The construction of small vessels for the marine mammal hunters of Chukotka for the first time began in Anadyr. The first boat for hunters present this summer at the festival of sea hunters "Beringia", which will be held in the village of Novoye Chaplino Providence city district. TASS reported on Tuesday, the chief of regional management of fisheries, food and processing industry Eugene Marochkin.

"Only geographically neighboring community "Durkin", "Lorino", "Chaplino and Yanrakynnot" ordered ten new boats, six small and four large. The first of them will receive chaplyntsi during the summer holiday hunters. I note that two of these boats, but assembled in St. Petersburg, has already been tested by marine mammal hunters and has received the highest rating," - said the Agency interlocutor.

Production started one of the residents of TOR "Beringovskiy" - shipbuilding company "Aleut". The decision to collect boats in Chukotka was made because of their expensive transportation, which had previously made up half of the cost of the product. The company's employees underwent preliminary training at the St. Petersburg company "the Golden eagle" - one of the market leaders.

Production of high strength welded "ship" aluminum-magnesium alloy, characterized by a special strength and resistance to corrosion. Depending on the model, one boat is being built about five days.

The sea hunters of Chukotka are traditional fisheries for marine mammals (whales, seals, lakhtikov), using the boats, harpoons and rifles. To maintain their traditional agriculture in the district has developed and implemented a program for support and development of agriculture.

THOR "Beringovskiy" created in 2015. Today 24 resident has already signed agreements on investment activities in the territory with the development Corporation Far East and implement projects with a total value of 15.3 billion with plans to create about 1200 new jobs. Only in the far Eastern Federal district, there are 18 priority development areas.

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