Catches of fish species such as kilka have decreased 30-fold. Jellyfish came from the Black Sea, w'here a sharp drop in some fish stocks has been documented. Azerbaijan is part of the international cooperation on the monitoring and research on the Mnemiopsis leidyi, but for the time being there is no proposed solution. The species is monitored along the coast of Azerbaijan, and their number and biomass have been increasing through the years w'ith steep rises and declines. National programmes and actions plans contain components addressing water issues and together form the water policy. Given the amount of actors involved in water issues and the limited communication among them, the lack of water structural documents is an obstacle.