On October 10, 2025, a large-scale anniversary event was held in the Aral district of the Kyzylorda region to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Aral State Fishery Trust — the enterprise that laid the foundation for Kazakhstan’s fishing industry.

The event was attended by the Chairman of the Fisheries Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, S. Sermaganbetov, Akim of the Aral district A. Ongarbayev, representatives of government bodies, industry veterans and specialists, members of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, deputies of regional and district maslikhats, as well as public figures, members of the intelligentsia, labor veterans, and fisheries experts who arrived especially from Astana, Almaty, Kyzylorda, Irgiz and Kazalinsky district.

At the ceremonial meeting, a report was presented by the Deputy General Director of LLP “Fisheries Research and Production Center,” PhD T.T. Barakbaev. He spoke about the contribution of the scientific center to the development of regional fisheries.

The report was devoted to the topic “The Current State of Commercial Fish Farming in Our Region and the Condition of Water Bodies Used for Commercial Fish Breeding.” It provided a detailed overview of issues related to scientifically grounded industry development, the rational use of water resources, and the introduction of technologies for the artificial breeding of rare fish species.

In addition, a tree-planting ceremony was held at the Fishermen’s Alley in the city of Aral — an important event aimed at improving the region’s ecology and expressing gratitude to the fishing community.

Guests also visited several fish processing enterprises in the Aral district, including the “Aral SZC” plant, which has an annual production capacity of 7,000 tons. They familiarized themselves with the production process and noted the high quality of finished products intended for export.