{"id":608901,"date":"2026-08-26T18:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/08\/608901\/dove-with-a-mask-to-catch-crayfish-illegal-harvesting-in-the-mykolaiv-region-caused-nearly-uah-256-000-in-damage-to-the-ecosystem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:59:47","slug":"dove-with-a-mask-to-catch-crayfish-illegal-harvesting-in-the-mykolaiv-region-caused-nearly-uah-256-000-in-damage-to-the-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/08\/608901\/dove-with-a-mask-to-catch-crayfish-illegal-harvesting-in-the-mykolaiv-region-caused-nearly-uah-256-000-in-damage-to-the-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Dove with a mask to catch crayfish: illegal harvesting in the Mykolaiv region caused nearly UAH 256,000 in damage to the ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using a mask, in the waters of the Southern Bug<\/strong> river, the offender caught 77<\/strong> crayfish, causing damage to the state in the amount of over 250<\/strong> thousand hryvnias. Police investigators documented the offense and returned the biological resources to the water. For the committed act the man faces up to three<\/strong> years of restriction of liberty.<\/p>\n

During the day on 25 August<\/strong>, a police officer of the Pervomaisk community, during a joint operation with ecologists and representatives of the fish protection patrol opposite the city beach of the Southern Bug<\/strong> river, exposed a 46-year-old<\/strong> offending fisherman. Using a diving mask, the man was illegally harvesting river crayfish.<\/p>\n

Police seized fishing gear and 77<\/strong> river crayfish from the offender. The seized biological resources were returned to the water.<\/p>\n

According to preliminary estimates, the damage to the ecosystem amounted to almost 256<\/strong> thousand hryvnias.<\/p>\n

On this fact, investigators of the Pervomaisk District Police Department have opened a pre-trial investigation under part 1<\/strong> of Article 249<\/strong> of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, “Illegal engagement in fishing, hunting or other aquatic resource extraction.” The article’s sanction provides for punishment of up to three<\/strong> years of restriction of liberty. The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing.<\/p>\n

The police remind that illegal harvesting of aquatic biological resources causes significant harm to the environment and carries criminal liability.<\/p>\n

Dear citizens, if you witness poaching, please immediately report it to the hotline 102<\/strong>. Pervomaisk District Police Department<\/p>\n

Source: Mykolaiv Region Police<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Previously we wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n