Georgia builds fishery to save endangered freshwater trout
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Georgia is taking action to save an endangered trout species indigenous to the country.
To this end, companies involved in Georgia’s energy sector have agreed to finance the construction of a fishery with 300,000 GEL (about $110,704/€103,525*) in an act of social responsibility.
The project was designed by Georgia’s Ministry of Environment and National Nursery, which began work on the project back in September 2016.
A fishery was built in Georgia’s Sachkhere municipality where approximately 130 trout were reared in the initial stages of the project. A fish-egg incubator has been installed at the facility and a water filtration system will be installed there in the near future.
The new fishery will further develop and contribute to efforts to protect trout in the country.
*Currency conversions reflect National Bank of Georgia values as of today.
The Georgian Agency of Wildlife has released 700 stream trout into the Khrami river, in Kvemo Kartli region in order to restore the local population.
The Georgian Agency of Wildlife has released 20,000 stream trout in the Skintava River in Imereti region, western Georgia. The plan of the agency is to produce half a million stream trout a year.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has expressed hope that in the nearest future it will be possible to start exporting products from Georgian fisheries to European markets.