Since 2015, red fish production in Russia has increased fourfold

By 2030, thanks to the construction of new and reconstruction of existing enterprises, along with increased self-sufficiency in fry and feed, production will be increased to 250 thousand tons. Thus, there will be more red fish, and 90% of them on the Russian market will be of domestic origin, said the head of the Center Oleg Knyazkov at the International Fishery Forum. In 2015, the salmon fish market in Russia amounted to 132 thousand tons, while 70% of it was formed by supplies from abroad: Chile, the Faroe Islands, Turkey, etc. By the end of 2023, the market not only grew quantitatively - to 220.5 thousand tons, but also changed structurally: now imports account for less than a third of the production. In total aquaculture production, salmon accounted for 40% in 2023, and in 2030 their share will increase to 42% of the total result (forecast 600 thousand tons). "Currently, the main focus in aquaculture is on the construction of new and modernization of existing hatcheries (fish ...