In order to preserve and increase fish stocks in the state fishery water bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic, guided by Article 71 of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic and Article 8 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Aquaculture, Fishing and Protection of Aquatic Biological Resources", it is decreed: 1. To declare a temporary ban (moratorium) for three years on commercial fishing, transportation, sale, storage, purchase and export of all fish species inhabiting the lakes Issyk-Kul and Son-Kul, with the exception of catching fish for the purposes of: 1) organizing and conducting recreational and sport fishing; 2) carrying out approved annual planned works on artificial reproduction of fish stocks; 3) carrying out research activities and ichthyologic monitoring of fish stocks. 2. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic shall: - Take measures arising from this Decree, including introduction of relevant amendments to the existing normative legal acts in the field of aquaculture.
Source: Kyrgyz National News Agency