Russia: For krill fishing in Antarctica, it is planned to build a vessel abroad and purchase old vessels

Three Russian companies have shown interest in Antarctic fishing. The start of krill mining in Antarctica will begin in the coming years, the timing depends on the readiness of the fishing fleet, which is planned to start building in 2021 and replenish with the purchase of used vessels. The head of the Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov told about this at a meeting with journalists in Moscow. According to the head of the department, three domestic companies are interested in starting krill fishing in the Antarctic zone. “We are negotiating with them. One company already has a ship project. Unfortunately, it will not be built in Russia, since even the possible allocation of subsidies will not cover the difference in cost. At the same time, the terms will be slightly shorter. If they start building this year, ...