Tomorrow, on 25.09.2023, the next 7th meeting of the Commission for the Conservation and Rational Use of Aquatic Biological Resources of the Caspian Sea and the Management of their Joint Reserves is taking place in St. Petersburg (Russia).

The meeting is chaired by the Russian Federation. The meeting is attended by representatives of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Parties).

From the Republic of Kazakhstan, the meeting is attended by:

1. N.T. Zhunusov, Chairman of the Fisheries Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of the delegation.

2. Kantarbayeva A.M., Head of the Department of International Legal Problems of the International Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. Isbekov K.B., Doctor of Biological Sciences, General Director of LLP “Scientific and Production Center of Fisheries”.

Consideration of the following issues is on the agenda:

1. Provision of reports on the execution of items of the Protocol of the 6th meeting of the Commission.

2. Provision of reports of the Parties for 2022 on the use of the catch quota (volumes), on reproduction and protection of aquatic biological resources.

3. Discussion of the state of aquatic biological resources based on marine scientific research.

4. Discussion of the minutes of the meeting of the Working Group on Science and Aquaculture established by the Commission.

5. Consideration of the extension of the ban on commercial fishing of sturgeon species in the Caspian Sea.

6. Approval of quotas (volumes) of catch of joint aquatic biological resources for 2024.

7. Discussion of the issue of joint research work in the Caspian Sea.

8. Discussion of the issue of joint releases of juvenile sturgeon fish species from artificial reproduction.

9. Discussion of the Commission’s logo and acronym.

The meeting will be held from September 25 to 27, 2023. At the end of the meeting, a protocol will be drawn up with the decisions taken.