A video message recorded by residents of the rural district of Akzhaydakaktogay district of the Karaganda region, which raises the issue of granting the right to carry out commercial fishing on Lake Balkhash, is being distributed on social networks.
In accordance with the Law "On the Protection, Reproduction and Use of Wildlife", individuals and legal entities have the right to commercial fishing in the presence of a permit for the use of wildlife, as well as an agreement with a territorial subdivision of the department for fisheries management, concluded following the results of a competition for the consolidation of fishery reservoirs and (or) plots.
The consolidation of fishery plots is carried out in accordance with Article 40 of the said Law and the Rules of the competition for the consolidation of fishery reservoirs and (or) plots approved by the Order of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 19, 2015 No. 18-04/245.
Lake Balkhash is divided into 99 fishing areas, of which there are 55 within the Almaty region, 26 in the Karaganda region, and 18 in the Zhambyl region.
The total catch limit of fish resources on Lake Balkhash is 8.1 thousand tons, including 941.6 tons within the Karaganda region.
As of today, out of 99 sections of the lake, 56 are assigned to 21 subjects of fisheries, including 28 within the Almaty region (for 11 subjects), 15 within the Karaganda region (for 6 subjects), 13 within the Zhambyl region (for 4 subjects).
There are 43 plots in the reserve fund of Lake Balkhash, of which 39 are commercial and 4 are for gardening, a competition was held for 3 of which on December 28, 2021 and a resolution of the Akimat of the Karaganda region is expected to be adopted on securing them for gardening, the competition did not take place for 1 plot for gardening.
At the same time, 27 reserve sites are located within the Almaty region, 11 sites are located within the Karaganda region, 5 sites are located within the Zhambyl region.
According to the approved schedule of competitions for the consolidation of fishery reservoirs and (or) sites, the consolidation of reserve areas of Lake Balkhash within the Karaganda and Zhambyl regions is planned on February 15 of this year, and within the Almaty region - on February 20 of this year.
At the same time, 4 plots are planned to be put up for competition within the Karaganda Region, 5 plots within the Zhambyl region, and 5 plots within the Almaty region.
In order to carry out information and explanatory work among the local populationin the conditions of the competition for securing plots, together with representatives of the local executive body, the head of the Balkhash-Alakol inter-regional basin inspection of fisheries Suyubaev A.S. was sent to this area.