Освоение биологических ресурсов Волго-Каспийского рыбопромыслового района в 1918-1930 годы (исторический обзор)

Abstract

The state of biological resources of the Volga-Caspian fishing area in the period from 1918 to 1930, before the construction of a cascade of hydroelectric power stations, is considered. The «Big Volga» plan was supposed to solve transport, irrigation and energy problems, as the most important for the industrial development of the country, the harm to fishing was perceived as an inevitable loss. Drastic changes in the hydro regime of the river, deterioration of its water quality, dams that prevent fish from spawning, led to a further decrease in catches.