The total volume of aquatic bioresources caught in Russia exceeded 4.2 million tons

Russia's Far Eastern basin has seen a significant increase in fish catch, producing over 3.2 million tons of pollock and Pacific herring. Other basins also contributed to the total catch of 425.95 thousand tons, with the Northern basin producing 198.9 thousand tons of cod and the Western basin 32.4 thousand tons of sprat. As of October 26, 32 vessels carrying 21.7 thousand tons of fish products, including salmon and fresh-frozen pollock, arrived at the seaports of Primorsky Krai, with the majority of the produce being sent to the domestic market.

The Far Eastern basin produced over 3.2 million tons, including over 1.77 million tons of pollock (an increase of 2.3 thousand tons compared to 2023) and 343.7 thousand tons of Pacific herring (+50.2 thousand tons compared to last year). In the Northern basin, the total catch was 388.4 thousand tons, including 198.9 thousand tons of cod. The Western basin yielded 61.3 thousand tons of catch, including 32.4 thousand tons of sprat. In the Azov-Black Sea basin, 26.8 thousand tons were caught, and in the Volga-Caspian basin - 59.7 thousand tons. In exclusive economic zones and the world ocean, the Russian fleet caught 425.95 thousand tons. As ...