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Potential ban of chilled seafood imports from Norway as threatened by Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has not been introduced as per 19 April 2012, though it is not clear if the restrictions are really going to take place, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

In 2011 Russia's total export of seafood products both cleared at customs and shipped from beyond the Russian EEZ (not subject to delivery to the Russian customs territory for clearance) exceeded ** million MT. The total value amounted to more than ** billion USD, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Russian fish business has a great potential for development. To use this potential it needs new fleet, new technologies, new approaches and new legislation. These issues actually lie in the sphere of activity of Russian Sea Group of Companies which has initiated a special interesting and promising project of state scale, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ with reference to CEO of Russian Sea-Fishing Vadim Gurinov.

Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency has officially published final results of the nation's fishing sector in 2011, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ with reference to Head of Analytical information agency on fisheries Timur Mitupov.

During the APO A-Season 2012 the catch and production structure has considerably changed in line with market requirements, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Another series of pollock roe auctions in Busan is over.  The next week, beginning with April, 16, is devoted to Seattle auctions.  Situation will be clearer in a week (and absolutely clear when all the auctions are over).  However, it’s high time to make intermediate conclusions while to determine price outlook it is important to look into quality of the American roe...

In January-February 2012 Russian exported shipped to the world market ***,*** MT of seafood. Russian fish was exported to 30 countries of the world with the lion’s share purchased by Chinese importers (**.*% or more than ***,*** MT)

In January-February 2012 Russian exported shipped to the world market ***,*** MT of seafood. Russian fish was exported under 64 HSCs and the most important export article was frozen Alaska pollock (**.**% or ***,*** MT) which was shipped mostly to China and South Korea...

In January-February 2012 87 foreign companies imported Russian seafood. Chinese company SHANDONG HUAMING INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD became leader in value terms with a result of **.**% or nearly USD ***.* million...

In January-February 2012 87 foreign companies imported Russian seafood. Chinese company SHANDONG HUAMING INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD became leader in volume terms with a result of **.**% or ***,** MT

In January-February 2012 229 Russian companies exported seafood to the world market. OAO Okeanrybflot (plc) became the leading company with a result of **.**% and USD **.* million

In January-February 2012 229 Russian companies exported seafood to the world market. OAO Okeanrybflot (plc) became the leading company with a result of **.**% and more than **,*** MT...

In January-February 2012 Russian exporters sold to the world market nearly ***,*** MT of seafood at the total statistical value of ca.USD ***.* million (the figures do not cover export shipments from beyond the Russian EEZ)...

In April 2012 Russian fleets started fishing on the grounds of commander squid Berryteuthis magister in the nation’s Far East Basin and, according to non-official figures, as per 10 April 2012 one of the basin’s leading harvesters Dalmoreproduct Holding Company (plc) caught *** MT of squid. At the same time, according to vessels’ daily reports, from 3 to 10 April 2012 total production of frozen squid tubes in the Russian Far East amounted to ***,*** MT. Though big fleet will start targeting squid in May 2012, the market participants intently follow development of the situation so that they could form strategy for sales of squid inventories from old catch...

The ongoing debate related to Russia's accession to WTO has mainly centered on the implications of the forthcoming reduction of import duties for the Russian seafood industry. But since the 1970s it is the technical barriers that have formed the core of "new protectionism" in the international trade, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ with reference to President of Russian Pollock Catchers Association German Zverev interviewed by Golden Horn.

Unexpectedly for market participants JSC Nord-West F.C. based in Murmansk has taken the second place in Russia's seafood export in January 2012, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/