Abstract:

The paper proposes an analysis of the fisheries sector for the period 1988-2018, regarding the evolution, the fishing potential during its development on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. Moldovan aquaculture is based on the method of pond fish polyculture. Until 1990, using intensive technology, the total volume of fish production was of about 10 thousand tonnes per year. The transition to a market economy, the difficulties that have arisen due to the destruction of the existing system of organisation of the food industry have led to a sharp decrease of the pond fish production. In 1994, its volume was of only 1,042 tonnes, until in 2002 when it increased slightly, reaching only 1,643 tonnes. The growth of fish farming in the Republic of Moldova is a developing branch. Currently, most of the natural aquatic basins are degraded, since no maintenance measures have been taken. However, the conservation of the diversity of the fish fauna of the natural aquatic basins, the structural-functional improvement of the fish stocks for fishing, the restoration of breeding lots and the improvement of the favourable conditions of natural reproduction must be priorities of the fisheries sector.