Fish industry news
The Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic has submitted for discussion a draft government decree that would extend the successful experience of the Russian Far East in the formation and distribution of aquaculture sites to the North Fisheries Basin, reports Megafishnet.com.
In 2020 Russian fish farmers have been able to get relief under the extra protection through subsidized insurance extended to aquaculture as of 1st January 2019, reports Megafishnet.com.
In early December 2020 President Vladimir Putin signed the law “On the ratification of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing”, reports Megafishnet.com.
In the first nine months of 2020 Russian salmon and trout farms considerably increased production volumes year-on-year, reports Megafishnet.com.
In early December Tersan Yard (Turkey) has delivered first supertrawler to its Russian customer with 10 more vessels of the series being built at the Admiralty Yards in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, reports Megafishnet.com.
As per early December 2020 the wholesale salmon and trout market is under the influence of a number of factors that slow down the sales dynamics, reports Megafishnet.com.
As per the second week of December 2020 the wholesale trade in frozen seafood was still behind the usual end-of-year acceleration, though the demand for imported species was generally active in Russia’s main entry port for imported products, reports Megafishnet.com.
Russian seafood producers are making plans to export to Indonesia as the redtape to enter the country’s market is entering the final stage, reports Megafishnet.com.
In autumn 2020 Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has issued a number of directives concerning importation of finfish and other seafood products onto the territory of the Russian Federation.
On December 4, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) and General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China held a videoconference to discuss Chinese COVID-linked regulations for import of seafood into PRC, reports Megafishnet.com.
The autumn herring fishery traditionally begins in late September and ends in late November. As per the end of November 2020, all the current quotas have been nearly covered with part of the catch shipped for export. The next fishery will only occur in October 2021, reports Megafishnet.com.
The Russian fleets were engaged in pelagiс fishery in the Baltic Sea as well as bottom trawl fishery for cod and haddock in November 2020, reports Megafishnet.com.
In November 2020 few Russian trawlers were hunting for various species on the grounds of East and West Greenland, NAFO regulatory area and in the Mauritanian EEZ, reports Megafishnet.com.
In November 2020 the Russian fleets continued targeting herring, blue whiting and black halibut in the Norwegian Sea, reports Megafishnet.com.
In November 2020 the Russian fleets have been harvesting cod, haddock, halibut, crabs and other species, reports Megafishnet.com.
In late November the Yantar shipyard based in Kaliningrad delivered the third RSW seiner-trawler to the customer in Kamchatka, reports Megafishnet.com.
On December 1, 2020, the keel was laid for the second crabber of a series of seven boats ordered by the Russian Crab Company, reports Megafishnet.com.
DVRP LLC established recently by McDonald's Corporation has become a resident of the Free Port of Vladivostok to profit from tax and other benefits for the project of extending its restaurant network to the special area, reports Megafishnet.com.
Presumably, as a result of halted shipments to China, landings in Murmansk Fish Port have been surging during the first December week up to 8300 metric tons based on reported arrivals, reports Megafishnet.com.
Kamchatka and Chukotka fishermen are displaying good progress of fishery operations at the close of the 2020 season. However, some species (e.g. blue king crab and snow crab bairdi) showed worse results compared to the previous year, reports Megafishnet.com.