For the first time, Belarusian enterprises will start fishing in the Far East of Russia

Published Mar 31, 2023

Tridge summary

Belarus is set to begin mining pollock in the North Okhotsk subzone of Russia, as part of an intergovernmental agreement from 2002. The agreement, updated in December 2022, designates specific subzones and quotas for Belarus' pollock catch. The Primorsky Territorial Administration of the Federal Agency for Fishery has already issued five fishing permits to Belarus. The quotas, totaling a significant catch volume, are aimed at reinforcing Russian-Belarusian ties and enhancing the international standing of the Federal Agency for Fisheries.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

Mining will begin as part of the allocation to the Republic of Belarus of quotas for the extraction of pollock in the framework of an intergovernmental agreement with the Russian Federation of March 13, 2002. The quota is issued on the basis of the Protocol of the 20th session of the Russian-Belarusian mixed commission in the field of fisheries of December 9, 2022. "To date, the Primorsky Territorial Administration of the Federal Agency for Fishery has already issued the first five permits for fishing in the North Okhotsk subzone," RIA Novosti quotes a message from the administration. The volume of pollock catch in the West Bering Sea subzone for Belarus is determined at 30 thousand tons, in the North Sea of Okhotsk - 10, in the Kamchatka-Kuril and West Kamchatka subzones - 5 thousand tons ...

Source: RG