Russia plans to extend Caspian vobla fishing ban through 2027

Russia’s Agriculture Ministry plans to extend the vobla fishing ban in the Caspian Sea, Kalmykia and some waters in the Astrakhan region through the end of 2027. The draft also proposes imposing the same restriction on rudd fishing and banning recreational pike fishing from December 11, 2026, to February 15, 2027.

Scraper SystemSeptember 28, 2026, 06:31 PM

Russia plans to extend Caspian vobla fishing ban through 2027

Russia is considering extending fishing restrictions around the Caspian Sea. The Agriculture Ministry plans to extend the ban on vobla fishing through the end of 2027 in the Caspian Sea, water bodies in the Republic of Kalmykia, and the Volga River and its tributaries in the Astrakhan region.

Dried vobla fish sold at a market

The draft decision was published on the official legal information portal. Under the text, commercial and recreational vobla fishing would be banned from January 1 through December 31, 2027. Bycatch permitted under fishing regulations would be exempt from the measure.

Restrictions on rudd also proposed for 2027

The draft also proposes extending the ban on rudd fishing for the same period. The restriction would apply to water bodies within the boundaries of the Ikryaninsky, Kamyzyaksky, Volodarsky, Limansky, Krasnoyarsky, Narimanovsky and Privolzhsky districts of the Astrakhan region.

Seasonal ban planned for pike fishing

A seasonal ban is also planned for recreational pike fishing. The restriction is expected to remain in effect from December 11, 2026, through February 15, 2027, in the Caspian Sea, the Volga River and its tributaries within Kalmykia, and water bodies in the Astrakhan region.

The existing restrictions on vobla and rudd fishing had previously been extended through the end of 2026. Last year, Russia’s Agriculture Ministry extended the ban on vobla fishing in the Caspian Sea, water bodies in Kalmykia, and the Volga River and its tributaries in the Astrakhan region through that date.

German Zverev, president of the Russian Fishers’ Union, said in September that the ban would also remain in place in 2027. Zverev attributed the decision to the vobla population’s continued critically low level.

Russia plans to extend Caspian vobla fishing ban through 2027