Environmental monitoring of Lake Baikal

Quantity and production of water biological resources


Catching of selected groups of wild fish in Lake Baikal in 2016-2018, in tonnes


Catching of the most valuable fish species in Lake Baikal in 2016-2018, tonnes


Catching of big ordinary fish in Lake Baikal in 2016-2018, in tonnes



Catching of small ordinary fish in Lake Baikal in 2016-2018, in tonnes




The fish catch in Lake Baikal in 2018 amounted to 817.0 tons (in 2017 - 979.8 tons). In 2018, with 1,583 tons of fish permitted by regulatory documents, only 51.6% of the allowable catch was produced by users according to official statistics. The decrease in the total catch occurred due to a decrease in catches of the main commercial species - omul and roach.
The catch of other fish species as a whole remained at the level of previous years, with a tendency towards a gradually increasing catch of large fish in the last 5-8 years.



Information source:
Analytical materials according to the data of departmental accounting and monitoring systems of the environment of the Baikal natural territory in 2018