Russia: Eight fishing vessels to be built for Sakhalin by 2030

The construction and commissioning of eight fishing vessels is planned for the Sakhalin Region by 2030. This was reported to TASS on the eve of the EEF session "The Fishing Industry - the Driver of the Socio-Economic Development of the Far East" by Ivan Radchenko, the Minister of Fisheries of the island region. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the renewal of the fishing fleet one of the country's strategic priorities. "In 2024, as part of the implementation of the first stage of investment quotas, the construction of two crab fishing vessels of Project 03070 continues, <…> the registration of which in the Sakhalin Region and subsequent commissioning is planned for December 2024. By 2030, it is planned to build eight new fishing vessels, including those under investment quotas. This year, the construction of a medium-sized fishing trawler of the RS-800 type, initiated by JSC Severo-Kurilskaya Base of the Seiner Fleet, is also being completed," the agency's ...