Russia may double its catch of crab in the Northern Basin
Frozen Crab
Seafood
Russia
Published May 12, 2023
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According to him, now in the Arctic Russia catches more than 500 thousand tons - this is just over 10% of the total production. At the same time, fishing for new types of biological resources is being mastered and their production is increasing. For example, in the Barents and Norwegian Seas, we can talk about an increase in the catch of shrimp, which was not the case before. Fishing is also developing and stocks of crabs are growing. According to Shestakov, Russia catches about 46% of all crabs, and these are huge resources. In the Arctic, the catch of crabs can be doubled, the head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries believes. True, this has not yet been done, "based on economic nuances." Scientific research contributes to the increase in production. So, in recent years, two transarctic crossings have been carried out to study the fish stocks of the entire Arctic. It was possible to discover new reserves, which have already been put into commercial circulation in the Chukchi ...
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