<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article discusses the issue of poaching in Biebrza National Park. This is one of the important but often overlooked factors influencing the species composition and abundance of fish in the Biebrza River and its tributaries. This article analyzes the documentation of the Biebrza National Park Guard in the Osowiec-Twierdza from 2007 to 2016. The obtained results show that the scale of the described phenomenon is serious and its methods of combating are not effective. It is also a serious shortcoming in the absence of mandatory analysis of fish found in poaching tools, which prevents proper estimation of losses both in economic and environmental terms.</p></abstract>

This article discusses the issue of poaching in Biebrza National Park. This is one of the important but often overlooked factors influencing the species composition and abundance of fish in the Biebrza River and its tributaries. This article analyzes the documentation of the Biebrza National Park Guard in the Osowiec-Twierdza from 2007 to 2016. The obtained results show that the scale of the described phenomenon is serious and its methods of combating are not effective. It is also a serious shortcoming in the absence of mandatory analysis of fish found in poaching tools, which prevents proper estimation of losses both in economic and environmental terms.

The fish poaching problem in the Biebrza National Park

Agricultural Production Management and Agribusiness, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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This article discusses the issue of poaching in Biebrza National Park. This is one of the important but often overlooked factors influencing the species...

Year	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Number of fines	27	34	32	36	26	83	64	95	60	26
Total value [PLN in thousands]	2.6	3.1	2.15	3. 05	2.6	10.3	11.1	20.65	13.15	7.95
Average fine [PLN]	96.3	91.2	67.2	84.7	100	124.1	173.4	222	219.2	305.8

Year	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Offences	6	8	7	4	3	7	5	8	3	1
Equipment (pieces)	218	196	284	147	295	390	266	257	122	119

Month	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Equipment (pieces)	189	144	190	304	275	272	205	120	102	159	126	205
Mean	19	14	19	30	27	27	20	12	10	16	13	20

The fish poaching problem in the Biebrza National Park

Publicado en línea: 29 jun 2018

Páginas: 20 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2018-0010

Palabras clave
Biebrza National Park, nature conservation, fish poaching

© 2018 Wojciech Gotkiewicz, published by Sciendo

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Fines levied in 2007–2016.

Fines per type of offence in 2007–2016.

Fish poaching offences in the Biebrza National Park in 2007–2016.

Poaching equipment seized in the Biebrza National Park in different months between the years 2007 and 2016.

The fish poaching problem in the Biebrza National Park

Publicado en línea: 29 jun 2018

Páginas: 20 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2018-0010

Palabras claveBiebrza National Park, nature conservation, fish poaching

© 2018 Wojciech Gotkiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fines levied in 2007–2016.

Fines per type of offence in 2007–2016.

Fish poaching offences in the Biebrza National Park in 2007–2016.

Poaching equipment seized in the Biebrza National Park in different months between the years 2007 and 2016.

Palabras clave
Biebrza National Park, nature conservation, fish poaching