The head unit of the Scientific and Production Centre of Fishery congratulates the Balkhash branch with the 90th anniversary of its establishment!

The head unit of the Scientific and Production Centre of Fishery LLP heartily congratulates the Balkhash branch with the significant anniversary date – the 90th anniversary of its establishment!

 

We wish the staff of the Balkhash branch prosperity, new scientific achievements and sucsessful work for the benefit of the fishery science of the Republic of Kazakhstan!

 

For information: In 1933 a branch of the scientific fishery station of the All-Union Fishery Research Institute and Oceanography (UFRIO) was opened in Balkhash. And in 1934 it became an independent research station of UFRIO. In 1938, this station was transferred from the UFRIO system to the Union Research Institute of Lake and River Fisheries (URILRF) and transformed into its department.

 

In 1957, the Balkhash department was transferred from URILRF to the Institute of Zoology of the Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences (Order URILRF No. 92 of 29.08.1957, Order of the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR No. 749 of 22.10.1957, Orders No 474 and 481 of the Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences of 10.11.1957, Order No 149 of the Institute of Zoology of 14.11.1957).

 

In 1963, according to the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No 523 of 02.07.1962 and on the basis of the Decree of the Council of Ministers of KazSSR No 619 of 29.04.1963, the Institute of Ichthyology and Fishery of the Academy of Sciences of the KazSSR was transferred to the State Committee for Fishery of the USSR (Transfer Act of 15.12.1962) and transformed into Kazakh Research Institute of Fishery (KazRIFF). In the same year by the order of State Committee of fishery ¹150 from 02.04.1963 the Institute was relocated from Guriev to Balkhash city. Further, in connection with transformation of State Committee for Fishery at Council of Ministers of the USSR into Ministry of Fishery of the USSR, the Institute was subordinated to this Ministry.

 

In 1976 on the basis of the Order of the Ministry of Fishery of the USSR from 17.02.1976 №98 LLP «Fisheries Research and Production Center» was transferred to the Ministry of Fishery of the Kazakh SSR. The Institute remained in this status until transfer of its head unit in 1987 and since 1987 up to the present time operates as Balkhash branch of the Institute located in Balkhash city.