thanks karl... this paragraph made me wonder what exactly has happened to the fish... and it also sounds like they are doing 'fish farming' - breeding? i'd be curious to know more about this as it is a controversial topic - fish farming - especially here on the west coast of canada where wild salmon still roam..
"The situation here is quite difficult, because due to natural conditions, the number of fish is decreasing. Therefore, we are now moving on to what we will do, including breeding and processing plants. This will allow us to fully provide for ourselves, and, perhaps, already enter into sales outside."
That caught my attention too. I know Kamchatka has massive salmon runs; there're some excellent videos about that and the bears living there. I suspect fish population decline is due to overfishing of the Arctic region and perhaps pollution affects from the Soviet Era, its clean up being a high priority over the last 10-15 years; but we know how long it can take for populations to rebound. Some of the megafauna are rather healthy, the walrus in the picture being a fun indicator.
This builds on Part 1. Of particular interest to me was how much these greenhouse units actually provide for the locals and how that can be increased going forward. Also I hadn’t really thought about reindeer herds. I’ll have to dig up some info on that. Of course we know about the mineral potential and it’s interesting to see the plan for utilizing them going forward. It’s a beautiful environment for sure.
i would be curious about how much the greenhouses produce as well.. there is a part of spain - southern - which is taken up with nothing but greenhouses, but that is in a hotter location!
Yeah he says they’re at 20% now and up dramatically in a year. Not bad. My wife and I have a couple small units and we produce some for ourselves so I know how tough it is to grow this stuff. Also the airport across the bay from the town with no bridge is interesting. I can see why they build transport boats. I would expect that will change eventually as the population increases.
In the photos, you can see the port facilities, but there're better pictures of it online I didn't post. Pevek is also interesting but has a much smaller population. Wiki has population stats for the region and it once had double the people 50 years ago. You can view the province as being a microcosm for the overall region. The ability to bring Rosatom's "portable" nuclear power stations to coastal and interior locations solves one of the major issues related to development.
Good stuff. Very informative. Incredible mineral wealth. Lavrov was wrong- they should stop teaching English. Offer kids a choice of Iranian, Chinese, Indian, African languages, Arabic... anything but English the language of lies and special pleading, the propagandist language.
As far as I know, language choices in Russian schools are very broad, and even more so at the MFA's university where many African languages are taught. As it is with most Europeans, Russians are multilingual; it's almost a tradition.
It always amazes me how much knowledge Putin has about the nitty-gritty of the Russian economy and his involvement in it. And for such a vast country!
thanks karl... this paragraph made me wonder what exactly has happened to the fish... and it also sounds like they are doing 'fish farming' - breeding? i'd be curious to know more about this as it is a controversial topic - fish farming - especially here on the west coast of canada where wild salmon still roam..
"The situation here is quite difficult, because due to natural conditions, the number of fish is decreasing. Therefore, we are now moving on to what we will do, including breeding and processing plants. This will allow us to fully provide for ourselves, and, perhaps, already enter into sales outside."
That caught my attention too. I know Kamchatka has massive salmon runs; there're some excellent videos about that and the bears living there. I suspect fish population decline is due to overfishing of the Arctic region and perhaps pollution affects from the Soviet Era, its clean up being a high priority over the last 10-15 years; but we know how long it can take for populations to rebound. Some of the megafauna are rather healthy, the walrus in the picture being a fun indicator.
This builds on Part 1. Of particular interest to me was how much these greenhouse units actually provide for the locals and how that can be increased going forward. Also I hadn’t really thought about reindeer herds. I’ll have to dig up some info on that. Of course we know about the mineral potential and it’s interesting to see the plan for utilizing them going forward. It’s a beautiful environment for sure.
i would be curious about how much the greenhouses produce as well.. there is a part of spain - southern - which is taken up with nothing but greenhouses, but that is in a hotter location!
I think it's down in Almeria. I think I read that those greenhouses are visible from space.
yes, i think you are right... there are so many of them, it is not surprising you can see it from way up in space...
Yeah he says they’re at 20% now and up dramatically in a year. Not bad. My wife and I have a couple small units and we produce some for ourselves so I know how tough it is to grow this stuff. Also the airport across the bay from the town with no bridge is interesting. I can see why they build transport boats. I would expect that will change eventually as the population increases.
In the photos, you can see the port facilities, but there're better pictures of it online I didn't post. Pevek is also interesting but has a much smaller population. Wiki has population stats for the region and it once had double the people 50 years ago. You can view the province as being a microcosm for the overall region. The ability to bring Rosatom's "portable" nuclear power stations to coastal and interior locations solves one of the major issues related to development.
Thanks again Karl. It connects well with part 1. I wonder if an underground transit system would be feasible?
Nice to see Joseph Campbell get a mention re 'bliss'.
Nice to know someone besides myself knows what that refers to.
Good stuff. Very informative. Incredible mineral wealth. Lavrov was wrong- they should stop teaching English. Offer kids a choice of Iranian, Chinese, Indian, African languages, Arabic... anything but English the language of lies and special pleading, the propagandist language.
As far as I know, language choices in Russian schools are very broad, and even more so at the MFA's university where many African languages are taught. As it is with most Europeans, Russians are multilingual; it's almost a tradition.