Seaside fishermen increase exports to Japan and South Korea

Published 2021년 6월 9일

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Due to the closure of Chinese ports, fishermen in Primorye, Russia are increasing exports of their catches to South Korea and Japan. The regional government has extracted 386.9 thousand tons of aquatic biological resources since the start of the year, which is 85.3% of the 2020 volume. The main fishery is pollock and herring, with crabs and shrimps making up about 14 thousand tons. Exports to South Korea and Japan have increased significantly this year, and there is potential for increasing supplies to CIS countries and Africa. The goal of the state program "Development of the fishery complex" for 2020-2027 is to increase the output of the fishery complex in the region by 1.5 times by 2027.

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Fishermen of Primorye against the background of the closure of Chinese ports are increasing the export of catches to South Korea and Japan, there is a prospect of increasing supplies to the CIS countries and Africa, the regional government said. According to the authorities, since the beginning of the year, regional enterprises have extracted 386.9 thousand tons of aquatic biological resources, which is 85.3% of the volume of 2020. The main fishery is traditionally pollock and herring. Due to the difficult epidemiological situation and the closure of Chinese ports, pollock production amounted to 304.5 thousand tons, herring - 40.8 thousand tons. About 14 thousand tons of crabs and shrimps were caught. In the context of restrictions on the export of fish and seafood to China, there are prospects for increasing exports to the Republic of Korea, Japan, CIS countries and Africa. Thus, the volume of fish exports to South Korea in the first quarter compared to last year increased 1.6 ...

Source: Aemcx