Government Decision No. 703 validating the procedure for the use of water resources for fishfaming.

This Government Decree regulates the use of water resources for the needs of fishfarming. Legal and natural persons of the Republic of Armenia may use water resources for the needs of fishfarming after obtaining a water use permit from the body authorized by the Government. Waterbodies can be used for fishing purposes in accordance with the acting legislation, with the consent of their owner and on a contractual basis. Water use of fish farms should exclude the change of groundwater level, swamping or drying of the site. The following rates of water use and annual fish production volume are defined for fishfarms operating in the Ararat Valley: (a) for trout with a water output of 1 l/s, at least 700 kg; (b) for a sturgeon fish species with a water output of 1 l/s, at least 800 kg; and (c) for sturgeon and trout fish species with a water output of 1 l/s, a total minimum of 750 kg. Water intake from water facilities of fish-economic importance must be equipped with a fish barrier.