Fish industry news
On 24 October 2008 Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor finished another inspection of Norwegian fish processing plants.
In the first nine months of 2008 Russia's fish hatcheries have already released 8.308 billion juveniles and fish fry, including Coregonus whitefish, Atlantic and Pacific salmon, sturgeon and small freshwater species.
In January-September 2008 Magadan-based fishing and processing companies sold own-made products and rendered services totally worth RUB1326.3 million.
This year four new commercial fish farms have been launched in Saint Petersburg and in the surrounding Leningrad Oblast with the total investments into the projects estimated at ....
Fish companies based in Arkangelsk and Nenets Autonomous District have increased the harvest and production versus a slightly declining value in January-September 2008.
Russia's Government has approved rules for preparation and granting the right of use of aquatic biological resources classified as objects of fishery for other than commercial offshore and inshore operations.
In particular, in the first six months of 2008 the import volume of squid onto the territory of Russia has considerably increased dramatically in volume and value, reports http://www.fishnet-russia.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
In the first nine months of the year 2008 Russia's fish companies harvested *** million metric tons of fish.