Russian fishermen caught more than 3.7 million tons of fish, 12.4% higher than last year

Published Sep 1, 2023

Tridge summary

The volume of fish production in the Far Eastern fishery basin increased by 17.2% to 2.8 million tons, with notable increases in pollock, herring, flounder, cod, and salmon catches. In the Northern Fisheries Basin, fishermen caught 335.8 thousand tons of fish, including cod, haddock, and capelin. In the Western Fisheries Basin, production increased by 9.3% to 57.2 thousand tons, with increased catches of sprat and Baltic herring. In the Volga-Caspian fishery basin, the catch increased by 15.6% to 57.4 thousand tons, including a significant increase in sprat catches. In the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin, the catch amounted to 27.9 thousand tons, including 8.5 thousand tons of anchovies. The Russian fishing fleet also saw a nearly 8% increase in the volume of production in foreign exclusive economic zones and open ocean areas. Despite these increases, fish products continue to be supplied uninterruptedly to the domestic market.

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Original content

In the Far Eastern fishery basin, the volume of production increased by 17.2% and reached 2.8 million tons. The pollock fishery produced 95.4 thousand tons more – over 1.5 million tons. The herring catch amounted to 263.4 thousand tons, flounder to 56.4 thousand tons. The volume of cod production amounted to 89.9 thousand tons. The salmon catch amounted to 559.5 thousand tons. In the Northern Fisheries Basin, fishermen caught 335.8 thousand tons, including cod - 201.2 thousand tons, haddock - 55.7 thousand tons (+2.6 thousand tons compared to 2022), capelin - 23 thousand tons. In the Western Fisheries Basin, the volume of production increased by 9.3% and reached 57.2 thousand tons. In the sprat fishery, the catch amounted to 32 thousand tons, which is 2.6 thousand tons more, Baltic herring - 19 thousand tons, which is 2.3 thousand tons more than in 2022. In the Volga-Caspian fishery basin, fishermen caught 57.4 thousand tons, which is 15.6% more than in 2022, including sprat - ...

Source: Fishretail