On December 18, a meeting of the RAS Interdepartmental Coordination Council for Research in Agro-Industrial Production and Integrated Rural Development was held in the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Issues related to scientific support for the development of the fisheries sector in the Russian Federation were discussed.
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Alexey Gordeyev addressed the Council participants with a welcoming address. RAS Vice President and Academician Nikolay Dolgushkin read it to the audience.
"In the face of new challenges, including the growing anthropogenic impact on ecosystems and the need to adapt to changing conditions, the role of science is increasing exponentially. Our shared goal is to ensure the integration of scientific achievements into the real sector of the economy and to improve the effectiveness of interactions between academic and industry research and production," the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation noted in his welcoming address. RAS President and Academician Gennady Krasnikov also delivered a welcoming address, noting: "The Russian Federation possesses significant aquatic bioresources, and one of the most important issues facing us is their rational use. It is necessary not only to provide food for our citizens but also to expand the range of uses for the resources provided by the aquatic environment. A wide range of issues remains to be discussed, but I am confident that the Council meeting will be productive and yield good results."
Then, Igor Zubarev, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management, and Dmitry Pyshny, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, addressed the participants.
Ilya Shestakov, Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, thanked RAS President Gennady Krasnikov and the Academy of Sciences for the attention they pay to the country's fishing industry.
"Rosrybolovstvo and the Russian Academy of Sciences have long-standing cooperation in scientific research. The agreement signed more than seven years ago has established our collaboration." One of the topics of this meeting is the development of fisheries science. This requires the application of innovative approaches and solutions, the introduction of new technologies, process automation, and much more. Work in this area is being carried out not only by VNIRO, but also by educational institutions within the Federal Agency for Fisheries,” emphasized the head of Rosrybolovstvo.
The fisheries industry plays a vital role in maintaining the country's food security, preserving aquatic biological resources, and improving the population's quality of life.
In his report, "Priorities for the Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Fisheries Complex," Kirill Kolonchin, Doctor of Economics and Director of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), noted: "Over the past decade, the Russian fishing industry has operated in a challenging geopolitical environment, experiencing both external sanctions pressure and adapting to domestic legislative changes. As a result of this profound transformation, significant results have been achieved. Today, we are seeing record levels of fish catch and production, fully satisfying the needs of the domestic market and increasing export potential." A significant portion of the high results achieved in the fishing industry is attributed to industry-specific research. The consolidation of research institutes into a single State Research Center, VNIRO—the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography—was a strategic decision that has already proven its effectiveness, strengthening the material and technical base and creating synergies for the implementation of comprehensive research projects.
As a result, operating within the State Research Center has significantly optimized interactions between the scientific community, business, and government agencies.
Nikolai Muge, Director of the Department of Genetics and Genomic Selection at VNIRO, also addressed the meeting.
The meeting participants emphasized the importance of further progress in fisheries science in the long term, which will be determined by improving methods for collecting and analyzing data on aquatic bioresources and their habitats in open and conventional areas of the World Ocean, the development of a new generation of synthetic models for predicting the dynamics of aquatic species stocks and their fishing approaches, and the scientific reorganization of Russia's main fisheries (pollock, cod, herring, whitefish, salmon, and sturgeon).
At the same time, achieving global leadership in fisheries and overcoming world hunger is impossible without Russia's fishing fleet entering the world's oceans to exploit the virtually inexhaustible reserves of mesopelagic fish and Antarctic krill. This requires the full restoration of Russia's Research Fleet, close cooperation with friendly countries, and the further development of fisheries science.
Following the meeting, it is expected that a document will be adopted, which will be sent to the Government of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council and the State Duma, ministries and agencies, and legislative and executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
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