaijanis usually say that got lost, did not know what it is - Kazakh water, and that we can not catch, etc. Some argue that they robbed Dagestanis, after which the ship was lost, and accidentally ended up where it should not be ...



Detainees our comrades split, and pointed out the place where they were put Coladas. On one of them caught beluga.



Unfortunately, the fish was already half dead, so I went for dinner to the crew. As a rule, after the arrest, confiscated from poachers vessel and all equipment. But in Kazakhstan Aktau (formerly. Shevchenko) today home to a large Azerbaijani diaspora. When announced the auction of poaching equipment, authorities diaspora redeem it, and then return to their injured brethren. Those, in turn, continue to catch sturgeon in the Kazakh waters. Curiously, many Azerbaijani poachers know our border guards by name. Some have been detained many times ...



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