Some fish in the shallow waters of Lake Ladoga found changes in organs

At the meeting with Vice-Governor Mikhail Ilyin, the staff of the Veterinary Department presented the results of preliminary studies of the southern part of Lake Ladoga, including the bays of Petrokrevost, Volkhov and Svir Bays. These areas are key for spawning and feeding most of the fish that live in Lake Ladoga. This was reported in the press service of the State Veterinary Service of the Leningrad region.

Samples were taken at eleven different locations on the lake. In total, experts examined more than two hundred samples of fish and water. Dangerous diseases and bacterial infections in fish were not found. Heavy metals in water and fish are no more than permissible.

But at the same time, as experts noted, in the shallow areas of the Volkhov and Shlisselburg bays, as well as at the mouth of Syasi and the source of the Neva, fish have changes in organs due to industrial pollution.

“The Veterinary Service will continue to monitor the health of Ladoga,” the press service of the department noted.

Earlier, “MK in Leningrad region” wrote that after complaints about polluted air in Yanino-1 Gosekonadzor did not find violations.