The ban on catching burbot has been introduced in Belarus until February 28 inclusive

Burbot is a predatory bottom fish, the only representative of the cod family, living in freshwater.

It prefers rivers and lakes with cold and clean water. Burbot reaches sexual maturity at 3-4 years, but under favorable conditions, some individuals mature earlier. From December, there is a mass movement of burbot for spawning.

If a burbot is caught during the ban period, according to current legislation, the fish must be released back into the fishing grounds alive.

Employees of the Orsha interdistrict inspection urge citizens not to remain indifferent to violations committed by poachers and to report such incidents by calling the