Fisheries industry of the Northern Basin: results of reforming and prospects for development (on the case of Murmansk region)
Murmansk region is situated in the north-western European part of Russia, beyond the Polar Circle, it is characterized by unique geographical, raw material, industrial and people resources that make the stable development of fisheries industry possible. The author analyzes the causes for problems of fishing and fish processing industries in the region. Regional executive bodies have been addressing to corresponding federal ministries, agencies, services. But decisions are being carried out too slowly, whereas the potential of the Northern Basin allows, would the decisions been carried out, (assuming that the decisions would be carried out) to catch up to 1.0-1.2 million tons of fish and produce about 800-900 thousand tons of fish production and 70% of those may be delivered to home market.