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After comparably bad years of 2009-2010 the Russian fishermen targeting saury in the nation's Far East reported almost double catches in the current year season partly thanks to stronger scientific support, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

At the 40th session in mid-October 2011 Mixed Russian-Norwegian Commission on Fisheries has approved nations' TACs 2012 for Northeast arctic cod and haddock, capelin and halibut, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency has approved nation's TACs in the Baltic Sea for the year 2012, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

TACs 2012 for cod, ocean perch, Greenland halibut and other species in the NAFO zone have been set at 113,378 MT to display a decline from 142,450 MT in 2011, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

The Japanese fishermen have closed kelp fishery near the Signal Island (Lesser Kuril Ridge) with a result of *** MT accounting for **% of their quota 2011, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

According to Vladivostok-based fishery research institute TINRO-Center, the total harvest of finfish and other aquatic species in the Russian Far East Basin as per 12 September 2011 amounted to 2,236,700 MT (53% of total year forecast), reports www.megafishnet.com

According to estimated figures, in September 2011 the Russian harvest in the Atlantic Ocean and Southeast Pacific increased by 7,400 MT to 118,400 MT. The contribution of Kaliningrad-based vessels remained on a par with the previous month - namely at 28%.

With ten-year quota share period ending in 2018, the fishery industry players are gearing up to have the fishing rights system modified to better suit their needs as they see it. On the one flank, the Russian fishery head has come forward with a proposal for the government to extend the quota attachment period to 20 years (quotas are now granted to fishing companies). On the other flank, the powerful United Shipbuilding Corp. (USC, Russian acronym "OSK") holding under its umbrella all Russia's major naval yards wants a juicy proportion of the quotas linked to the boats which the concern hopes would be built in Russia at its yards. The fishermen are vigorously protesting but the Corporation is only developing its inroads to the decision-makers in the government.

On September 19th, 2011 Aker Seafoods concluded an agreement with STX OSV AS to build three modern trawlers. The trawlers will have a new hull shape, reduced fuel consumption and an increased catch capacity. Aker Seafoods is taking an important step in the direction towards a more environmental-friendly and profitable white fish catch, according to the company.

This year Russian Fishery Company and others managed to deliver as much as 16 thousand MT of fish from Kamchatka to St. Petersburg along Northern Sea Route. Of course, it is not much, just three tramper vessels (Kommunary Nikolaeva, Kapitan Pryakha, Bereg Nadezhdy), but it was just the beginning, and experts think a successful one.

The time of year when pelagic pair trawling for herring is the most effective method is here. According to Gudlaugur Jónsson, skipper of Ingunn AK, fishing has been very good and production at the Vopnafjördur factory has also been going well now that the flow of raw material has been resumed after a spell of bad weather at the end of last week that interrupted fishing, according to HB Grandi.

According to estimated figures, in August 2011 the Russian harvest in the Atlantic Ocean and Southeast Pacific increased by 1,200 MT to 111,000 MT. The contribution of Kaliningrad-based vessels also rose to 28%, reports www.megafishnet.com.

In the near future deep fish processing will be developed in Russia at a much greater rate and big retailers are already mulling over using their logistic powers in order to trigger the process from their end, reports www.megafishnet.com.

The Russian market for salmon processing machinery is far from saturation and, profiting from this opportunity, Vladivostok-based Process Equipment Co., Ltd ("Tehnologicheskoye oborudovanije" Company in Russian) has been doubling or even tripling manufacture and sales of separate machines as well as complete plants in the last few years, reports www.megafishnet.com.