Russian Fish e-Monthly No.3 (114) March 1, 2006

FISH INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Latest figures confirm spectacular growth of Russian imports
Ministry of Agriculture promising support for fishermen
More patrol ships to monitor fishing operations in the Barents Sea
Abortive attempt of re-sale of Russian disputed trawlers
MARKET MONITOR
Freshfrozen fish market of St. Petersburg and Moscow in March 2006
Further concentration of capital on Moscow market
Favored nation deal to boost fish trade between Faeroe Islands and Russia
Russian processors gearing up to modernize and expand range
FISHING QUOTA TRENDS
TAC advice 2007 for RFE calls for switch to underexploited species
Prospects for APO TAC boost close to materialization
Pacific salmon TAC 2006 approved by Ministry of Natural Resources
SUPPLY FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST
APO fishery progress and roe yield in the Sea of Okhotsk
Fishery operations in the Russian Far East Basin in February 2006
SUPPLY FROM NORTH AND WEST FISHERY BASINS
Supply trends from Murmansk-led North Basin in January – February 2006
Cod and haddock fishery in Murmansk-led North Basin in February
Red king crab fishery in Murmansk-led North Basin in February
Russian herring fishery in weeks 6-7
Russian herring fishery in the Norwegian Sea in February 2006
Russian blue whiting fishery in February 2006
Russia’s fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic
Operations of Murmansk-based fleets in Central East Atlantic
Outlook for March in North Basin Fisheries
Russian tuna fleet resuming operations
COMPANY NEWS
Russia’s major shellfish/mollusks processor selling to all chains
FISH FARMING
Russia to put $10 million into salmon hatchery project
One more salmon ranching station launched in Sakhalin
Overview of problems and prospects of aquaculture in Russia
APPENDIX 1: Fairs and Exhibitions
APPENDIX 2: TAC ADVICE 2007 of finfish and non-finfish species in the EEZ of the Russian Far East Basin as compared to approved TACs 2006, '000 metric tons
PART 1 (Divisions other than Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan, totals in the second part)
PART 2 (Other divisions in part 1, totals apply to the both parts, the table has been split because of size)
APPENDIX 3: Statistics of Russian seafood imports in 2004-2005 including 4th Quarter comparisons
HSC 030350 - Herring (Cluрea harengus, Cluрea рallasii) frozen except for liver and milt
0304 20 750 - fillets of herring (Cluрea harengus, Cluрea рallasii) frozen
Total - 030350 - herring (Cluрea harengus, Cluрea рallasii) frozen except for liver and milt + 0304 20 750 fillets of herring (Cluрea harengus, Cluрea рallasii) frozen
030374 - Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber jaрonicus) frozen
030211- trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus aрache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) fresh or chilled
030212 - salmon fresh or chilled
0303 1 - Pacific salmons (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 - salmons, 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 - Deepwater pink shrimps (Parapenaeus longirostris)
0306 13 500 - Shrimps of Penaeus family
0306 13 800 - other shrimps
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