Russian Fish e-Monthly No.3 (162) March 19, 2010

INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Russian seafood to regain access to EU markets
Russian Federal Fisheries Agency to subsidize interest rates for fish market building
Russia working out new fisheries agreement for future talks with Namibia
Baikal-based company winning state order on reproduction of valuable whitefish species
RUSSIAN VET CONTROL UPDATE
Russian vets adjusting current import certificates to new sanitary rules in Norway
MARKET MONITOR
Overview of Moscow’s freshfrozen fish market as per third week of March 2010
Brief overview of key markets for Pacific seafood as per second week of March 2010
Brief overview of Russian and US pollock markets as per last decade of February 2010
Brief overview of key markets for Pacific seafood as per mid-February 2010
High pink salmon prices meeting market resistance
Gloomy forecasts on Atlantic salmon prices
First results of Russian pollock roe auctions in Pusan
Blue whiting landings turning into a problem for Saint Petersburg traders
Russia remains the biggest market for Norwegian Fjord Trout in February 2010
Russian Far East fishermen to profit from EU buyer focus on Pollock
Russian Far East (RFE) Pollock fishery responding to market needs for sustainable Pollock products
North America seafood companies looking for sources of sustainable Russian salmon
SUPPLY FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Fishery overview in the seas of the Russian Far East as per 14 March 2010
Outlook for fisheries in Russia’s Far East in second quarter of 2010 20
Overview of seafood exports from the Russian Far East in January 2010
Overview of fisheries in Russia’s Far East as per 7th March 2010
Russian scientists giving recommendations of TACs 2011
SUPPLY FROM NORTH AND WEST FISHERY BASINS
Kaliningrad scientists reporting results of fishery monitoring from 2nd to 8th March 2010
Russian fisheries in North Atlantic and Central Eastern Atlantic as per 1st week of March 2010
COMPANY NEWS
Russian company sets up sturgeon farm in Argentina to produce caviar
APPENDIX 1: Onboard production of seafood by Russian fishing companies in January-February 2009-2010
APPENDIX 2: Monthly catches of Russian fishing companies in January-February 2010
APPENDIX 3: Catches of Russian fishing companies in nation’s EEZ in January-February 2009-2010
APPENDIX 4: Weekly seafood prices in Moscow’s big multiples as per mid-February 2010