In January-March, the production of oysters, mussels, scallops in the Russian Federation increased to 32 thousand tons

Salmon farming by Russian fish farmers increased by 13% Fish farmers of the Russian Federation in the 1st quarter of 2022 increased the cultivation of salmon species by 13% (year-on-year), to 54.7 thousand tons, according to the Federal Agency for Fishery. In particular, the growth rate of salmon production became the highest in aquaculture over this period and amounted to 22%, 11.2 thousand tons were received. Trout was grown by 11% more (43.5 thousand tons). In addition, the production of valuable hydrobionts (oysters, mussels, scallops, etc.) increased by 5%, up to 32 thousand tons, kelp - by 14%, up to 23.8 thousand tons, sturgeon species - by 12.5% , up to 2.9 thousand tons. The production of cyprinids amounted to almost 40 thousand tons. It is reported that in total in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same indicator last year, the production of commercial aquaculture products increased by 4%, to 157 thousand tons. The leader was the Far Eastern Federal ...