Fish caught off the coast of Crimea is exported to Turkey, Belarus and Syria

Published 2024년 9월 22일

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Crimean fishermen have been exporting fish, shrimp, and rapana to Belarus, Syria, and Turkey despite catch restrictions due to the special military operation (SMO). The fishing volumes have been declining since February 2022 due to shipping restrictions and the closure of main fishing areas, resulting in a decrease in production from 7.1 thousand tons in 2022 to 5.9 thousand tons in 2023. In the first half of 2024, fish product exports amounted to 39.91 tons for a total of $94,320. The region has 212 fishing enterprises equipped with 140 vessels and does not have quotas for industrial fishing in 2023-2024. There are three shipbuilding and ship repair enterprises in the region and they are ready to build fishing and fish processing vessels if there is financing available.

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Since the beginning of the year, Crimean fishermen have been exporting fish, shrimp, and rapana caught in the Black Sea off the coast of the peninsula to Belarus, Syria, and Turkey, despite catch restrictions due to the special military operation (SMO). This was reported to TASS by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea. In March of this year, the regional Ministry of Agriculture reported to TASS that fishing volumes have been declining since February 2022 due to shipping restrictions related to the SMO and the closure of the main fishing areas. Thus, in 2022, production volumes amounted to 7.1 thousand tons, and in 2023 - already 5.9 thousand tons. "Fish products were exported [in the first half of 2024] to Turkey, Belarus, and Syria. According to current customs statistics, fish product exports for the first half of 2024 amounted to 39.91 tons for a total of $94,320," reads a response to a TASS request signed by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic ...

Source: Kvedomosti