State of aquaculture in the Republic of Belarus: potential for innovation development and scientific support

Abstract

There are investigated general status and recent trends in development of aquaculture in the Republic of Belarus. It is shown that pond fish farming with Carp as main basic species still predominates. Breeding of other species, although intensively progresses, in total volume makes around 20% only. Industrial trend of aquaculture is developing in proportion to construction of industrial facilities, some problems with fodder and seed providing exist. There are addressed some potentialities of innovation development based on scientific research results.