The closing events of the environmental educational project “Let’s protect the nature of our homeland!” took place on May 24, 2017 in the scientific and experiment base BIOS of the fishery research institute CaspNIRKh in Iryanoye village of Astrakhan Oblast. It was the second annual project aimed at protection and growth of sturgeon population sponsored by Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
The main participants of the ceremony were school children of Astrakhan – winners of the creativity competition who were entrusted to hand carry baby sturgeons to the special boat for further transportation and release of the young fish to the natural habitat.