Fish catch in Russia by the end of 2024 will amount to about 4.92-4.93 million tons

Fish catch in Russia by the end of 2024 will be about 4.92-4.93 million tons, which is lower than the previously announced forecast of 5 million tons. This was stated in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel by the head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries Ilya Shestakov. "We catch 150% of our own consumption. The forecast will be slightly lower than the 5 million tons we announced. It will be somewhere around 4.92-4.93 million tons," Shestakov said. At the same time, he noted that the catch of pollock, sardine Iwashi and herring this year is "much higher than last year." "The only thing is that the salmon run let us down. But for other types of fish, the indicators are quite good. Russians will be fully provided with fish products," the head of the department ...