On period of May 31 and June 1, 2023, Astana hosts the sixth meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of the FAO Regional Commission on Fisheries and Aquaculture of Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Topics to be considered at the commission:

Regional Code of Practice for Ensuring Occupational Safety in Aquaculture and Fisheries;

Development of species diversity in aquaculture;

Data collection system for CacFish fishing gear types

Gender issues in fisheries and aquaculture: regional synthesis.

The meeting is attended by Chairman of Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan – N.T. Zhunusov, Deputy of Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan – A.S. Asylbekov, Head of the Aquaculture Department of Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.M. Gabbasov,  Chairman for Almaty region Association of legal entities “Republican Association of Fishery and Aquaculture “Qazaq balyk” – Marlen Tursynali , Regional Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Non-profit joint-stock company  “KazNARU”, participating representatives from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Deputy Director General, Doctor of Biological Sciences Asylbekova S.Zh. takes part in the work of the commission on behalf of LLP«Fisheries Research and Production Center».