Russia: Rosrybolovstvo updates dialogue with fishermen to increase fishing in the World Ocean

At the end of 2022, the volume of production (of aquatic biological resources in the exclusive economic zones of foreign states, in conventional areas and the open part of the World Ocean in 2022 amounted to 576 thousand tons with a total catch of almost 5 million tons. The head of Rosrybolovstvo outlined the starting indicator for the increase in the catch of Russian fishermen from foreign waters - about 200 thousand tons over 3-5 years and proposed discussing plans and the necessary support measures. Ilya Shestakov noted that the reform of the industry (investment quotas and crab auctions with investment obligations) will result in the creation of a modern fleet, its capacity will allow the development of resources not only in the Russian economic zone. “We have the opportunity to increase production volumes in the economic zone of Russia. I’m talking about both ibis and pollock, we are actively increasing the number of pollock quotas in the Bering Sea, but it is very important ...