Aquaculture in the South of Russia

Abstract

The strategy for development of agro-industrial and fishery complexes of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 focuses the domestic fish industry to increasing the volume of aquaculture products up to 618 thousand tons. With a proportional distribution of the regional load, the volume of seafood production in the Southern and the North Caucasian Federal Districts should be increased to 200 thousand tons by 2030. To achieve this level, the volume must increase by about 9 % annually that is almost 2.5 times higher than the actual gains. The problem can be solved with state support for development of large industrial farms that use warm wastewater from power plants or other industries. Further progressive development of aquaculture in the southern regions of Russia could be facilitated by creation of a state structure that provides practical interaction between enterprises, executive authorities, scientific and educational institutions.