22,000 Siberian sturgeon fry were released into the Irtysh River, the akimat of the Abai Region reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The stocking work was organized on October 29-30 at the initiative of the regional Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management Regulation. The event took place near the village of Krupskoye in the Zhanasemey district.
Of the fry released into the river, 8,000 are one-year-old fish weighing at least 150 grams, while 14,000 are fry grown this year weighing at least 20 grams, according to the statement.
The stocking work was carried out with the participation of the Ost Fish LLP fish farming enterprise, located in the Saratovka rural district of the Ulan district in the East Kazakhstan Region.
The Siberian sturgeon is a valuable fish species that is important for the aquatic ecosystem and requires protection and restoration of its natural population.