At S.Toraighyrov PSU was held a seminar "Conservation of biodiversity of ichthyofauna of transboundary river Irtysh" under the chairmanship of Asylkhan Asylbekov, the head of the Directorate CF "Conservation of Biodiversity in Kazakhstan».

The guests were greeted by the workshop moderator, Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Natural Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Kanat Akhmetov.

The sides touched upon the issues of water use features in Pavlodar. The participants discussed the prospects of economic mechanism of functioning of the ecosystem of water resources. Also, information was obtained by gauging station of the middle course of the Irtysh River and examined the engineering solutions for both biodiversity and the productivity of the river.

Among the speakers were experts on subsoil use, the environment and water resources, experts on the use and protection of water resources, representatives of the Department of Ecology of Pavlodar region and other organizations.

On the environmental risks of the transformation of biodiversity of reservoirs of middle Irtysh basin from the impact of the anthropogenic factor in his report said Alexander Ubaskin Candidate of Biological Sciences., Associate Professor of S.Toraighyrov PSU. According to Alexander Vasilievich, in the eyes of several generations in ichthyofauna of one of the largest rivers of Kazakhstan have been dramatic changes. The main negative factors of influence the Irtysh, as the professor notes, are pollution, the modified water regime, bottomland fires and poaching.