Russian fishermen increased their pollock catch by 13% in January-February

The pollock catch by Russian fishermen in January-February 2023 increased by 13% compared to the same period in 2022 and reached 523 thousand tons. This is stated in the message of the Association of pollock miners (ADM). "According to the results of February this year, the pollock catch in Russia reached 523 thousand tons, which is 13% more than in the same period last year. More than 80% - 430 thousand tons - was caught during the fishing season in the Sea of Okhotsk, where about 93 units of the fishing fleet, including 78 trawl vessels and up to 15 snorkelers, as well as five mother ships. Putin in this area will end on April 10, and during this time, fishermen can increase pollock catch to about 750-800 thousand tons," the President said ADM Aleksey Buglak, whose words are given in the message. Active pollock fishing, according to him, continued on the West Kamchatka shelf, having shifted from the Kamchatka-Kuril to the West Kamchatka subzone. The fleet also actively worked in ...