International Conference “Aquaculture: A Driver of Global Fish Production“

IV Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo

Russia 2021 ||

International Conference “Aquaculture: A Driver of Global Fish Production“ 10/09/2021

11:00 - 13:00 local time, hall Е10-Е12, Expoforum (Saint Petersburg)

According to the FAO, global aquaculture virtually equals classic fisheries in volume. In Russia, this industry entered a new stage of development about five years ago: the regulatory framework is being updated and expanded, new lands and coastal zones are being allocated for aquafarms, environmental requirements are being revised, new technologies are being introduced to minimize manual labour and improve the quality of growing and tracking products, and polyculture technologies are being developed.

The highest levels of government are paying close attention to the development of aqua and mariculture in Russia, including as part of the Fisheries Industry Development Strategy and the National Far East Development Programme. Even though there is still a lot of work to be done, aquaculture in Russia is vying to become a development driver not only for the of the fishery industry but also for individual regions.

Discussion topics:

- The current state of and issues facing domestic aqua and mariculture.

- State support and possible benefits for organizing fish farming.

- The role of domestic scientific developments in fish selection and breeding.

- Can aquaculture become a driver of the socioeconomic development for Russia’s regions?

- How do the processes of rearing aquatic biological resources affect the ecology of water bodies?

- Best international practices: what foreign partners’ experience can be applied under Russian realities?

Speakers:

1. Ilya Shestakov, Head, Federal Agency for Fisheries

2. Sergei Dankvert, Head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision of the Russian Federation

3. Audun Lem, Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

(online)

4. Jacob Vestergaard, Minister of Fisheries of the Faroe Islands

5. Mustafa Altug Atalay, General Director, Directorate General of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

of the Republic of Turkey

6. Peter Lengyel, General Secretary, Network of Aquaculture Centers in Central-Eastern Europe (NACEE)

7. Leonid Goldstein, Co-founder and CIS Director, AquaMaof

8. Pekka Viljakainen, Chairman of the Board, Finnforel Corporation

9. Pavel Tikhonov, General Director, Russian Salmon

10. Andrey Dalnov, Head of the Center for Industry Expertise, Russian Agricultural Bank

Organizers:

Federal Agency for Fisheries, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Expo Solutions Group, Russkaya Ryba magazine

Moderator:

Ekaterina Tribilustova, Senior Project Manager, EUROFISH