<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...

The fish poaching problem in the Biebrza National Park

Publié en ligne: 29 juin 2018

Pages: 20 - 24

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

Mots clés
Biebrza 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.

The fish poaching problem in the Biebrza National Park

Publié en ligne: 29 juin 2018

Pages: 20 - 24

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

Mots clésBiebrza 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.

Mots clés
Biebrza National Park, nature conservation, fish poaching