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Seaside fishermen increase exports to Japan and South Korea

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Published Jun 10, 2021

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Fishermen of Primorye against the background of the closure of Chinese ports are increasing the export of catches to South Korea and Japan, there is a prospect of increasing supplies to the CIS countries and Africa, the regional government said. According to the authorities, since the beginning of the year, regional enterprises have extracted 386.9 thousand tons of aquatic biological resources, which is 85.3% of the volume of 2020. The main fishery is traditionally pollock and herring.

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Due to the difficult epidemiological situation and the closure of Chinese ports, pollock production amounted to 304.5 thousand tons, herring - 40.8 thousand tons. About 14 thousand tons of crabs and shrimps were caught. In the context of restrictions on the export of fish and seafood to China, there are prospects for increasing exports to the Republic of Korea, Japan, CIS countries and Africa. Thus, the volume of fish exports to South Korea in the first quarter compared to last year increased 1.6 times, to Japan - 3 times. Also, the regional authorities note that coastal fishermen make the main contribution to the indicators of the national project "International cooperation and export". This year, the volume of exports of products from the agro-industrial complex of Primorye should exceed $ 1.6 billion. In Primorye, the state program "Development of the fishery ...
Source: Aemcx
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