The third meeting of the Public Council was devoted to the salt production in Atanasovsko Lake. Diyana Kostovska from the Salt of Life project presented brief information about salt mines and sea salt production in Europe, and Deyan Tomov, Chief Technology Expert at "Chernomorski Solnitsi" Ltd. presented the technology of traditional salt production as well as the need for compensatory mechanisms for missed benefits from the restrictions to work due to the status of the managed eserve. Of particular interest was the presentation of the new product, Fleur de Sel t ("Flower of the Salt"), which was first produced last summer by the Salinas.

The BSPB Expert on Agri-Environmental Measures - Edita Diffova presented the study of the possibilities of supporting the traditional production of sea salt in the Mediterranean countries and in Bulgaria. On the one hand, salt production is a mining activity, on the other hand, salt is not an agricultural product and is not harvested in a "rural area", which greatly reduces the compensation possibilities provided by the Rural Development Program.

Presentation of the current state of Atanasovsko lake was made by Diyana Kostovska from BBF. The subsequent discussion between the participants was particularly interesting. Neven Karavasilev from Hunting society "Lebed" - Bourgas raised the question of the ground mass near to the Horse Base and the danger of the channel dumping. It has been discussed the pollution of the domestic-faecal water channel and the difficulties of solving this issue for many years, especially in the last, despite the signals and the inspections.

The problem with the predators was discussed also. There was a new threat to the nesting success of the birds in the lake - the presence of stray cats, which also pose a serious problem, along with dogs, jackals, foxes and even wild pigs (which are already breeding even in the cemetery of Burgas).