Press release on the death of seals in the area of the intake dam of the Karazhanbas deposit

On April 26, 2022, during the monitoring of social networks, information was revealed that about 50 carcasses of dead seals were found on the coast of the Caspian Sea in the area of the intake dam of the Karazhanbas field.

The state inspectors of the Fish Inspection Department for the Mangystau region of the Zhaiyk-Caspian Interregional Basin Fisheries Inspection promptly left for the alleged place of death.

According to the approved Plan of interaction of employees with interested state bodies upon detection of a threat and mass death of aquatic animals for 2021-2022, in order to create a Working Group, law enforcement and environmental structures of the region, prosecutor's offices, veterinary, local executive body, ecology and emergency situations were promptly notified of this fact.

According to incoming information, as of 23-00 hours on April 26, 2022, 22 carcasses of dead seals were found, which are located in various places, remote from each other. The Inspection staff determines whether the carcasses of animals are subject to laboratory examination to determine the causes of death, since the carcasses are in a decomposed state.

Currently, inspectors of the Fish Inspection Department for the Mangystau region, together with the hunting service of the subjects of fisheries, are examining the coastal zone and other areas of the Caspian Sea in order to identify other facts of the release and detection of dead animals.

To conduct laboratory tests, the Inspection staff promptly selected samples of water and soil from the place of death of seals, as well as the carcasses of seals themselves for transfer to employees of the Department of Ecology and Veterinary Service, who are scheduled to visit the place of death of animals on April 27 this year.

In addition, employees of the laboratory of the Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the West Kazakhstan Institution "Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology" were notified of this fact.
Monitoring of the coast continues, the information will be updated as it becomes available.