Investment project
RIVER FISH FARMING
1. General information
Item
Site type
Total area (m2)
Purpose of site use
End product
Contacts
Favorable conditions for
investment project
realization
Description
Production
Fish-breeding industry: 229 sections with total area of 6490 hectares.
Amateur and sport fishery: 225 sections with total area of 5468
hectares
River fish breeding
Chilled and ready-made river fish (carp, silver carp, grass carp, pike,
trout/Norway salmon)
JSC Penza Region Development Corporation
Tel.: 7 (8412) 68 08 37
e-mail: info@krpo.ru
Website: www.krpo.ru
- Favourable climatic conditions for the river fish breeding in
the open water;
- Favourable legal and economic conditions for the
development of fishing industry;
- The large number of fishing species for the development of
commercial, amateur and sport fishery;
- Regular trainings with top-level experts in fishing industry
and scientific companies as well, at the costs of the regional
budget;
- Scientific assistance and facilities: fishing industry in Penza
region is provided by scientific support of Research
Laboratory of Freshwater Bioresources within Penza region
and the Republic of Mordovia of Krasnodar branch of
ARRIFO;
- the regional center for the production of carp livestock
material (trout and other fish species breeding is on the
agenda, too);
- Financial support of fish-breeding companies from the budget
of the Penza region;
- Holding of some economic measures for sustainable
development of fishery sector;
- The project support by the Government of Penza region.
2. Marketing Information
Item
Characteristic
Outlet market
Federal market, the market of Penza region
Market specifics
At present in reservoirs, ponds and floodplain lakes 474 fishing areas are built up in the Penza
region.
In ponds and reservoirs 229 fishing grounds are made for commercial fish farming, with total
area of 6490 hectares, and 225 fishing grounds are made for amateur and sport fishery with total
area of 5468 hectares. In the floodplain lakes for amateur and sport fishery 20 fishing grounds are
made.
By the volume of fish production on artificially created water bodies the Penza region ranks third
after Saratov region and the Republic of Bashkortostan, taking into account the recreational catch
of fourteen regions of the Volga Federal District. The share of the Penza region in the total fish
production
throughout
the
Volga
Federal
District
in
2011
was
13.0%
1400
Dynamics of fish production in Penza region, t
1200
1000
Recreational fishing
Commodity farming
400.0
400.0
735.0
758.0
2011
2012
800
350.0
600
300.0
400
200
415.3
514.0
0
2009
2010
The work on creation favourable legal and economic conditions for the development of fishery,
held by the Ministry of Agriculture of Penza region in cooperation with the non-profit partnership
”Penzarybhoz”, enabled the positive dynamics of the fishery industry in the region.
60
50
40
Fish farming
Fishery
30
38
24
20
10
14
0
5
2005
17
18
2009
2010
The main commercial fish species farmed in the Penza region are carp, silver carp and grass
carp. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the development of production of precious fish
species such as salmon, sturgeon and catfish, is essential in order to improve competitiveness and
efficiency of the fishing industry in the Penza region, considering the current situation on the
market of fish-breeding.
In order to raise the skill level of fish farmers in the Penza region and make conditions for
the introduction of modern technologies of fish breeding, the regional Ministry of Agriculture
every year sets trainings with top-level experts in fishing industry and scientific companies as well.
Research Laboratory of Freshwater Bioresources within Penza region and the Republic of
Mordovia of Krasnodar branch of ARRIFO provides scientific support for the fishing industry in
the Penza region.
In the Penza region they have created the regional centre for the production of stocking
material of carp breeding (in the future it is planned to organize the production of fingerling trout
and other fish species) on the basis of the JV "Chistozere" (under the guidance of Schneider I.K.,
Shemysheysky district), scientifically accompanied by LLS "SC Select-centre" (Moscow region).
By the "Development of Agriculture of the Penza region in 2009-2013" long-term target
program 25% of costs for agricultural consumer cooperatives are provided with subsidies, but not
more than 3.0 million rubles for the business projects implementation aiming the development of
centers for the purchase, storage, processing and marketing of agricultural products (including fish
and other biological resources; and for the creation of mini-farms for the cancers production and
sturgeon and salmon species farming.
Fish farms can get a subsidy of 100% CBR refinancing rate to compensate for the cost of
paying interest on loans obtained for the purchase of fixed and current assets.
Since 2008 and annually fish farmers of the Penza region are trained from the regional
budget.
The "Development of Agriculture of the Penza region in 2009-2013" long-term target
program includes a section on the development of fishing industry in the Penza region. According
to this section, the Ministry of Agriculture carries out economic activities in the following areas to
ensure sustainable development of the fishing industry:
-
competitions for the providing with fishing grounds for commercial fish farming in the
waters of the Penza region, for all water bodies included in the List;
training to modern techniques of farming of pond fish and other aquaculture for users of
water bodies;
preparation and dissemination of manuals and teaching aids in various fields of fishery;
assistance in the exploration and development of modern technologies of farming of
precious fish species, such as salmon, sturgeon and catfish, with respect to the conditions
of the Penza region;
production of high-quality stocking material, creation of the regional hatchery in order to
provide fish farms in the region with thoroughbred young of carp species;
recycling of pond fish produced in the region;
carrying out the restocking of natural reservoirs in Penza region with the help of
herbivorous fish species in order to improve water quality and increase fish stocks.
These activities will encourage the dynamic development of fishing industry in the Penza
region, enhance its investment attractiveness, ensure technical and technological modernization of
the fishery sector, increase the production of marketable fish in the coming years up to 1100-1200
tons and also create favourable conditions for development of the pond fish processing.