Aspects of further digitalization of the Russian
fishing industry and opportunities for its development using modern
technologies will be discussed at a roundtable at the Global Fishery Forum 2019
in St. Petersburg on 10 July.
The event will be attended by representatives of
Russian fishery associations and companies and scientific institutions, as well
as foreign experts from government agencies and the business community.
«Digitalization is an essential element of a modern
and competitive industry. Use of digital technologies increases the
transparency and clarity of regulation, as well as the efficiency of data
processing and, consequently, that of decision-making, which is very important
and relevant in the dynamically changing working conditions of fishermen», said
Ilya Shestakov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of the Federal Agency
for Fisheries.
The key speaker will be Artyom Vilkin, Head of the Centre
of Fishery Monitoring and Communications System. He will talk about the
development of the industry’s monitoring system over the 20-year period, its
structure and ongoing improvement.
Representatives
of the fishing industry will share their experience of using digital
technologies to automate and improve production processes, trade in aquatic
bioresources, including sales through auction sites. The invited speakers
include Dobroflot Group CEO Alexander Yefremov, representatives of Trading
Technologies Group Maxim Buzmakov and Vadim Klementyev, as well as experts from
Norway.
Digitalization plays a special role for science, which
is the main driver of progress. The roundtable will be attended by specialists from
the All-Russia Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography: introduction
of digital technologies helps improve the accuracy of the forecasting of
various natural processes, including climate change, the dynamics of the number
of aquatic bioresources, and the efficiency of online control over the catch of
hydrobionts and the quality of products from them. In addition, scientists will
present the Big Fish Data project for a global information system for the
fishing industry including all relevant information about the state of and
opportunities for extraction in the world’s oceans, among them the function of
operational recommendations for fishing, taking into account analysis of
consumer demand on the markets.
The III
Global Fishery Forum and International Exhibition of Fish Industry, Seafood and
Technology (Seafood Expo Russia) will be held in St. Petersburg from 10 to 12
July 2019. The venue will be the Exproforum Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The organizer is the Federal Agency for Fisheries; the Forum’s Operator is the
Roscongress Foundation.
The official website of the Global Fishery
Forum: fishexpoforum.com
