Fish industry news

Note: Provisional figures of Russia’s Federal Customs Service. Final figures will differ 1%-3% upwards.

Note: Provisional figures of Russia’s Federal Customs Service. Final figures will differ 1%-3% upwards.

After completing the restructuring all The Russian Sea Group's assets will be consolidated in OAO "The Russian Sea Group of Companies" (plc), which is to become the parent company,...

At the 31st session of Mixed Russian-Faroe Fisheries Commission in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, on 26-27 November 2007 the sides have reached a number of decisions on capture quotas.

Note: The present text in Russian has been compiled by State Duma (Lower House of the Russian Federal Assembly) to include the following editions:

Adopted by the State Duma on 16 November 2007, Approved by the Federation Council on 23 November 2007

The government of Rostov region has developed a program of development of fish farming sector up to 2015.

In Pskov region (in the North-West of Russian Federation, bordering Latvia and Estonia), namely in Gdov (not far from St. Petersburg) the first of cage farming line has been launched.

Commercial farming is considered to be one of the most dynamically developing industries in the economy of Russia'a Republic of Karelia, bordering on Finland.

On 4-7 December 2007 Seoul hosted 17th session of the Russian-Korean Fisheries Commission.

In December 2007 Moscow hosted 24th session of the Russian-Japanese Fisheries Commission where the sides discussed how to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial economical and scientific connections between fish businesses and organizations of the both countries.

"Fish international 2008 will provide a broad forum for the fair's key topic: the sustainability of fish and seafood. Experts from fish retailing, wholesaling, the grocery sector and industry will offer information on the latest developments in product origin control and show which concrete measures they take in reaction to increasing demand",

On the threshold of the New Year celebrations the prices have been fluently growing for the table fish such as cod, haddock and saithe and for salmon species (Atlantiс salmon and trout).

The Russian and Norwegian authorities have agreed to postpone the deadline for the switch to pelagic imports from Russia-approved Norwegian plants affecting such pelagic species as herring, mackerel and capelin.

As per 12 December 2007 a group of 48 fishing vessels was harvesting Alaska pollock in the West Bering Sea zone.

ZAO Baltiysky Bereg Company based in Saint Petersburg has become a winner of the competition "Made in Saint Petersburg".