From August 10 to the present, employees of the FishRPC (head of the expeditionary team Makambetov S.Zh., research associates Pangereev B.S., Igilik R., Zhdanko L.A. and laboratory assistant Abishev N.B.) have been conducting the following comprehensive research work on the Lower and Middle Kolsay lakes located in the specially protected natural areas (SPNA) of the Kolsay Kolderi State National Nature Park (SNNP) under BP 021 (subprogram 100) “Determination of fish productivity of fishery water bodies and/or their sections, development of biological justifications for maximum permissible catch volumes of fish and other aquatic animals, the regime and regulation of fishing in fishery water bodies of international, republican significance and SPNA water bodies Balkhash-Alakol basin. Section: Water bodies located in specially protected natural areas (SPNA) of Lake Middle Kolsay and Lake Lower Kolsay:

– collection of hydrochemical samples and field and laboratory studies;

– collection of hydrobiological samples during the growing season (zooplankton, phytoplankton and zoobenthos);

– collection of samples of natural reproduction of juvenile rainbow trout with a fry drag in shallow waters on the Kolsay lakes;

– setting of nets for assessment of commercial fish stocks.

Lakes Lower and Middle Kolsay are located in the Almaty region. On the Kolsay lakes, comprehensive research work has been carried out by the FishRPC since 2017.