Fisheries and aquaculture in the Republic of Kazakhstan: a review.
The inland capture fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the Republic of Kazakhstan have gone through a dramatic decline in production, which continued to 2001 for capture fisheries and continues up till today for aquaculture production. While in 1989 some 89 thousand tonnes of fish were produced within the SSR Kazakhstan the production in 2007 was around 43 thousand tonnes. The upward trend in capture fisheries production is remarkable, as in 2001 just 21 thousand tonnes was produced. Aquacultur e production is near insignificant, with a production of less than 400 tonnes of marketable fish in 2007. In recent years the contribution of the fisheries sector (including capture and culture) to the gross domestic product (GDP) was less than 0.8 percent. Imports of fishery products in 2006 were some 44 thousand tonnes, while experts added up to 32 thousand tonnes. Per capita consumption of fish is estimated at just over 3 kg, which makes fishery products a small contributor to the diet of the Kazakh people. The employment provided by the sector may be over 17 thousand jobs. In recent years the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, with support from its Fishery Committee, has made many improvements to the legal framework for the fisheries sector. It is however recognized that there are still many gaps in the policy and legal framework for the sector and that enforcement of rules and regulations needs more attention. International collaboration with the Kazakh fisheries sector has in creased in recent years, particularly on sturgeon issues and at regional level. This FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular aims to increase general understanding and awareness of the current status of fisheries and aquaculture sector in Kazakhstan. The document presented in this Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular was cleared for publication by the Fisheries Committee of Kazakhstan in February 2009.
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| Format: | Book (series) biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/i1596e http://www.fao.org/3/a-i1596e.pdf |
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| Summary: | The inland capture fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the Republic of Kazakhstan have gone through a dramatic decline in production, which continued to 2001 for capture fisheries and continues up till today for aquaculture production. While in 1989 some 89 thousand tonnes of fish were produced within the SSR Kazakhstan the production in 2007 was around 43 thousand tonnes. The upward trend in capture fisheries production is remarkable, as in 2001 just 21 thousand tonnes was produced. Aquacultur e production is near insignificant, with a production of less than 400 tonnes of marketable fish in 2007. In recent years the contribution of the fisheries sector (including capture and culture) to the gross domestic product (GDP) was less than 0.8 percent. Imports of fishery products in 2006 were some 44 thousand tonnes, while experts added up to 32 thousand tonnes. Per capita consumption of fish is estimated at just over 3 kg, which makes fishery products a small contributor to the diet of the Kazakh people. The employment provided by the sector may be over 17 thousand jobs. In recent years the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, with support from its Fishery Committee, has made many improvements to the legal framework for the fisheries sector. It is however recognized that there are still many gaps in the policy and legal framework for the sector and that enforcement of rules and regulations needs more attention. International collaboration with the Kazakh fisheries sector has in creased in recent years, particularly on sturgeon issues and at regional level. This FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular aims to increase general understanding and awareness of the current status of fisheries and aquaculture sector in Kazakhstan. The document presented in this Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular was cleared for publication by the Fisheries Committee of Kazakhstan in February 2009. |
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