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Taking water samples and exploring the collected material in the Gonio-Anaklia Black Sea aquatory

The Minister participated in the process of taking water samples and exploring the collected material in the Gonio-Anaklia  Black Sea Aquatory. 
The specialists of the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Biodiversity Department of the National Environmental Agency have taken water samples in the Gonio-Anaklia Black Sea Aquatory. The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Mr. Otar Shamugia and the Minister of Agriculture of Adjara region, Mr. Zaza Shavadze went down to the sea in vessels belonging to the Department of Environmental Supervision.

"Our environmental protection policy covers several issues, specifically, water quality research is conducted by using methods in accordance with the European Union Water Framework Directive, and we have already acquired the technical capacity in the respective area.

It should be mentioned, that experienced specialists of the National Environmental Agency are conducting research in the following areas: water ecology, hydrobiology, water biodiversity, fisheries and aquaculture. Moreover, we are actively working towards upgrading the infrastructure of the National Environmental Agency and strengthening institutional capacity in the environmental field, which is reflected in the fulfilment of obligations under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement in the environmental protection field. Respective obligations include the implementation of the principles of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), with the main goal to protect the Black Sea from pollution, preserve the marine ecosystem and biodiversity, entailing the sustainable use of marine biological resources as well" said Minister Shamugia. 

Black Sea water samples were collected to determine various qualitative parameters in the depth of water. The specialists are using the multi-parameter water quality probes for conducting research, which enables them to obtain the highest quality data and determine the physical-chemical parameters of water (temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, transparency etc.) at a depth of 100 meters.


The obtained results ensure that environmental specialists will get accurate data and information about the environmental state of the sea, and the natural inhabitants of the marine environment, which also enables timely detection, evaluation and forecasting of the current ecological changes in the marine environment, resulting from natural and anthropogenic factors.