The Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant (an enterprise of the UMMC metallurgical complex) has stocked the Shershnevsky reservoir. 69 thousand carp fingerlings were released into the water within four days. The average weight of the fry is about 20 g, but by the fall the carp will weigh about a kilogram. The total mass of released fish is about one and a half tons.
company "and delivered to the place of release in a special container, which, during transportation, ensures a certain temperature regime of water and the supply of oxygen.
In addition to the management of the Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant, Deputy Minister of Ecology of the Chelyabinsk Region Vitaly Bezrukov and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Meetings of the Chelyabinsk Region Vladimir Pavlov.
“As part of the replenishment of biological resources in the water area of the Chelyabinsk Region, we received permission to stock the Shershni reservoir. Stocking of water bodies is an important part of environmental protection measures, for the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company this is already a traditional practice, and we plan to make such events annual, ”says Pavel Izbrecht, Director of CZP JSC.
“ Sazan cleans the reservoir from thickets. Ultimately, this will affect not only the ecosystem of Lake Shershni, but also the quality of drinking water. The stocking of the Chelyabinsk reservoir is being carried out as part of compensation work. We see that the company develops environmental programs, participates in the greening of the urban area, and carries out activities for the stocking of water bodies. Let's hope that other enterprises will follow the example of the Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant, ”said Vitaly Bezrukov, Deputy Minister of Ecology of the region.