In 2024, Russia’s total quota for pollock in the Western Bering Sea is 700,000 tons, and the quota for the northern Okhotsk sea is 342,500 tons; the Pacific herring quota for the northern Okhotsk sea is 310,000 tons.
Rosrybolovstvo said that with the increase in production, the overall price of local seafood has shown a downward trend. As of March 11, the price of pollock in the Far East fell to RUB 86/kg ($0.94/kg), down 6.5% from last week and down from the beginning of the year. Down 23.2%. The price of pollock in central Russia fell to RUB 115/kg, down 14.2% from the beginning of the year.
Rosrybolovstvo data also pointed out that since the beginning of 2024, Russia’s total capture fishery production has exceeded 1.14 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7%; the Far East’s production has reached 964,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 12%; the northern region’s production has reached 106,000 tons, a year-on-year increase 11%; the catch in the Sea of Azov-Black Sea reached 9,100 tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%.