Complex, modern bio-ecological studies of artificial reservoir ecosystems in Georgia have not been conducted in recent decades. The aim of the proposed project is an assessment of  Zhinvali Reservoir ecosystem based on hydrobiological-ichthyological-parasitological condition; substantiate the need to use such data in monitoring the aquatic environment. 
More specifically:
• study fish  species composition, age groups, morphometric characters,  spawning dates, condition factor of the commercial fish;
• Study  and use benthic macroinvertebrates for  water quality assessment, parasitologically examine them as intermediate hosts of fish helminths, determine their role in the spread of invasions in fish;
• Determining the species composition of helminthic parasites (ecto and endoparasites) of fish. To determine the role of ecological factors in the formation of parasite fauna ;
• Identification of indicator species in the ecosystem of Zhinvali Reservoir;

Project results and experience will be used in freshwater monitoring programs. According to the project output and analyses, scientific papers will be published in high-ranked journals.  A package of recommendations for environmental services will be prepared. Fish quotes and the possibility of using the reservoir for sport and amateur fishing will defined.