Over 19 million fish fry released into Issyk-Kul and Son-Kul lakes in 2025

- This year, 13.6 million fry were released into Lake Issyk-Kul, while Lake Son-Kul received 5.6 million, according to information from the department's press service.

According to data from the Institute of Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, 26 different species of fish inhabit Issyk-Kul. In 2024, 21.5 million fry were released into this lake, and 5.7 million into Son-Kul.

For the following year, 2026, the release of 14.1 million fry into Issyk-Kul and 3.5 million into Son-Kul is planned.

The department is actively collaborating with the diving service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Tourist-Ecological Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct raids against poaching and to clean the lakes of illegally set nets.