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Ribogospod. nauka Ukr., 2025; 4(74): 32-62
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61976/fsu2025.04.032
UDC 338.242:639.3/.6(477)

To the issue of replacement of imported aquacuture products in Ukraine

О. Poplavska, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID ID 0000-0002-6920-1842, State entity “Methodological and technological center of aquaculture”, Kyiv
V. Herasymchuk, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID ID 0009-0006-3130-0227, State entity “Methodological and technological center of aquaculture”, Kyiv

Purpose. To investigate the current state of aquaculture product imports in Ukraine, assess the volumes and species comitem of imported fish products, and to identify potential development directions for domestic aquaculture to reduce import dependency on imported fish species of aquaculture origin.

Methodology. The study used data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on the import of fish and seafood (goods of group 03, items 1604, 1605, and 230120 according to the Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity – UKT ZED) for the period from 1996 to 2024, inclusive. Also used were data on domestic marketable fish production, presented in the statistical industry reporting form No. 1A-ryba (annual) “Aquaculture Production for 20__” and form No. 1A-aquaculture (annual) since 2023, “Report on Aquaculture for 20__”.

Findings. The analysis showed that in most European countries as in Ukraine, product imports (goods of group 03, items 1604, 1605, and 230120 according to UKT ZED) play a key role in meeting the population’s demand for fish and seafood. The dynamics and structure of aquaculture product imports into Ukraine for the 1996–2024 period were examined, establishing that the share of aquaculture products in fresh and chilled fish imports is approaching 100%, whereas in the frozen product category, it remains relatively low. The main share of imports consists of salmonids – rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. Simultaneously, in the structure of fish fillet imports, there is an increasing share of salmonids, while a significant share of shark catfishes (Pangasius) and tilapia is maintained. It was confirmed that the value of aquaculture products exceeds the value of fishery products, which aligns with global trends of rising prices for fish products. Assumptions regarding the potential import substitution for the main types of imported aquaculture-origin products were formulated. The most promising technologies and aquatic bioresource species for Ukrainian aquaculture.

Originality. A comprehensive analysis of the current state of aquaculture products import in Ukraine for the period 1996–2024 using statistical data regarding the volume, structure, and species comitem of the imported fish products.

Practical Value. The obtained data can be used by researchers, practitioners, students, the central executive body implementing state policy in the fisheries sector, and the central executive body ensuring the formation of state policy in the fisheries and fish industry sectors.

Keywords: import, aquaculture/fish farming, import substitution, development strategies.

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