Fish industry news
The Russian veterinary and phytosanitary service Rosselkhoznadzor has forwarded to the Federal Customs Service the list of Russian border check-points authorized for handling seafood imports into the country.
The recent years have been displaying a dramatic growth of seafood import to the Ukraine, according to Seichas newspaper.
The Russian veterinary and phytosanitary service Rosselkhoznadzor has informed the Vietnamese respective authorities that Russia will import Vietnamese seafood only from approved plants as of 25 April 2007.
OAO Murmansk Fish Port (plc) fully owned by the government as represented by the Russian Federal Property Agency Rosimuschestvo, seems to be recovering after a period of financial troubles as the balance sheet profit through the first three months of the current year 2007 reached the break even point versus the loss of RUR24.6 million through the same period last year.
OAO Murmansk Trawl Fleet (plc), the leading fishing and processing combine of the Russian North Fisheries Basin, conducted annual meeting of shareholders in order to elect the board of directors, the company's auditor and members of check-up committee.
April issue of the Russian Fish Report was published online on 21 April current.
Representatives of the Russian veterinary and phytosanitary service Rosselkhoznadzor, the Norwegian State food service and Fishery Directorate have concluded talks in Oslo towards development ...
Russian catch in the North Atlantic in January-March 2005-2007
Russia's total harvest in the waters of the North Atlantic on 8-15 April kept on decreasing and the lag on the first week of April 2007 amounted to 2800 tonnes.
Interatlantic Company (major processor and distributor in the rich Urals region) has expanded its range of smoked products
By the end of the first ten days of April 2007 the number of vessels operating on the grounds of prespawning herring grew by ...
The analysis of the Alaska pollock fishery results 2007 highlights that APO roe is the most valuable (currency earning) product processed in the course of the fishing season.
April 2007 was remarkable for closure of Alaska pollock fishery, the main fishing season for the Russian Far East Basin formally closing this year on 10 April 2007.
In March 2007 the overall harvest in the seas of the Russian Far East was lower than in the same month 2006, mainly due to decreases of Alaska pollock and herring catches.
According to the results of retailer rating "The best product of February", TM Maties herring fillets...
A group of directors of the Russian Sea Company known as leading importers and distributors of seafood have visited Petrozavodsk (capital of the Republic of Karelia in the north-west of Russia) to make use of the opportunities for farming and processing of rainbow trout in Karelia.
According to provisional figures of Russian Federal Customs Service, in 2006 Russia imported at least 52,400 tonnes of finfish, shellfish, mollusks and other seafood from Vietnam at a total cost of more than 104.2 million USD.
According to Fistenet.gov.vn The Nam Viet Seafood Import Export Joint Stock Co. in the Mekong delta province of An Giang aims to export 100 million USD...
The Russian Federation increased exports of Alaska pollock fillets to the German market by 78% to 28 000 tonnes in 2006, according to Globefish.
In the year 2006 Russian importers purchased 14,700 metric tons of frozen Alaska pollock fillets (HSC 0304 0 850) from China at a total cost of ca.30 million USD.