On October 14, 2024, an online seminar was held at the FishRPC: “Gammarus: biology, significance, features of research organization.” The speakers of the seminar were Viktor Vladimirovich Fefelov (head of the Petropavlovsk support point of the Northern branch) and Danil Aleksandrovich Kostyuchenko (researcher of the Altai branch). The seminar discussed the features of the biology and distribution of gammarus, as well as conducting research aimed at studying it, and considered the general scheme for the extraction and sale of gammarus products. The speakers of the seminar answered questions of interest.

The seminar was held within the framework of the scientific and technical program for 2024-2026: “Comprehensive studies of water bodies for the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biological resources based on an assessment of their potential and modeling of stock dynamics” (IRN: BR23591095), on the task (project): “Study of biological and consumer characteristics of an export-oriented bioresource – gammarus for the development of recommendations for its effective use in water bodies of Kazakhstan”.

Chaired by the Deputy Director General, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Asylbekova S.Zh., in order to ensure that the qualifications of employees correspond to the positions they hold and their career prospects, to assess the level of their professional training and in connection with the expiration of their term in the FishRPC after the Meeting of the Research Council, Certification of employees was held.

The certification was attended by branch directors, employes who had worked in the FishRPC for at least 3 months, as well as employees who had not passed recertification at the beginning of the year.

The main principles of certification are transparency, collegiality, and consistency.

The objectives of certification are:

– objective assessment of the professional level of employees and their compliance with the positions they hold;

– identification of problem areas of the FishRPC;

– identification of prospects for the most effective use of employees, stimulation of their business activity and professional growth;

– increasing the level of professional competence and responsibility for the results of the work performed;

— objective personnel placement of employees of FishRPC, planning of further employment in positions in the organizational structures of FishRPC.

Certification results: All employees of FishRPC passed the certification and confirmed their suitability for the positions held.

Today, 07.10.2024, the Head Office (Almaty) is holding a Research/Coordination Council to review reports on research work within the framework of research and technical programs for 2024-2026. The meeting is held in offline and online formats.

The meeting is held with the in-person participation of the Deputy Chairman of the Fisheries Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bakhiyanov A.K., online participation of representatives of the Fisheries Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Kalmuratov M.K., Makhmetov I.S., Zhubaev A.B., Duysenbay B.B., Baylina G.Zh. Also, the Chairman of the Board of the “ALE “Republican Association of Fisheries and Aquaculture “Qazaq balyk” Rysbaev A.Zh. is taking part.

On the agenda:

– Consideration of research reports on the topic: “Development and implementation of innovative technologies and new aquaculture facilities that are cost-effective in the natural and climatic conditions of various regions of Kazakhstan” (IRN: BR23591065), program manager: Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences RK Asylbekova S.Zh.;

– Consideration of research reports on the topic: “Comprehensive studies of water bodies for the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biological resources based on an assessment of their potential and modeling of stock dynamics” (IRN: BR23591095), program manager: Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences RK Isbekov K.B.

 The research reports approved by the Research Council will be approved by the General Director of FishRPC and sent to the Customer.

Today, October 04, 2024, an online seminar on the topic: “Assessment and conservation of aquatic biological diversity and increasing fish productivity of reservoirs” was held at the Head Office of the FishRPC.

At the seminar, the General Director of the FishRPC, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of the Republic Kazakhstan Isbekov K. B. made a presentation on the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biodiversity in Kazakhstan. Presentation was also from (Leading Researcher of Ichthyology Laboratory, PhD Kulikov E. V., North branch of FishRPC, Kraynyuk V. N.). The online seminar was attended by: PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Biodiversity and Bioresourses of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Mamilov N.Sh., Executive Director of KAPE LLP, PhD in Biology Klimov F.V., Senior Researcher of the Laboratory of Biocenology and Hunting of the Institute of Zoology Linnik A.S. The seminar is organized within the framework of the scientific and technical program for 2024-2026: “Comprehensive studies of water bodies for the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biological resources based on an assessment of their potential and modeling of stock dynamics” (IRN: BR23591095), on the task (project): “Analysis of biological diversity, molecular genetic identification of alien species and assessment of the sustainability of hydrobiocenoses of fishery water bodies to external influences.”

Today, September 27, 2024, an online seminar is being held at the FishRPC LLP on the topic: “Presentation of a prototype of an information system on a microservice architecture designed to collect data from annual instrumental surveys of fishery reservoirs, monitor fishery reservoirs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, carry out calculations to assess fish stocks taking into account the influence of various factors based on the developed mathematical model, determine the volume of the total allowable catch using the developed methodology.”

The speaker of the online seminar is Mars Bekkalievich Gabbasov, General Director of “Factor” Systems Research Company LLP, PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor, Corresponding Member of the International Engineering Academy.

The seminar is organized within the framework of the scientific and technical program for 2024-2026: “Comprehensive studies of water bodies for the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biological resources based on an assessment of their potential and modeling of stock dynamics” (IRN: BR23591095), on the task (project): “Modeling the state of stocks in inland commercial water bodies with the development of a software package and domestic methodological recommendations for accounting for fish numbers and calculating the maximum permissible catch.”

An online seminar on mass bacterial viral infections of fish is being held at the FishRPC

Today, September 25, 2024, an online seminar on the topic: “Mass bacterial viral infections of fish. Clinical manifestations (methods of sampling for laboratory analysis)” is being held at the Head Office of the FishRPC.

The speaker of the online seminar is a research associate of the Research and Production Center of Microbiology and Virology, Symbat Amangeldyevna Suleimenova.

Other questions of interest to the seminar participants were answered by Aydin Isagalievich Kydyrmanov, head of the virus ecology laboratory of the Scientific and Production Center of Microbiology and Virology, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor.

The seminar is organized within the framework of the scientific and technical program for 2024-2026: “Comprehensive studies of water bodies for the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biological resources based on an assessment of their potential and modeling of stock dynamics” (IRN: BR23591095), on the task (project): “Ichthyopathological studies of commercial fish species in the main fishery water bodies of Kazakhstan, and the development of comprehensive measures to reduce the risks of mass spread of infectious fish diseases.”

 From September 5 to the present, the employees of the FishRPC (head of the expeditionary team Makambetov S.Zh., head of the expeditionary team Bakkozha Zh.M., research associates Pangereev B.S., Igilik R. and laboratory assistant Abishev N.B.) have been conducting the following research and development work on the Ile River and the Kapshagay Reservoir within the framework of the budget programs:

– BP 021 (PP 100) Section: Kapshagay Reservoir and the Ile River;

– BP 267 (PP 101) “Comprehensive studies of water bodies for the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biological resources based on an assessment of their potential and modeling of stock dynamics”;

– RTP “Cadastre of wild animals of arid territories of the Balkhash-Alakol basin with an assessment of threats to their conservation and sustainable use”.

 Currently, the expedition team is carrying out the following work:

– collection and analysis of ichthyological material – the main biological indicators of fish;

– the composition of the commercial ichthyofauna in the reservoir is analyzed;

– autumn fish migration is studied;

– analysis of commercial catches of nature users in assigned fishing areas is carried out.

– echo sounding survey is carried out to account for the number of fish in the Kapchagay reservoir.

In addition, based on the letter of the RGU “Balkhash-Alakol Interregional Basin Inspectorate of Fisheries” dated July 22, 2024 No. 30.02-02-27 / 656, in accordance with the minutes of the meeting, an analysis of the commercial catch of fishermen is carried out together with specialists from the Kapchagay Fish Inspectorate department.

During the period of scientific research work on the Kapshagay reservoir, the chief specialist of the Kapshagay fishery inspection department “Balkhash-Alakol interregional basin fishery inspection (BAMBIRH)” Karbekov E.O. takes part.

From September 5 to the present, the employees of FishRPC: Head of the expeditionary team Karlybayuly S., Head of the expeditionary team Minat A., Junior researcher Otegen S. A., Senior laboratory assistant Zhazykbaev N. M., Laboratory assistant Sakharin. N. K. conduct research work on the lakes of the Alakol system within the framework of the following budget programs:

 Subprogram 100 within the framework of budget program 021 “Ensuring the management, conservation and development of fish resources”;

 “Comprehensive studies of water bodies for the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biological resources based on an assessment of their potential and modeling of stock dynamics” (IRN: BR23591095);

“Cadastre of wild animals of arid territories of the Balkhash-Alakol basin with an assessment of threats to their conservation and sustainable use.”

Currently, the expedition team is carrying out the following work:

– collection and analysis of ichthyological material – the main biological indicators of fish;

– analysis of the composition of commercial ichthyofauna;

– analysis of commercial catches of nature users in assigned fishing areas.

– echo sounding survey to study autumn migration and census fish numbers in the Alakol lake system.

 Research work on reservoirs is carried out in the presence of the chief specialist of the Alakol fish inspection department Sh. Kulenova.

 Research of the Alakol lake system continues.

Work continues on the scientific and technical program BR21882122 “Sustainable development of natural-economic and socio-economic systems of the West Kazakhstan region in the context of green growth: comprehensive analysis, concept, forecast estimates and scenarios”.

The employees of the West Kazakhstan branch together with the Deputy General Director of the FishRPC, Doctor of Biological Sciences, head of the subproject block “Fish Resources” S.Zh. Asylbekova and employees of the Fish Inspection Department of West Kazakhstan Region organized an autumn expedition to the Kushum River and the Bitik Reservoir.

 During the work, the following monitoring samples were collected: phyto- and zooplankton, zoobenthos, as well as samples of hydrochemical and toxicological studies to assess the anthropogenic load and natural capital of reservoirs.

On September 12, 2024, a round table “International scientific and academic cooperation in solving urgent problems of natural and humanitarian sciences to achieve the UN sustainable development goals” was organized at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, during which reports were heard from foreign guests, leading professors of the Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies of Michigan State University (MSU) – Steven G. Pueppke and Graham Norman. In a narrow format, issues of research projects carried out by various research institutes in Kazakhstan were discussed.

At the round table, a researcher of the aquaculture laboratory Barakov R.T. made a brief report on the activities of the FishRPC, current scientific projects, and the experience of previous research in the field of conservation of fish resources in natural reservoirs and artificial reproduction of rare and endangered fish species in Kazakhstan.

After listening to the reports by the staff of the laboratory of geoinformation analysis of landscape degradation, a presentation of the work premises and technical equipment was organized.