Autumn expedition trip to the Kushum River and the Bitik reservoir

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.