Russian fish farmers in 2022 increased the production of fish and seafood by 7.5% up to 383.5 thousand tons

Published 2023년 2월 14일

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The aquaculture sector in Russia experienced a dynamic growth in 2022, with the production of salmon, carp, and valuable seafood seeing significant increases. Salmon farming rose by 47.5% to 22 thousand tons and trout farming by 5.8% to 70.7 thousand tons, contributing to an overall increase in trout and salmon farming by 12.6% to 154 thousand tons. The production of valuable seafood like mollusks and echinoderms surged by 16% to 68 thousand tons, and sturgeon species by 4% to 6.4 thousand tons. Carp production remained stable at 146.8 thousand tons, and the cultivation of crabs started for the first time, resulting in a production of 99 tons. This growth in aquaculture plays a crucial role in supplying the domestic market with a variety of fresh, live, and chilled fish and seafood products.

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In the structure of commercial aquaculture production, the main segments include salmon, carp, valuable seafood (oysters, mussels, scallops and other mollusks and echinoderms), sturgeon species. Salmon came out on top in terms of production: in 2022, the volume of trout and salmon farming increased by 12.6% and reached 154 thousand tons, including salmon - by 47.5%, up to 22 thousand tons, trout - by 5.8%, up to 70.7 thousand tons. The production of valuable seafood increased by 16% - up to 68 thousand tons, sturgeon species - by 4%, up to 6.4 thousand tons. Carp production amounted to 146.8 thousand tons - slightly higher than in 2021, whitefish - about 3 thousand tons. This year, for the first time, they began to grow crabs - their production for the year ...

Source: Fishretail