About the prospects of intensive development of pasturable fish culture in Omsk region

The urgency of pasture fish culture in the South of Western Siberia is presented. The conditions for de- velopment of pasture fish culture in the South of Western Siberia are recommended. It is noted that pasturable fish culture is one of the most promising options for commercial fish culture. The lake fund of Novosibirsk and Omsk regions are described as well as the results of fish culture in the second half of the 20th century in these regions. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the fish culture in the intervening period is presented. The modern developments of pasturable fish culture in Novosibirsk region are presented. The causes for the decline in pro- duction of commodity fish under the current conditions are analyzed. The conditions of intensive development of pasturable fish culture in Omsk region are presented. It is shown that the effective operation of hatcheries is es- sential for the development of fish culture. It is the role of financial support by regional authorities and scientific support in the development of commercial fish culture. The cooperation (Association) of users of a fishing ground for the purpose of storage, processing and logistics of large amounts of marketable fish all year round are recommended. The introduction of the set of recommended actions will allow increasing the production of mar- ketable fish in Omsk region up to 3 thousand tons per year or more.