Organic Production of Aquaculture Products in Ukraine: Features and Prospects

The article is devoted to the study of the current state and prospects of development of organic production of aquaculture products. The types of use of aquatic bioresources in Ukraine, which include industrial fishing and aquaculture, are analyzed. It is proved that proper legal regulation of the use of aquatic bioresources is an important factor in ensuring food security of Ukraine, because it will not only increase the range and production of Ukrainian fish products, meet the needs of domestic fisheries, but also help ensure rational use of aquatic bioresources by users. The main directions of obtaining commercial aquaculture are identified: 1) grazing; 2) rate; 3) industrial. The experience and peculiarities of the development of organic production of aquaculture products in some countries of the world, in particular in China, are studied. The analysis of domestic regulations governing the field of organic production of aquaculture products is provided. The latter establish special conditions for keeping, feeding, and treating aquaculture facilities in organic production. It is noted that aquaculture entities before investing in organic production must invest significant funds in the facility, which is intended for the production of organic aquaculture in order to improve its environmental status and bring it into line with the requirements for organic production. It is concluded that for the effective development of organic aquaculture in Ukraine it is necessary to overcome a number of barriers, such as significant water pollution, lack of organic feed and lack of international certification of organic aquaculture operators. It is proved that today there is a need to solve the problems of legal regulation of organic production of aquaculture products, taking into account world experience.