From February 28 to March 23, 2024, employees of the LLP Fisheries Research and Production Center of Fisheries Committee, headed the expeditionary group Minat A., acting head of the Ichthyology laboratory Sansyzbayev E. T., junior researcher Otegen S. A., acting junior researcher Igilik R. and laboratory assistant Sakharin N. K. Winter research is being conducted on the Alakol lake system under the 021 budget program “To assess the state of fisheries reservoirs located in the Balkhash-Alakol basin, international, republican and protected areas, as well as fish stocks of reservoirs of local importance and/or to determine fish productivity in their areas, according to the maximum size of catching fish and other aquatic animals, as well as to regulate the rules and procedure of fishing, the development of biological justifications.” Also, the head of the Alakol department of the fish inspection, K. B. Zhumankulov, takes part in the expedition work.

As a result of the work on the monitoring points, ichthyological, hydrobiological, hydrochemical, hydrological samples were collected. Together with the staff of the fish inspection, aerial surveys were carried out, and fish wintering sites were monitored using an echo sounder. Currently, field and laboratory work is ongoing.