Monitoring the Fisheries Sector in the Republic Of Moldova

Abstract

The sustainable development of fishing activities requires surveillance and control measures on the part of the authorities, to monitor endangered species and to reduce the negative impact of risk factors. A presentation of the institutions responsible for fisheries management, the official regulations, the controls performed and the results obtained were made. The analysis of the natural fishery fund in the republic has taken into account the ichtyofauna of the main river basins and the effects of factors with negative influence on ecosystems. Overfishing and illegal methods, failure zones or periods of fishing have reduced the quantity and value of fish catches. On the background of the multiplication of fraud cases in recent years, control measures taken by the National Fisheries Service have led to an increase in the number of sanctions granted to offenders. The conservation of natural biological aquatic resources requires the adoption of unitary national strategies, the development of aquaculture and the continuation of monitoring and control measures for the regulation of the moldovan fisheries sector.