Exercise 2. Answer the questions to the text.

B) Russian seafood supply

Seafood production today stands at 12 kilograms per capita, although not all that long ago catches of over 18 kilograms per capita were the rule. The fishing industry is struggling as it moves from an economic system based on central planning and full state financing to one based on market relations and independence. A number of public companies, holding companies, and joint ventures are established and expanding steadily. Their methods and tactics for ensuring a sufficient supply of domestically produced seafood mesh are various, up-to-date and progressive.

The industry will be also strengthened by more intense fresh and saltwater fishing and aquaculture in Russia's internal waters. State support will be provided for the purchase of licenses to fish in the economic zones of other countries. More effective utilization of raw resources, protection and preservation of fish stocks, development of fishing enterprises are the most fundamental issues facing the Russian fishing industry nowadays.

a) 1. Why can we say that fish resources of Russia have been underutilized?

2. What species of fish are considered to be internationally famous?

3. What are good reasons to expect development in fishing industry?

4. Why are the prices for fish so high? And how to reduce the cost?

5. What are international fishing relations based on?

6. What convention was signed in 1993? What was the result of it?

7. What was done to preserve national natural resources for future?

8. Why does Russia's cooperation with FAO deserve attention?

9. What measures are urgent for modern fishing industry?

b) 1. What is the seafood production today?

2. What kinds of companies are established nowadays?

3. What are their methods and tactics?

4. How will the industry be strengthened?

5. What will the state support provided for?

Exercise 3. Find the Russian equivalents for the following:

inland water resources, the annual freshwater catch, rapid development of fish farming, to participate in international fishing organizations, freshwater fishing, commercial fish farming, a new economic system, to catch and process saltwater fish, to reduce to a minimum, effective utilization of raw resources, protection and preservation of fish stocks, up-to-date and progressive, the growing demand for seafood, the development of international cooperation.

Exercise 4. Find the English equivalents for the following:

основные вопросы, устранять перелов, обмениваться информацией, сохранять природный ресурс, развитие международного сотрудничества, развивать стабильную аквакультуру, рыночные отношения, на душу населения, запрет на вылов семги, заслуживать отдельного внимания, доводить до минимума неэкономное рыболовство, обучение специалистов.