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FISHING INDUSTRY NEWSRussia’s State Fisheries Committee to take legal shape
Implementation of new quota policy depends on the Parliament
Kamchatka fishing firms told to donate to keep quota entitlement
Average pay as basis for quota entitlement in Vladivostok
Fishermen call for more affordable resource fees
French interests look into Murmansk-based freezing for Russian market
Late approval of research fishery schedule for North Basin
COMPANY NEWS
Boss of leading Nakhodka fleet bids for new term in office
Major Kamchatka combine stakes on squid
Magadan launched production of sea urchin roes
New owners breathe life into idle cod fillet factory
Value-added processor investing 500,000 USD into its plant refurbishment
Manufacturer of chitosan negotiating big order with Khabarovsk authorities
RUSSIAN FAR EAST FISHING SCENE
Statistics for eight months keeps RFE ahead
No big changes in the crab harvest
Directed fishery for red king crab taking off in the RFE
Salmon season hits last year result well ahead of closure
Gain in pollack fishery reaching 205,600 tonnes
Cold year delays start of saury season
Pacific cod harvest further down
Mixed bottom fish operations
Greenland halibut fishery remains stable
RFE shrimp fishery
Whelk catches down
Squid and miscellaneous fisheries in the Kurile
Atka mackerel fishery in Primoriye
NORTH BASIN FISHERY PROGRESS
Cod and haddock fishery in step with last year
Shrimp fishery satisfactory for the period
Mackerel catch in the Norwegian Sea behind last year
Blue whiting harvesters report good hauls of small fish
Herring catches display improving quality
Redfish of the Irminger Sea
Rockall fishery stable
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
South Atlantic Fisheries
Outlook for September
Seaweed season gathered momentum in Arkhangelsk
SHIPBUILDING, CONVERSIONS AND REFURBISHMENT
Government working on draft law to improve conditions for shipbuilding
New trawler for Arkhangelsk co-ops
Kamchatka fleet turning to domestic repair
MARKET MONITOR
Stocks, quotas, supplies, prices, new products, etc.
Russia’s overall output down, fillets and convenience foods up
Frozen fish trade picks up in Moscow and St. Petersburg
September auction to handle 405,307.5 metric tons of quotas
Pink salmon roe bought up in reefer quantities for the Russian market
Red caviar prices souring in Vladivostok
Seafood exports from the fishing grounds down in Vladivostok
Government nationalizing cod liver trademark
Russian Capital introducing eco-label in food stores
St. Petersburg follows Moscow in sushi bar rise
Saury has good potential on the Russian market
AQUACULTURE
Russia boosts sturgeon stocks in the Sea of Azov
First batch of commodity trout to be harvested in Arkhangelsk
Transplanted pink salmon stock on the rise in the White Sea
Scientists developing new method of sturgeon roe extraction
Vladivostok marine culture hits 6,000 hectares
Appendix 1. LISTS OF CATCH QUOTAS PUT UP FOR AUCTION ON 26 September 2003
Appendix 2. Fairs and Exhibitions
Appendix 3: September overview of wholesale prices