Russia: Scientists are developing a program to improve the Don for seafood farmers

In the Rostov region, scientists are developing a program to improve the Don. The river this autumn has become shallow at a record, many channels and streams have dried up. In Rostov-on-Don, a new island has grown in the middle of the channel. The consequences of the low water level are felt in many farms as well, OTR correspondent Natalia Ignatova reports. Fishermen in the Donskoy farm have not been counting on a rich catch for a long time: they are glad even for a small carp. Previously, both pike and carp were caught here. Mikhail Ulyev, resident of the Donskoy farm: “Even a dushman, a so-called crucian carp, is small. There was more or less decent, for 1-2 kg, which could be taken, and now, if it is caught, 300-500 grams. We have to throw it away. " In recent years, the Don has grown shallow. This year the water level is at a record low - just over 32 meters, while the norm is 36. Now you can't go everywhere by motor boat. The local tourist centers, which were filled mainly by ...