Kyrgyzstan imports trout eggs to restore lake issyk-kul fish stocks

Kyrgyzstan obtained 300,000 Issyk-Kul trout eggs to artificially replenish fish stocks in Lake Issyk-Kul, a large natural lake in Central Asia.

The Regional Acclimatization and Fish Breeding and Reproduction Division of the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry is currently fertilizing the eggs and placing them in incubation equipment. This project follows a forecast plan for the artificial reproduction of fish stocks in state fishery water bodies for the 2026 to 2027 period.

The ministry coordinated the plan with the Institute of Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan. The initiative aims to preserve and increase fish resources to maintain biodiversity and support sustainable fisheries. These efforts protect the aquatic resources that support local fisheries and the livelihoods of communities living near the lake. Artificial reproduction involves collecting fish eggs and developing them under controlled conditions before they are released back into the environment.