IARA Conducted a Series of Inspections in the Pazardzhik Area

In recent weeks, the employees of the Regional Directorate – Pazardzhik, under the sector “Fisheries and Control” – Plovdiv, carried out over 52 scheduled inspections of the water bodies in the region, as well as 4 extraordinary inspections and over 73 checks on amateur fishermen. The total number of administrative violation reports issued reaches 7.

The inspectors worked jointly with teams from the Fisheries Directorate – Pazardzhik during three inspections, with the sites located in the waters of the municipalities of Lesichovo, Pano points, and Septemvri.

One of the unscheduled inspections was carried out together with representatives of the “Nillet” fishing association from Velingrad at the Batak dam during daylight hours.

The second such inspection was prompted by a report of a violation of the fishing ban during the spawning season, initiated by the order of the Minister of Agriculture and Food No. RД09-391/15.04.2026, on the Maritsa River, in the territory of Pazardzhik city. One violation was documented. IARA expressed gratitude for the cooperation of the police officers from the Pazardzhik Police Station.

The third inspection was conducted based on a report from the “NSRV” fishing association from Velingrad, jointly with their representatives and police officers from the Velingrad Police Station. The check took place both during the day and at night at the Batak dam. For this inspection, 5 violations were documented. IARA thanked the police officers from Velingrad.

A total of 165 inspections have been conducted during this period.

Source: pa1-media.bg