A giant beluga weighing about 200 kilograms has been caught in Atyrau today

Today, a female beluga weighing 190 kg and 2.47 m long was caught by the fishing team of Amangeldy LLP with the participation of fishermen of the Ural-Atyrau sturgeon Hatchery at the "Small Dam" of the Zhaiyk River.
The giant fish was caught as part of the execution of the state order for the artificial reproduction of sturgeon fish species.

Currently, the condition of the fish is satisfactory, it is located in the basin of the Ural-Atyrau sturgeon hatchery, constant monitoring is being conducted. It is supposed to get about 34 kilograms of caviar.

Recall that in Kazakhstan, as in other Caspian states, it is prohibited to catch sturgeon species from the natural environment for commercial purposes.