Russian Fish e-Monthly №8 (202) 19 августа 2021

SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS

• Russian exports of fish and seafood in the first half of the year
• Russia and China bargaining over market access versus pollock quotas
• New auctions for crab quota shares to be followed with other valuable species
• Russian PM outlining new incentives to speed up development of Kuril Islands
• Sector stakeholders in heated debate over investment quota strategy
• Russia to join trend to ship fish in containers
• Sixth annual voyage along Northern Sea Route underway to deliver Pacific salmon
• Big Groups to invest into ambitious infrastructure projects for fishery industry
• Russian seafood suppliers getting access to Angola’s market
• Vietnam’s market opens up for Russian fish exporters
• Difficult talks on mutual market access between Russia and Indonesia
• Russia’s valuable artemia stocks need better protection
• New fish processing plant in Kamchatka brings total to 30 establishments
• Russian vessels resumed fishing in Morocco fishing zone
• Khabarovsk fish exporters boost value to offset declining sales
• Fish exchanges and auctions on Russian government agenda
• Russian satellite communication system to provide broadband Internet access for fishermen
• Russian vet watchdog sees potential for more frozen fish imports from Uruguay
• Government preparing draft law on "On the Closed Cycle Production"

SEAFOOD SUPPLY FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST

• An overview of the fishing situation for August 10, 2021
• Production of most important objects in Pacific Russia
• More than 450 thousand tons of Pacific salmon were harvested in the Far East
• Scientists producing forecast for Russian Far East pelagic season
• Kamchatka boosting seafood shipments to China
• Supplies of live sea urchins are more active and at higher prices
• More than 50 thousand tons of iwashi sardine has been caught
• Fishermen will be able to catch more than 300 thousand tons of herring in season B
• Prices for fish products from Russian Far East remained stable in mid-August

SEAFOOD SUPPLY FROM MURMANSK-LED NORTH FISHERIES

• Kara Sea snow crab and Barents Sea shrimp to be managed by TAC
• Progress of Russian fisheries in the North Atlantic and Central Eastern Atlantic in January-July 2021

SEAFOOD IMPORTS AND DOMESTIC MARKET

• Russia’s seafood import results in first half 2021
• Russian mackerel appreciating at St-Petersburg’s wholesale seafood market
• In mid-August 2021 salmon and trout prices in Moscow stay calm
• Domestic whitefish supply from Murmansk featuring strong prices for mackerel

COMPANY UPDATE

• Russian billionaire moves into Pacific salmon business
• Major fishing company ships for export straight from Vladivostok
• Russian Crab Company Group reports performance results for the 1st half of 2021
• Russian Crab Group working produces high quality products
• New 12KT coldstore to reduce storage capacity shortage in Russian Far East
• Vladivostok Fish Terminal received EU number
• Chukotka-based fishing company sold for $63 million
• China suspending seafood import permits for six Russian companies

SHIPBUILDING, ONSHORE PLANTS AND REFURBISHMENT

• PM pushing to introduce domestic CAD systems in shipbuilding
• Leading whitefish harvester to add longliners to newbuilding program
• Keel of fourth crab-catcher for Russian Crab Group laid at Onega Shipyard
• Putin Watches Launch of Third Supertrawler for Russian Fishery Company
• "Okhotsk" newbuilding crabber conducted factory sea trials

AQUACULTURE

• Russia’s leading Atlantic salmon producer announced operating results for the first half of 2021
• Russian fish farmers boosted production in the first half 2021
• Russian sturgeon farmers increase production of fish and caviar

APPENDIX 1: Fairs and Exhibitions