Russian government agencies are planning a comprehensive modernization effort for 90 per cent of Russia's state-owned hatcheries, Dan Belenkiy, chairman of the federal fishing complex operator Glavrybvod has unveiled recently. In total, there are 101hatcheries under state management in the country and most of them are in poor condition, Belenkiy explained.The main target of the upcoming modernization is to improve the operational effectiveness of the hatcheries. In 2017, Glavrybvod generated a net profit of Rubl.4 billion (US$25 million) from selling broodstock of hatchlings and fingerlings to private fish farms. This figure was equal to the funds issued to state-owned hatcheries from the federal and regional budgets for recreational purposes, Belenkiy revealed. At the same time, numerous hatcheries lost money last year.
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