In November 2014 in Zaporozhye, within the framework of public ecological initiative “Save Dnieper together!”, which for the third year running is arranged by “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works, jointly with Zaporozhye regional organization “Fisherman and Hunters As-sociation of Ukraine” (FHAU), large scale stocking of Dnieper river with fish took place – more than 33 thousand species (around 6 tons) silver carp was put out to the river.
Campaign was held in two stages – November 6 and 13, 2014, when more than 33 thousand species of silver carp was put out to water area of Dnieper river. Joint campaign “Save Dnieper together”, on stocking with fish the waterway of Ukraine – river Dnieper, “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works and regional association of fisherman and hunters arranges for the third year running, beginning from 2012. More than 80 thousand species of fish was put out to the river in three years.
Silver carp is the biological meliorator of water basins, natural sanitary assistant of water storage lakes – in summer time, during water blooming, it intensely eats up blue-green and brown water weeds, and in such a way purify the water.
Campaign was held in November, so as this period of the year is the most favorable for the stocking with fish – exactly in this period, the temperature of the river water is lower plus ten degrees, and it has maximum saturation by oxygen, that is why whitebait would be easier to adapt in the water basin.
“For “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works the issues of ecology always had been and would be of the highest priority. We implement the large scale projects, directed to preservation of Dnieper river in the territory of the region, as well as at the Steel Works. “Nowdays, “Zaporozhstal” completing the commissioning works of new rolling equipment CPL-4 in cold rolling mill shop №1, which permit to the Steel Works to stop completely the disposal of industrial water from this production unit to Dnieper river”, said Igor Chernyak, director on industrial and technolo-gy-related safety engineering of “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works.
“For the third year running we carry out campaign on stocking with fish the Dnieper river jointly with “Zaporizhstal”. We reach the following purposes by this campaign: first – fight against noxious water weeds, second- provide normal conditions for habitation of native fish, third – purify the water in Dnieper and respectively improve the quality of the potable water”, pointed out Alexander Lemish, deputy chairman of Zaporozhskoy regional organization of “Fisherman and Hunters Association of Ukraine” (FHAU).
Within the framework of initiative “Save the Dnieper together!”, volunteers and socially active persons implement the useful initiatives, directed to improvement of sanitary conditions and purification of water area and banks of native Dnieper. Every year the scale of campaign and number of campaign’s participants gain momentum, ecological promotion events become diverse – volunteers collect the rubbish at the banks and water area of Dnieper river, socially active persons arrange artificial fish breeding sites, carry out stocking with fish.
The next stage of the campaign “Save Dnieper together” would be held this Saturday, November 15, 2014.,- it is the eco-quest for upper-form pupils of 10 schools of Zaporozhye. At first, excursion to “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works would be arranged for school children, with the aim to see the progress of ecological modernization of the Steel Works, and after that, the ecological quest with contests would be held at Khortitsa island. Quest’s winners would be awarded with valuable gifts. The campaign is fully financed by “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works.
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