Russia's aquatic product catch exceeds 4 million tons, with the eastern region performing outstandingly

Russia has caught over 4 million tons of aquatic products, with the Far East region contributing over 3 million tons, including a notable increase in the catch of Alaska pollock, Atlantic cod, Pacific herring, and Far Eastern plaice. The total catch in northern and western waters, as well as in the Azov-Black Sea and Volga-Caspian Sea waters, also saw an increase. Additionally, seafood caught in foreign exclusive economic zones, treaty areas, and open high seas brought the total catch to 406,300 tons. As of October 12, 43 ships carried 27,882 tons of seafood, including salmon, pollock, herring, and Atlantic cod, with the freshly caught seafood primarily supplied to the domestic market.

According to the data of the industry monitoring system (TSMC) of the Russian Fisheries Agency, as of now, the total amount of aquatic products caught in Russia has exceeded 4 million tons, reaching 40.279 million tons. Among the fishing conditions in different waters, the Far East region performed particularly well, with a catch of more than 3 million tons, specifically 30.798 million tons. Among them, the catch of Alaska pollock exceeded 1.737 million tons, an increase of 4,000 tons over 2023; and the catch of Atlantic cod was The catch of Pacific herring was 336,900 tons, an increase of 50,600 tons year-on-year. In addition, the catch of Far Eastern plaice was 56,400 tons, and the catch of mackerel was 329,800 tons, also an increase of 59,000 tons over last year. The total catch in northern waters was 377,700 tons, including 1.952 million tons of Atlantic cod, 479,000 tons of flatfish, and 517,000 tons of capelin, the latter of which increased by 2.86% over last year. 00 tons. ...