The U.S. is trying to regain the global cod market that Russia has taken over

Published 2024년 7월 25일

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In April, American fishermen called on the Marine Stewardship Council to prohibit Russian fishermen from using international eco-friendly fishing certificates. This comes as Russia's production of pollock fillets exceeded that of the United States for the first time in 2022, reaching 139,000 tons. Russia has expanded its fish exports to 80 countries, with a significant increase in supply to foreign markets, totaling 2.5 million tons by the end of 2023. Major buyers of Russian fish products include China, South Korea, the Netherlands, and Japan. The United States is striving to reclaim its market dominance, which currently favors high-quality Russian fish.

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In April this year, a group of American fishermen wrote to the Director-General of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) calling for a ban on the use of international environmentally friendly fishing certificates by Russian fishermen. In 2022, Russian fishery producers significantly increased the production of pollock fillets. As a result, Russia surpassed its main competitor, the United States, in production for the first time in history. According to data from the Russian Pollock Association cited by the Russian RBC business newspaper, by the end of the year, Russia's production of fillets of this fish reached 139,000 tons, while the United States produced 1,000 tons less. In the past two years, Russia has expanded the geographical scope of fish exports to 80 countries. At the end of 2023 alone, the supply of Russian fish products to foreign ...

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