As head of Rosrybolovstvo, Russia's federal fisheries agency, Ilya Shestakov holds a lot of power, and he sits at the helm of the organization during a period of rapid change and modernization spurred by the government's desire to build a world-class harvesting and processing fleet.

IntraFish sat down with Shestakov on the sidelines of the Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo to discuss the government's plans for encouraging growth.

What are Rosrybolovstvo's main goals in the next 3-5 years to develop the industry?

We need to implement the state investment quota program to update the aged fishing fleet and onshore fish processing infrastructure.