On the 5th of August 2014 in Astana a workshop on the project of Fishery Development Program till 2020 organized by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan was conducted.
It was attended by the Chairman of Fishery Committee of the MEWR RK Kanat Musaparbekov, an expert for fishery of the Sub regional Bureau of FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations) on Central Asia Khaydar Fersoy (Ankara, Turkey).
The project of Fishery Development Program till 2020 has been developed within measures on implementation of the Concept on Transition of Kazakhstan to “Green” Economy.
A document has been developed to provide the sustainable development of fishery and conservation of biodiversity of water resources. One of the main objectives is to provide the expanded reproduction of fish resources and other shellfishes, their sustainable using, scientific support, development of measures of State support for fish rearing for sale (aquaculture).
As a result of practical realization of planned measures to 2020 the increase of fish crop is expected in Kazakhstan for 10 thousand ton due to fishery development.
In conditions of tendency for reduction of number of fishing grounds for natural reservoirs of Kazakhstan, an alternative for fishery is the development of fish rearing for sale.
Reorientation from fishery to fish rearing for sale is allowed to reduce an undesirable, limit-exceeding press for natural populations of the natural reservoirs.
The development of fish rearing for sale is expected to give multiplicative social and economic impact. Increase of economic activity on development of fish farms will assist to create new jobs preferably in the rural district.
Representatives of central and local executive bodies, scientific and public organizations, and economic entities, unified into the special working group took part during development of the document. (a text of the project of the program has been replaced at the site of MEWR RK www. eco.gov.kz).
Public hearings with participation of users of fishery waters, representatives of fishery enterprises, public associations of fishery subjects which had made comments and suggestions have been conducted in all regions of the country.
Now also it’s carrying out the code of comments of state bodies and the analysis of suggestions made during the public hearings in the regions.
Based on the results of today’s workshop the FAO expert report on the project of Fishery Development Program in Kazakhstan till 2020 will be prepared.
Press-service MEWR RK