Russian fishermen exceed the catch volume by almost 12% compared to last year, more than 4.4 million tons were harvested

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Herring

Published Oct 20, 2023

Tridge summary

The Far Eastern fishery basin saw a 17% increase in production, with pollock and herring being the top catches. In the Northern Fisheries Basin, cod was the main catch, while in the Western fishery basin, overall production increased by 6.7%, driven by higher catches of sprat and Baltic herring. The Volga-Caspian and Azov-Black Sea fishery basins also recorded increased production, while the Russian fishing fleet saw a 2.2% increase in production in foreign waters. Fish products continue to be supplied uninterrupted to the domestic market.

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Original content

In the Far Eastern fishery basin, production increased by 17% and reached 3.38 million tons. The pollock fishery produced almost 72.6 thousand tons more – over 1.74 million tons. The herring catch amounted to 286.9 thousand tons, flounder 69.6 thousand tons. The volume of cod production amounted to 99.6 thousand tons. In the Northern Fisheries Basin, fishermen caught 391 thousand tons, including cod - 226.6 thousand tons, haddock - 64.7 thousand tons, capelin - 23 thousand tons. In the Western fishery basin, production increased by 6.7% and reached 61.1 thousand tons. In the sprat fishery, the catch amounted to more than 32.6 thousand tons, which is 1.7 thousand tons more than the same period in 2022, and Baltic herring – 20.5 thousand tons, which is 2.6 thousand tons higher than the 2022 level. In the Volga-Caspian fishery basin, fishermen caught 63.1 thousand tons - 10.3% more than in 2022, including sprat - 24.9 thousand tons (+4.9 thousand tons). In the Azov-Black Sea fishery ...

Source: Fishretail