In the Batsara Babaneuri protected areas of Georgia the Alazani River tributaries have been stocked with 90,000 spawners of the “Red List” brook trout. The initiative have been taken as another important step for restoring the population of endangered species in the protected areas.
The ministry of environmental protection and agriculture with the involvement of the agency for protected areas and wildlife Agencies, has been successfully implementing the Georgia’s “Red List” brook trout breeding project since 2016. According to the 2025 plan the rivers will be stocked with a total of 700,000 spawners.
The representatives of the ministry of environment protection and agriculture, the agency for protected areas, the Wildlife Agency, the local municipality and the City Hall participated in the stocking of the tributaries of the Alazani River in the Batsara Babaneuri protected areas.
“In Georgia important events are being held to restore biodiversity and more such efforts will be taken in future. We have already stocked the rivers of Georgia with several million-brook trout spawn. At this stage, active monitoring is underway along with stocking.
In many rivers, where fish were practically absent, today brook trout are already visible. The stocking process will be irreversible and will continue in the coming years,” said Carlo Amirgulashvili, who is the head of the biodiversity and forestry Department of the ministry of environment protection and agriculture.
It is worth to note that the releasing brown trout eggs and larvae into the wild is a method that promotes the reproduction of a vulnerable species and maximizes the natural hatching process. The agency of protected areas have been using this method since year and have also noticed visible sign of improvement.
The agency is very much concerned about the dropping population of endangered species in all regions across the country. The agency representative urged people to take care of natural resources of Georgia. Moreover, the protection of natural resources is very important for tackling climate change.