Russia increases oyster production

Published Feb 15, 2022

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Russian oyster production has seen a significant increase of 38.7% in the past two years, reaching 4.6 thousand tons in 2021, as reported by RBC Rosrybolovstvo. This growth is primarily concentrated in the Primorye region, with a notable increase in the number of aquaculture enterprises. However, unusual weather conditions such as high water temperatures and heavy rainfall in the Black Sea region have led to a sharp decline in production in the Crimea and Kuban. The total production of mussels and oysters has risen by 57.8% from 2019 to 2021.

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Russia increases oyster production. Russian aqua farms have increased oyster production by more than a third over the two years of the pandemic. Growth was provided in the Primorye region (Russian Far East), but in the Crimea and Kuban, production has dropped sharply due to abnormal heat and floods causing mortalities. Over the two years of the pandemic, the production of mussels and oysters on Russian farms has increased by a total of 57.8% – from 5.2 thousand tons in 2019 to 8.3 thousand tons in 2021, follows from the statistics provided by RBC Rosrybolovstvo. Separately, by category: the production of live oysters during this time increased by 38.7%, to 4.6 thousand tons, and live mussels – by 89.7%, to 3.7 thousand tons. The growth of mariculture production has been observed in Russia for more than five years, a representative of the Federal Agency for Fisheries points out. The policy of import substitution and the improvement of the regulatory framework in the field of ...

Source: Fish Focus