Russia's total catch has reached 3.47 million tons, with pink salmon exceeding 220,000 tons, while the northern fishing grounds have dragged down the overall figure by 2%.

Published 2025년 9월 12일

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Core Insight: According to statistics from the Federal Agency for Fisheries of the Russian Federation (Rosrybolovstvo) and the Fish Union of Russia, from January to August 2025, the total fishing catch in Russia was 3.47 million tons, a decrease of 1.9% year-on-year. The Far Eastern fishing grounds contributed 2.69 million tons, basically unchanged from last year; the Northern fishing grounds saw a significant decline, with a catch of 244,000 tons, a decrease of 31.5% year-on-year, including 132,900 tons of Atlantic cod. The Western fishing grounds had a catch of 543,000 tons, a decrease of 2% year-on-year.

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In the exclusive economic zones and high seas of other countries, Russia's catch volume was 379,500 tons, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%. In terms of main species, the catch of pollock reached 1,640,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 2%; Pacific herring 375,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 18.2%; Pacific cod 88,500 tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.3%; Far Eastern crab production 44,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. Atlantic cod catch decreased to 133,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 31%; Northern crab catch volume was 13,200 tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%. According to data from the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), as of September 7, the Pacific salmon catch reached 320,000 tons. Among them, pink salmon 222,300 tons, sockeye salmon 4,620 tons, chum salmon 4,270 tons. The Kamchatka region contributed 257,200 tons, and Khabarovsk 29,500 tons. Domestic fish prices are showing differentiation. In the Far East, the ...
Source: Foodmate

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