Russian pollock season ends, surimi production up 40%

Statistics from the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) show that the catch of pollock in the Far East (mainly the Sea of Okhotsk, but also the Bering Sea) reached 1 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6%. Alexey Buglak of the Russian Pollock Fishing Association (PCA) said in a statement: "The catch in the A quarter (PCA member units) exceeded 830,000 tons, an increase of 3.2% over last year. In the peak fishing season, as many as 115 fishing vessels went out to sea, with a daily catch of more than 10,000 tons." In the Sea of Okhotsk, the utilization rate of pollock quotas is around 87%, and the remaining quota in the B quarter is 90,000-100,000 tons. If the annual quota completion rate is 98-99%, the total PCA output will be around 950,000 tons. Last year, Russia's pollock catch reached 1.96 million tons, setting a record high in nearly 25 years. This year's increase in pollock production has led to an increase in the overall catch of Russian fisheries. As of ...