As of yesterday, the hunting ban for pearl mullets, which live in the salty and soda waters of Lake Van and migrate to fresh waters to reproduce, began, while Gendarmerie teams began inspections in the lake basin against illegal hunting.
As of yesterday, the hunting ban for pearl mullets, which live in the salty and soda waters of Lake Van and migrate to fresh waters to reproduce, began, while gendarmerie teams began inspections in the lake basin against illegal hunting.
The migration journey of the pearl mullet, which can only live in the salty and soda water of Lake Van in the world and swim against the current and flock to the streams between April 15 and July 15, the breeding season, began yesterday. The pearl mullet, which leaves its habitat, Lake Van, as of April 15 and migrates to the streams to breed, is subject to a hunting ban during this journey. During the ban period, gendarmerie and Agriculture Forestry Directorate teams are conducting inspections on land, while the Coast Guard Van Lake Group Command is conducting inspections on the lake with boats.
In Bitlis, gendarmerie teams also began to inspect the Van Lake Basin for poachers of pearl mullet. In a statement made by the Bitlis Gendarmerie Command on the subject, it was stated that “Activities to prevent the illegal and unauthorized hunting of pearl mullet, which is under protection in the Van Lake Basin, during its breeding season are being carried out without interruption.”
