Large Amu Darya shovelnose-Small form. Nukus Balyk fish propagation facility, Uzbekistan. April 2024

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The relevant links:
in English:
https://life-on-earth.ru/amu-darya-and-syr-darya-shovelnose-sturgeons/amu-darya-shovelnose-sturgeons-conservation-uzbekistan

in Russian:
https://life-on-earth.ru/amudarinskie-lopatonosy/amudarinskie-lopatonosy-proekt-sokhraneniya-uzbekistan

Large Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeon (small-narrownose form)
Nukus Balyk fish propagation facility (Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan)
Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)
April 2024

See photos in iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208962391

The fish was caught in the Amu Darya river in Khanka area (Khorezm province, Uzbekistan)

In 2020 Nukus Balyk fish propagation facility (Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan) was registered as Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeons propagation facility. It provided the Amu Darya shovelnose conservation project (https://life-on-earth.ru/amu-darya-and-syr-darya-shovelnose-sturgeons/amu-darya-shovelnose-sturgeons-conservation-uzbekistan) with a line of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). Water in the system is refreshed from the Amu Darya river through a canal.
It"s the first step towards Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeons propagation and conservation efforts.

Nukus Balyk fish propagation facility (Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan) is opened for visiting to watch Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeons on preliminary arrangement. Addrress and the contact are mentioned below.

The Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeons Conservation Project in Nukus currently needs the following equipment:
EHEIM Universal 3400 water pump
https://eheim.com/en_GB/aquatics/technology/pumps/universal/universal-3400

EHEIM Universal 2400 water pump
https://eheim.com/en_GB/aquatics/technology/pumps/universal/universal-2400

EHEIM compactON 600 water pump
https://eheim.com/en_GB/aquatics/technology/pumps/compacton/compacton-600?c=1776

Schego WS3 air pump
https://schego.de/en/hobby/

If you have an ability and good will to help the project you may buy the equipment mentioned above and send it directly to Nukus:
230903 Uzbekistan, Karakalpakstan Republic, Nukus district, SSG "Samanbay", Rybzavod
Tel./ Telegram/ WhatsApp: +998 91 2610001 Kallybek Primbetov

230903 Узбекистан, Республика Каракалпакстан, Нукусский район, ССГ "Саманбай", Pыбзавод. Тел./ Telegram/ WhatsApp: +998 91 2610001 Каллыбек Примбетов

You may also communicate with Alexey Chernyak. Tel./ Telegram/ WhatsApp: +7 926 5288128

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