ДИРЕКТОРА НЕ УХОДЯТ... ИНТЕРВЬЮ С В. П. ИВАНОВЫМ - ДИРЕКТОРОМ КАСПИЙСКОГО НАУЧНО-ИССЛЕДОВАТЕЛЬСКОГО ИНСТИТУТА РЫБНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА В 1980-2001 ГГ. ЧАСТЬ 1

Abstract

The Caspian Fisheries Research Institute (CaspNIRKh) will celebrate its 125th Anniversary in 2022. The first scientific fishery institution in Russia was created in Astrakhan in 1897. It was the Ichthyological Laboratory under the Caspian Fisheries Administration, which became the ancestor of the scientific center in the Caspian. The reason for creation and development of this scientific institution is the fact that the Volga-Caspian region for several centuries played an important role in ensuring the country's food security, supplying its population with fish and fish products. From 1980 to 2001 CaspNIRKh was headed by a renowned scientist, a talented leader, a modest and charming person, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Vladimir Prokofievich Ivanov. During this period, the institute solved many scientific and organizational problems: development of fisheries in the Caspian Sea, forecasting fish catches, development of pond fish farming trends, merging both scientific departments CaspNIRKh and TsNIORKh into a single institute, preservation of the Institute in the difficult 1990s, establishment of international ties under the conditions of the collapse of the USSR, etc. Despite unfavorable circumstances and numerous difficulties, V.P. Ivanov managed to preserve KaspNIRKh, its team and scientific potential. An important fact that characterizes his human qualities is his ability to maintain warm, friendly relations with many of his colleagues. Honored Fishery Worker of Russia, Honorary Professor of Astrakhan State Technical University, Honorary Citizen of the city of Astrakhan Vladimir Prokofievich has been on a well-deserved retirement since 2018. But this is just a formality, because in his 84 years he is still actively involved in creative activity: he writes articles, monographs, works with degree-seeking applicants, consults his colleagues on different issues. In a conversation with the editor-in-chief of the journal S.V. Vinogradov, V.P. Ivanov shared his memories, as well as some reflections on ways to preserve the biological resources of the Caspian Sea for future generations.