22 thousand Siberian sturgeon fish were released into the Irtysh, of which 8,000 were yearlings weighing 150 grams or more, the remaining 14,000 are fry of the year weighing 20 grams or more. The area's waterways have been regularly stocked with fish since 2023. The previous event on the Irtysh took place within the framework of the Kazakh-Russian forum "Irtysh - the river of friendship and development" in Pavlodar: then 1,000 sturgeon fish were released into the river.