On analysis of cod and haddock fisheries in the Barents Sea and economic foundation for optimal catch rates

Abstract

Generally, demersal fisheries in the North basin enjoy satisfactory commercial conditions. They correspond basically to the advanced country level and provide prerequisites to the fishing industry modernization and increase in its competitiveness in the global market. Application of some efforts to advancing the state management mechanism, improvement of efficiency in our struggle against illegal fisheries, regulation of domestic fish market, development of policy to promote the national fishing industry at the international level, etc. would provide conditions for achievement of significant progress in exploitation of the North basin demersal fish species in the nearest future.