EDITOR’S NOTE
SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS
Fishermen of the Russian Far East gearing up to overthrow “Chinese Rule”
China closure makes Russians rethink fishery sector strategy
South Korea follows China with COVID-linked restrictions
Railways shipping half a million tons of seafood from Russian Far East
New Sakhalin hub to handle cargo traffic between Europe and Asia
Russia to ship up to 50KT of fish along Northern Sea Route
Government closing loophole for non-cleared fishing vessels
Different trends for frozen and canned fish production in 2020
Russian catch progress by early February 2021
SEAFOOD SUPPLY FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Domestic buyers rushing for pollock before China comes back into play
Russian pollock catch lagging further behind
Russian fishermen urged to look for new markets
RFC Group stakes on fillets and surimi in export markets development
Seafood prevailing in Russian agricultural exports to South Korea in 2020
Long-term forecast of Pacific cod stocks in the Bering and Chukchi Seas is not optimistic
Russian scientists issued preliminary forecast for salmon season 2021
Good potential for fish processing in the Russian Far East
Russia’s deep-sea crab quotas auctioned to the only bidder again
Sakhalin Atka mackerel TAC 2021 exceeds 2020 catch more than two times
PACIFIC MARKETS
New record for Russian exports of live crab to China
Russian exports of frozen snow crab to US surging
SEAFOOD SUPPLY FROM MURMANSK-LED NORTH FISHERIES
White fish prices hit opposing tracks on domestic and export markets for Murmansk fishermen
Progress of Russian fisheries in North and Central East Atlantic in early February 2021
Barents Sea catch and quota progress in January 2021
Norwegian Sea catch and quota progress in January 2021
Catch and quota progress in Northeast/Northwest Atlantic and Central East Atlantic in January 2021
Baltic Sea catch and quota progress in January 2021
SEAFOOD IMPORTS AND DOMESTIC MARKET
Moscow salmon and trout market pins hopes on February festivities
St-Petersburg sees rising herring prices and better pangasius fillet supply
Russia’s seafood imports in 2020 displaying amazing trends
Fishermen urged to build more vessels to tap the abundant Caspian sprat resource
VET UPDATE
Russia submits first batch of reexamined vessels and establishments to China
Chile willing to win a bigger share on the Russian fish market
Rosselkhoznadzor paving way for the Russian fish exporters to the Namibian market
Inshore catch health certificate to be issued automatically
COMPANY UPDATE
Skyrocketing year for Russian Crab Group
RFC launched Fleet Management Digital Center
DOBROFLOT intensified export operations
Kamchatka special zone extended for more investment projects
Vladivostok Fish Port struggling with growing fish landings
SHIPBUILDING, ONSHORE PLANTS AND REFURBISHMENT
Pacific fishery Company to take delivery of new crabber-processor
Steel cutting underway for the first crabber processor of Russian Crab Company Group
Keel laid for the third crabber of Russian Crab Company’s New fleet MKR
AQUACULTURE
Russian Aquaculture surging in line with Strategy 2030
Second largest Atlantic salmon producer moves forward with ARCTIC SALMON brand
Trout selection and breeding center nearing completion in Karelia
Arctic smolt plant project beefed up by government funding
APPENDIX: Fairs and Exhibitions
