Experience and prospects for the integrated ecosystem-based marine management for the Russian Far East
Over the past decades, integrated ecosystem-based marine management has been successfully introduced by leading maritime countries into management practices in order to achieve sustainable development. The authors consider the state of this process in Russia, analyze foreign experience, suggest ways of solving the problems of integrated marine management relating to the Far East Region. The main directions of implementation and adaptation of this methodology in the region, including the development of mariculture, are considered. The fundamental scientific researches of the coastal and marine environmental management basics are provided. The main tools are determined for solving cross-sectoral issues. Following the outcomes of the researchers recommendations were made on the accelerated development of the Far East and realization geopolitical interests of Russia in Asia-Pacific region.