Russia: Iwashi set an absolute record

Published 2020년 12월 28일

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In 2020, Russian fishermen achieved a post-Soviet record by catching 313 thousand tons of Iwasi sardines, a pelagic fish species resumed from a 25-year hiatus. The industry predicts a potential production of up to 1 million tons in the next decade. The Strategy for the Development of the Fisheries Industry until 2030 aims to increase the production of pelagic fish species to 650 thousand tons, with at least 15 medium-tonnage vessels to be involved in the Iwashi fishery. The catches will be used for both food and industrial products, and there is potential for export growth. Iwashi is known for its tender meat and high content of healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

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In 2020, Russian fishermen set an absolute record for catching Iwasi sardines for the entire post-Soviet period - 313 thousand tons. At the same time, selling prices for ivashi dropped from 87 rubles to 60 rubles per kg, said the president of the All-Russian Association of Fishery Industries German Zverev. Due to its taste and low price, Iwashi can become one of the main “fish hits” in the consumer basket of Russians, the head of VARPE believes. This pelagic species of fish under the trade name “Iwashi herring” was very popular during the Soviet era. Along with “sprat in tomato sauce”, “herring Iwashi” was a fish symbol of the era of developed socialism. The peak of Iwashi production by Soviet fishermen fell on the 80s, when the volume of catch reached 376 thousand tons, and the record was 1990 - 484.4 thousand tons were caught. However, following the collapse of the USSR, Iwashi left the Russian shores. The fishery resumed in 2018 after a twenty-five-year hiatus. In 2019, Russian ...

Source: Fishnet.ru