During the meeting, chaired by Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries Vasily Sokolov, the participants summed up the work of the fishing enterprises of the Northern fisheries basin for the past period of 2024 and identified priority areas for the development of the Northern fisheries complex for 2025.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of the Northern fisheries basin, the Border Directorate for the Western Arctic Region of the FSB of Russia, the Union of Fishermen of the North, a number of professional organizations and manufacturing companies in the field of fisheries.
The issues of fisheries in areas of international regulation were discussed; preparation for participation of the Russian delegation in international events in the field of fisheries (SRNC, SRFK, NAFO, NEAFC, etc.); informing economic entities regarding the state of stocks and projected catch volumes of aquatic bioresources with a lead time of 1 year; amending the Fishing Rules for the Northern Fishery Basin and a number of other issues related to the organization of fisheries activities in the regions of the Northern Fishery Basin.
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The Northern Scientific and Fishery Council was created in accordance with the Order of the State Fisheries Committee of the Russian Federation No. 148 of March 29, 2002 in the Northern Fishery Basin of the Russian Federation to develop proposals and recommendations on the management and rational use of aquatic bioresources, their conservation and reproduction, the development of aquaculture, as well as the development of the fleet, extraction technology and processing technology of aquatic bioresources.
Press service of VNIRO