Resuming Antarctic krill fishing: a retrospective and development targets

Issue № 4, 2022, article № 9, pages 74-85

Section: Economics of agribusiness sectors

Language: Russian

Original language title: ВОЗОБНОВЛЕНИЕ ДОБЫЧИ АНТАРКТИЧЕСКОГО КРИЛЯ: РЕТРОСПЕКТИВА И ЦЕЛЕВЫЕ ОРИЕНТИРЫ РАЗВИТИЯ

Keywords: WATER AREAS, AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, ANTARCTIC SHRIMP (KRILL), NUTRITIONAL AND BIOLOGICAL VALUE, PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGICAL BASE, FISHING FLEET, KRILL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM, GOVERNMENT POLICY, SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES AND INCENTIVES, INVESTMENTS

Abstract: The article deals with the urgent problem of resuming the production of Antarctic krill in Russia. The presented retrospective analysis of the achievements of Antarctic krill production in the Soviet period, the analysis of the state of Antarctic krill production by the countries participating in the modern international fishery make it possible to predict the volume of production of Antarctic krill and targets for the development of this direction for the period up to 2030. The most important conditions for the development of domestic fisheries based on the optimal use of krill resources are substantiated, including the need to use the positive experience of developing the industry of the Soviet era and the leading countries participating in modern international fishing, both in the scientific and technical field and in the organization of production; pursuing a protectionist state policy, developing state support measures, including tools to support and stimulate Russian companies, scientific and expeditionary research and development (conducted by VNIRO together with the Federal Agency for Fishery) for the extraction and processing of krill. As urgent tasks in the field of fishing and krill production, among other things, the following are highlighted: attracting investments, the need to re-equip the fishing fleet, the introduction of modern resource-saving technologies, continuous fishing technologies, the training of modern highly qualified personnel capable of working effectively with innovative digital technologies.

Authors: Kolonchin Kirill Viktorovich, Seregin Sergei Nikolaevich, Gasanova Khatimat Nabievna