Fish industry news
Aquaculture operations in Leningrad Oblast surrounding St. Petersburg are showing good growth dynamics of the annual fish farming output, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/
On 26 June through 8 July 2011 an MSC assessment group has visited Vladivostok within the framework of certification of Russia's pollock fishery towards compliance with MSC standards of sustainability, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/
At early July '11 meeting with Russia's fishery industry head Andrey Krainy the nation's PM Vladimir Putin underlined positive dynamics of import substitution and showed interest to current tariffs for railway transportation of seafood from the Far East Region, the latter issue growing especially urgent in view of the current salmon season unrolling now in the Pacific waters, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/
As per mid-July 2011 first shipments of the projected big salmon catch (from the new season in the Russian Far East) have been bound for Moscow to reach the Russian Capital shortly by the railway, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/
A big sturgeon farm is being constructed in the settlement of Rechnoye in Russia's Republic of Dagestan washed by the Caspian Sea, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/
The World Food Moscow Exposition and the Fish Union (the Russian newly-born organization uniting importers and other market players advocating development of competition) have organized a round table "Fish and Seafood" to be held on 13 September of 2011 during World Food Moscow, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/
The Union's executive director Sergey Gudkov will act as moderator of the discussions to bring together seafood importers and government officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Federal Fisheries Agency, Federal Customs Service, Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, the veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor and the consumer health protection service Rospotrebnadzor.
The Spanish trout and sturgeon farm Piscifactoria de Sierra Nevada has started exportation of premium sturgeon caviar to Russia this year, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/
Last year the company was duly approved for export to the Russian Federation under the number 12.00140/GR as fishery products processor (including fresh fishery products)
With the wild sturgeon stocks being in depletion, Russian private companies are increasingly investing in the production of farmed sturgeon caviar and the number of sturgeon farms has been rising in the last few years, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/