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Russia may become world leader in Atlantic cod production in 2023

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Published Mar 15, 2023

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Russia may become the world leader in Atlantic cod production in 2023, overtaking Norway. This is stated in the telegram channel of the All-Russian Association of Fisheries (VARPE) with reference to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). "As follows from the FAO data, Norway, which for many years was the largest cod fishery, will give way to Russia. FAO predicts that Norway's catch will decrease by 100 thousand tons, to 278 thousand tons, and Iceland - by 10%, to 209 At the same time, the catch of Russian fishermen will decrease from 340 thousand tons in 2022 to 306 thousand tons in 2023," the report says. According to experts, Atlantic cod stocks are in a "depressive" state. The volume of production of this type of fish in 2023 may drop to a historic low of 1 million tons. "Thus, our country will become the largest producer of Atlantic cod in the world. However, one must take into account the fact that the cod market is an integral part of the global ...
Source: Kvedomosti
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