48 new high-performance vessels have been handed over to the customers — Patrushev

Actively operating are 27 new fish processing enterprises. In Russia, 48 new high-performance fishing vessels have been handed over to customers to date. The vast majority of them are already engaged in fishing. This was reported by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev during a meeting within the framework of incident No. 42 "Fishing Vessels." Also, according to him, 27 new fish processing enterprises are actively operating. The construction of a modern fleet and the renewal of processing capacities within the framework of the investment quota program play a crucial role in the development of the industry, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized. "Since the beginning of the year, the extraction of aquatic bioresources has amounted to about four million tons. Our fishermen are increasing their catch in international waters. The salmon fishery is showing good results this year: 330 thousand tons have been caught to date, which is almost one and a ...