Lake Sevan generates nearly $400 million a year for Armenia through tourism, agriculture, energy, fisheries, and cultural value, but pollution, untreated wastewater, and climate change are pushing the ...

At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved limits and timeframes for the commercial cathch of fish and crayfish from Lake Sevan for 2026, as well as the conditions and requirements for ...

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. The Government of Armenia adopted a decision at the November 21 Cabinet meeting aimed at regulating fishing in Lake Sevan. The regulation will cover the restoration, ...

GAVAR, APRIL 22, ARMENPRESS. The water level of Lake Sevan has increased by 3 cm compared to April 21 of 2019, the HayHydromet Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told ARMENPRESS. As of ...

Days after introducing a 90-day fishing moratorium for Armenia’s Lake Sevan, officials in Yerevan are now pushing for a long-term ban in a bid to revive the alpine lake’s dwindling fish population.

Lake Sevan's famous whitefish, or sig, helped Armenians overcome food shortages during the energy crisis of the early 1990s, but have since become threatened with extinction from over-fishing. Unclear ...

Citing the need to mitigate consequences of a continuing drought in Armenia, lawmakers have approved a government-drafted bill to allow additional drainage from Lake Sevan for irrigation purposes. The ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - Climate change threatens Lake Sevan, Deputy Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said at a conference dedicated to investing in “climate economy” and energy efficiency in the ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, speaking at a session of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, declared that “there is no Lake Sevan, there is Lake Goycha.” He ...