By a decree of April 29, 1977, of the Lithuanian Ministerial Service decided to allocate 911 hectares of land for the construction of ponds from the L. Gira collective farm. In 1977, a project for the construction of the ponds was approved with an estimated cost of 4.56 million roubles. The money was intended to compensate for environmental damage caused by the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. The ponds took a decade to build. The first production in the ponds was made by the Ignalina Fish Farm in 1987. In 1988, the Ignalina Fishery Farm handed over the ponds to the L. Gira Collective Farm, and after the reorganisation of the farm, the Dysna Fishermen’s Collective Farm was established. The Dysna fishermen’s collective farm was headed by R. Vinciūnas until 1992.
On April 16, 1992, following the reorganisation of the Dysna Fishermen’s Collective Farm, the Birvėta State Fishery Enterprise was established. K. Brukštus was appointed as the company’s manager. In accordance with the Resolution of the Republic of Lithuania of August 26, 1994, No. 787 “On the reorganisation of state-owned and state-owned joint-stock companies into joint-stock and limited joint-stock companies”, it was reorganised on October 18, 1995, into Birvėtos tvenkiniai, UAB. Since 1994, the company has been headed by E. Brukštuvienė.
Birvėtos tvenkiniai, UAB, covers an area of 888.3 ha. This area contains 33 ponds with a reflective area of 765.69 ha. The company’s main activity is pond fishing. The company carries out conventional fishing activities as well as ecological fishing activities, where special conditions specific to ecological production are observed.
Our company works closely with the local community. We buy from all local farmers who wish to sell their grain without queues.
The following fish are farmed in the company’s ponds:
