China appreciates Sakhalin and seaweeds

More than two hundred tons of algae from Primorye and Sakhalin were exported in 2020 to the PRC. This is reported by the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Primorsky Territory and the Sakhalin Region. In total, in 2020, the department monitored the export of seaweed from Primorye and Sakhalin to China with a total weight of 203.9 tons. This is 2.8% more than was sent for export to China in 2019 (198.4 tons of products). In 2019, the export of Sakhalin seaweed more than doubled compared to 2018. In total, six export shipments of kelp were sent from the Sakhalin Oblast through the coastal phytosanitary control posts in the PRC. During the inspection of regulated products, no violations were found, the requirements of the importing country were met. All export consignments were issued phytosanitary certificates. Sources of the PRC often write about Sakhalin as a former Chinese island. Thus, one of these materials says: “The waters of Sakhalin Island are one of the richest fish ...