On the development of Russian-Chinese scientific research in the field of fisheries in the Amur River basin

Currently Russian-Chinese scientific cooperation in the field of fisheries in the Amur River basin is carried out exclusively within the framework of intergovernmental commissions. Within the framework of the work of the commissions, an annual exchange of data on the volumes of catch of chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta and sturgeon (Acipenseridae) fish species in the boundary waters of the Amur River, information on the number of released juveniles and materials on the state of sturgeon fish stocks is carried out. A new format of Russian-Chinese scientific coop­eration in the field of fisheries in the Amur River basin is proposed within the framework of the agreements concluded between the State Science Center of the Russian Federation Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography with the Northeast Agricultural University and the Heilongjiang River Fishery Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. The main areas of cooperation are defined as work on studying the ichthyofauna in the boundary waters of the Amur, developing unified approaches to the artificial reproduction of aquatic bioresources, exchanging experience and conducting joint research in the field of com­mercial aquaculture, feed production technology and processing of aquatic bioresources. The creation of a Russian-Chinese fisheries institute within the framework of the Weilai Technopark (Harbin) is proposed as a platform for cooperation.