The program for the development of the fisheries of the Dnipropetrovsk region

Abstract

INTRODUCTION The concept of fish production in natural reservoirs and complexes of Ukraine lies within the framework of the program of integrated fish production technologies in agrohydrocenoses. This chapter is devoted to the problem of integrated use of reservoir resources (algae, zooplankton, benthos) for obtaining economically viable protein products (fish and fish stocking material). The objective of the research and generalisations is to suggest the methods of fuller capacity utilisation of regional aquatic resources, to offer systemic approaches to industrial introduction. Fish farming is one of the main suppliers of whole protein. Fish is a valuable, physiologically important food containing full proteins with a set of almost all essential amino acids, enzymes, as well as a significant amount of mineral elements (potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, ferrum, etc.).Fish lipids are characterised by high levels of biologically active polyunsaturated fatty acids and low levels of cholesterol, which makes fish dietary food that is recommended for people with cardiovascular disease. Fish products are a necessary component of diet for the people living in environmentally hazardous areas, such as the Dnipropetrovsk region. Aquaculture in Ukraine, according to the State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine, there are 7,850 reservoirs in operation with the total area of the water surface over 108,689 ha (i.e. on average for one region there are 327 basins of 4,528.7 ha) and 513 reservoirs operating in SCFF (Special Commercial Fish Farms) mode of total area of 134,378 (i.e. on average there are 21.4 basins of SCFF area 4,528.7 ha). The fish-farming complex in the Dnipropetrovsk region is composed of 230 water bodies with the area of 6,241.19 hectares, which are involved in aquaculture and 24 SCFF water bodies of a total area of 7,706 ha, with a total potential capacity of producing 2,399 tons of fish.