Nizhny Novgorod crayfish will bring additional income to local fishermen in Russia

Published Oct 16, 2022

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The Nizhny Novgorod region in Russia has opened commercial fishing for crayfish for the first time, with an auction for the distribution of quotas in the Cheboksary reservoir. The All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography has estimated the crayfish stocks at 4,350 tons for industrial fishing in 2022. The fishing rules have restrictions on the fishing period and the size of the crayfish to be used for production. Crayfish, a delicacy rich in protein, vitamins, and minerals, is in steady demand for both processed and live forms in the market.

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For the first time in the Nizhny Novgorod region, commercial fishing for crayfish opens Rosrybolovstvo recently held an auction for the distribution of crayfish quotas in the Cheboksary reservoir. The trades aroused considerable interest among representatives of the fishing industry in the region. Specialists of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography estimated the stocks of crayfish for industrial fishing: according to the recommendations of scientists, the volume of production for development in 2022 is set at 4,350 tons. According to the fishing rules for the Volga-Caspian fishery basin, crayfish fishing is prohibited from December 1 to July 14 and from August 16 to September 14; crayfish with a mesh size (step) of at least 22 mm can be used for production. In addition, it is prohibited to harvest, receive, process, reload, transport, store and unload crayfish that are fresh in length less than 10 cm. (Source: United Press Service of the Federal Agency ...

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