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Three largest companies in the region of Kamchatka Okeanrybflot, Imeni Lenina fishing co-op and ZAO Akros could be left without Pacific salmon quotas.

Sochi-based trout farm "Adler" (near the Black sea coast) has been boosting its production of both fish eggs and fish individuals for selling. In 2007 the fish production volume increased by 3%, and eyed roe volume increased by 13%, according to the local

Head of Russia's State Fisheries Committee Andrey Krainy has established the Collegium of Russia's State Fisheries and confirmed the agenda of the new body.

Based on the results of laboratory testing of seafood coming from Taiwan and processed at the plant No. 2FH0002 Russia's Federal Service for

Ardonsky salmon farming plant based in the North Ossetia (Russia's region in the North Caucasis bordering on Georgia) plans to boost its production capacity in next three year period and increase the production volume four times.

In the first quarter of 2008 the Norwegian export of herring fillets to Russian and Eastern European countries has increased

The first electronic fish market will be opened in Murmansk port in July 2008, according to head of Russia's State Fisheries Andrey Krainy.

OAO Novocherkassky Rybokombinat Company based in Rostov region in the South of Russia plans to boost its sturgeon farming capacity to more than 1,000 tonnes by the year..

Kaliningrad-based Roskon Company has opened a large cannery in the town of Pionersky in Kaliningrad region.

Nakhodka Sea Fish Port in the Russian Far East has gone into major reconstruction with the process to last for 3 years to cover modernization of port terminals and purchase of extra handling equipment.

In 2008 Brig Star Group of Companies with head office in Moscow plans to open a processing complex in Rostov region of Russia (in the Russian South).

Dynamics of Russia's trout imports in 2004-2007 was mixed with imports of frozen trout ...

The TACs advice for sea urchin and humpback shrimp (Pandalus hypsinotus) in the Primorye subarea has been increased as compared to 2007.

Salmon quota 2008 for Sakhalin is very likely to be set at the rate of 144,000 tonnes in line with the advice of Sakhalin fishery biologists.

At the end of March 2008 Tokyo hosted the 24-th session of Russian-Japanese mixed fishery commission, according to Russia's State Fishery Committee.

Farmers in Krasnodar region are going to release 2 million of juveniles of sturgeon, beluga and starred sturgeon species in the Karasun lakes...

Fish industry Board of Primorye (capital Vladivostok) has come forward with an ambitious plan to develop marine culture in the area.