Russian fish catch continues to increase

Published 2024년 4월 26일

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Russian fishermen have seen a 2.6% increase in total catch of fish and seafood compared to last year, reaching 1.7 million tons by April 16. The majority of this increase is due to the efforts of fishermen in the Far East, with notable growth in the catch of pollock, flounder, and herring. Other regions, including the Northern Basin and the Azov-Black Sea basin, have also seen positive trends in their fish catches. The Federal Agency for Fishery, Rosrybolovstvo, is closely monitoring the production and supply of fish products to both domestic and international markets to ensure sufficient availability for the Russian population.

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Russian fishermen continue to increase their total catch of fish and seafood. According to the industry monitoring system of Rosrybolovstvo (Federal Agency for Fishery), by April 16 this year, production volume amounted to 1.7 million tons, which is 2.6% more than last year. The growth of the all-Russian catch is provided mainly by fishermen of the Far East: the figure amounted to almost 1.4 million tons (+7.5% compared to the 2023 level). Good performance in the fishery for pollock (+8%), flounder (+5%), and herring (+13.5%). Fisheries in the Northern Basin continue to increase their catch dynamics: production volume increased by almost 11.5% – to 165 thousand tons. The catch of capelin exceeded the level of last year by more than 2 times, crab by 10%, and flounder by 2.6 times. Positive dynamics are also observed in the Azov-Black Sea basin: more than 10.7 thousand tons were produced, which is 5.5% higher than the 2023 level. In particular, the catch of anchovy increased by 8%, ...

Source: Fish Focus