Russia: Financing for the fishing industry next year is expected to be at the 2024 level

Published 2024년 9월 18일

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Russian fishermen have caught approximately 8.4 thousand tons of krill in Antarctica since March 2024, as reported by the Federal Agency for Fishery. The fishing industry's budget for 2025 is projected to be around 34 billion rubles, with funds allocated for fish protection equipment, machinery, and rescue vessel repairs. The Russian market is fully supplied with fish and seafood, and a ban on roach fishing will continue in the Astrakhan Region and the Caspir Sea until the end of 2024. The export of Russian fish products, primarily pollock, reaches over 70 countries. Rosselkhoznadzor anticipates gaining access to export to India, Pakistan, and South Africa.

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According to the Federal Agency for Fishery, Russian fishermen caught about 8.4 thousand tons of krill in Antarctica. The amount of funding for the Russian fishing industry, which is proposed to be included in the federal budget for 2025, is provisionally about 34 billion rubles. This is approximately the same as in 2024. The head of the Federal Agency for Fishery, Ilya Shestakov, told journalists about this on the sidelines of the International Fishing Industry Forum and Exhibition of the Fishing Industry, Seafood and Technology. According to him, a large amount of funds has been allocated for the additional purchase of equipment and machinery for fish protection, and the repair of rescue vessels. At the same time, the Russian market remains fully supplied with fish and seafood, the head of the Federal Agency for Fishery said, answering the question of what fish and seafood we still lack: "In fact, we have enough of everything, we provide ourselves completely." He added that ...

Source: Specagro