**Bishkek, April 09, 2026. /Kabar/.** Employees of the tourist-ecological police of the Issyk-Kul region daily remove synthetic nets up to 100 meters long from the lake. This was reported by the regional Department of Internal Affairs.
Lying on the bottom for years, these nets pose a threat to fish and other aquatic inhabitants, turning the lake into ‘wounded flesh’. The work is physically demanding and requires incredible patience, but its result – preserving unique nature for future generations – cannot be overestimated. Today, police officers continue to clean the bottom: nets are removed one after another, and the ‘wound’ gradually heals.
It is noted that modern technologies make this process more efficient: drones over and under water, cameras, motor boats and special grips help detect and remove nets. But the main value is the indifference, professionalism and love for nature of people who return to work daily to save the lake.
The harm from nets is multifaceted: they pollute the water with microplastics, destroy the bottom, lead to fish deaths and reduce the region’s tourist attractiveness. Complete destruction of these wastes is a complex process, and without the systematic work of the ecological police, the lake could drown in plastic traps.
> ‘Over the past years, the situation has noticeably improved. If previously hundreds of nets were removed daily, today only the last remnants remain. This has become possible thanks to the professionalism of the employees and modern equipment,’ – the message says.
The works are carried out within the framework of the execution of the Decree of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov ‘On Urgent Measures to Preserve the Ecology of Lake Issyk-Kul’.
*Issyk-Kul is not just a lake. It is memory, nature and the future of Kyrgyzstan.*
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