Russian fishermen set record for catching Iwashi sardines in 2024

Russian fishermen set a record for catching Iwashi sardines in 2024, the catch has already exceeded 563.5 thousand tons. This was reported to TASS by the head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries Ilya Shestakov. "Russian fishermen have set a record for catching Iwashi sardines. The catch has exceeded 563.5 thousand tons (48.4 thousand tons more than in the same period last year). An absolute record has been set for the entire post-Soviet period," Shestakov said. According to him, thanks to the renewal of the fishing fleet, the efficiency of the fishery has increased. "If in Soviet times about 200 vessels were engaged in catching Iwashi sardines, now there are about 50. In ...