Russian Fish e-Monthly No.1 (112) january 1, 2006

SUPPLY OUTLOOK and FISHING QUOTA TRENDS 2006
Supply outlook from the Russian Far East in 2006
Market opportunities and concerns for Alaska pollock “A” season
Supply outlook from Murmansk-led North Fisheries in 2006
Huge rise of red king crab quota in Murmansk
Russia and Faeroe Islands swapping quotas
FISHET producing E-Guide of Russian Company Offshore Quotas-2006
IMPORT STATISTICS QUARTERLY SURVEY
Russian herring imports statistical report by country, volume, value and price
OTHER MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
Freshfrozen fish market of St. Petersburg and Moscow in January 2006
Russian vet authority imposing ban on chilled imports from Norway
Norway told to submit regulations and measures preventing unsafe fish shipments to Russia
Russian market responding to ban of Norwegian chilled fish
Russian salmon starts moving in Moscow
Belarus striking big seafood deal with Kaliningrad
Russia’s seafood harvest through 11 months of 2005
FISHING INDUSTRY NEWS
Government brewing more radical methods to turn landings to Russia
Quota share entitlement may increase in excess of 25 years
Russia seeks to invest into big seafood project in Vietnam
COMPANY NEWS
Moscow-based importer introducing products from Vietnam
Russia-wide Group boosting catch, production and imports
RFE firms emerging as juicy bits for investors
New image of products from major frozen foods group
New Russian-Norwegian venture to process Atlantic salmon
RUSSIAN FAR EAST FISHING SCENE
Results of fishery in the Russian Far East in 2005
Mixed outlook for Alaska pollock “A” season in 2006
Arrival of quota orders improve chances for timely start of season 2006
New season gathering momentum in the Russian Far East
RFE fishery unrolling in nearly all divisions
Fishery banned in Amur River
NORTH BASIN FISHERY PROGRESS
Results of Murmansk-led North Fisheries Basin in 2005
Results of red king crab season 2005 in the Barents Sea
Fishery for Polar cod Boreogadus saida affected by dwindling margins
APPENDIX 1: Fairs and Exhibitions
APPENDIX 2: Statistics of Russian seafood imports
030350 - herring (Cluрea harengus, Cluрea рallasii) frozen except for liver and milt
0304 20 750 filleted herring (Cluрea harengus, Cluрea рallasii) frozen
Total - 030350 - herring (Cluрea harengus, Cluрea рallasii) frozen except for liver and milt + 0304 20 750 filleted herring (Cluрea harengus, Cluрea рallasii) frozen
030374 - mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber jaрonicus) frozen
Trade operation - import
030212 - salmon fresh or chilled
0303 1 - Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus) frozen
0303 2 - Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), including trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus aрache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), frozen
Total - salmon spp., chilled and frozen 030211+030212+03031+03032
0303 78 1 - Hake (Merluccius sрр.) frozen
0304 90 47 – hake fillets (Merluccius sрр.), frozen
Total - hake frozen including fillets - 0303 78 1+0304 90 47
0306 13 100 Shrimps of Pandalidae family
0306 13 300 Shrimps of Crangon family
0306 13 400 Deepsea pink shrimps (Parapenaeus longirostris)
0306 13 500 shrimps of Penaeus family
0306 13 800 - other
0306 13 - Shrimps Total
1605 20 - prepared packed shrimps
0304 20 850 0 - frozen fillets of Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
0304 10 310 0 - chilled fillets of cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus macroceрhalus, Gadus ogac) and polar cod Boreogadus saida
0304 20 210 0 - frozen fillets of cod Gadus macroceрhalus
0304 20 290 0 - frozen fillets of cod, other
0304 20 310 0 - frozen fillets of saithe (Рollachius virens)
0304 20 330 0 - frozen fillets of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
030420350 + 030420370 - frozen fillets of ocean perch (Sebastes sрр.)
0304 90 050 0 – surimi
Appendix 3: Commercial catch quotas 2006 versus 2005 in the Russian Far East Fisheries Basin
Appendix 4: Guide of Russian Company Offshore Quotas 2005-2006