Dmitrov Fisheries Technical Institute in Russia Marks 60th Anniversary, Graduates First Master's Cohort in Water Resources Management

On October 16, 2026, the Dmitrov Fisheries Technical Institute (ДРТИ) marked its 60th anniversary. Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries, sent a congratulatory message to the institute's teachers, staff, veteran employees, students and graduates.

In his message, Shestakov said the institute's most important achievement is its graduates, whose careers span all of Russia — from Moscow Oblast and Karelia to Murmansk, Khakassia and Yakutia. He thanked the teachers for their dedication to the profession and for passing knowledge on to a new generation, thanked the staff for carrying out their duties conscientiously, and thanked the students for striving to grow and delve into their chosen field, and wished all faculty and staff new achievements.

Since 1966, the Dmitrov Fisheries Technical Institute has trained specialists for Russia's fisheries sector. The institute began as a secondary technical school and has grown into a modern educational center that today combines science, practice and vocational training.

The institute's graduates work across the local administrations of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, Glavrybvod institutions, research organizations, nature conservation and hydrometeorological agencies, the national center for safety in aquatic product harvesting and aquaculture, and enterprises throughout the fisheries sector.

The Dmitrov Fisheries Technical Institute is the only educational institution of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries in the Central Federal District, and one of the key centers for training specialists in freshwater aquaculture.

In its 60th anniversary year, the institute completed its first master's cohort in Water Resources Management, another important step in its development. Specialists in the field can remain within the industry's education system and continue research and practical work.

At present, technology, production requirements and approaches to protecting aquatic biological resources are all constantly being refined, and practitioners need to change accordingly — a task the institute has taken on for decades.

In various years, between 900 and 1,450 fisheries workers received training at the institute annually. In the past five years alone, more than 500 inspectors from local administrations of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries completed training there.