Russia in global fisheries system: the vector change
The role of Russia in global aquatic resources rational use and investigation from second half of XX century till the present is examined. Russia (the USSR) leading role in discovering and sustainable fisheries of majority of oceanic hydrobionts is shown. It is established, that in the early 1990s the maximum of global catches was reached and after that further catches amount was stable. As the result, from this moment a competition between fishing countries for access to fisheries increased dramatically. Hereupon at the beginning of XX century a substitution of concepts occurd: instead of scientifically grounded fisheries management principles, successfully applied previously, principles, able to satisfy countries geopolitics aspirations, arise. The significant role of MFA and media support in fisheries competition is noted.