Russian Fish e-Monthly No.7 (106) July 1, 2005

FISHING INDUSTRY NEWS
Epoch-making rules in pipeline to bring catch to Russian
ports for clearance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Government told to speed up important regulations - - - - - 3
New CEO to prepare Murmansk Port for Russian fish come-back
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Quota share reshuffle on the doorstep - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
COMPANY NEWS
Fishing companies for sale in the Russian Far East - - - - - 5
Sakhalin fishing and processing business for sale - - - - - - 5
Fast rise of Pacific Fishing Company - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Big Group takes over Vladivostok Fishing Port - - - - - - - - - 6
Green ltd to build new coldstore to capitalize on capacity
shortage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
St. Petersburg firm to double output of seafood - - - - - - - - - 6
Court to review PBTF-SMI amicable settlement - - - - - - - - 6
RUSSIAN FAR EAST FISHING SCENE
First Pacific squid expedition in the Russian Far East - - - - 7
Fishery in the Russian Far East to June 2005 inclusive - - - 7
RFE onboard production update - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Alaska pollock fishery in the West Bering Sea Zone - - - - - 8
Longliner operations in the Bering Sea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Mixed bottomfish operations in the Bering Sea - - - - - - - - - 8
Inshore operations in the Bering Sea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Operations off Northand South Kuriles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Fishery in the Sea of Okhotsk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Fishery in the Sea of Japan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Salmon fishery progress in the Russian Far East - - - - - - - 11
Fishery outlook for July in the Russian Far East - - - - - - - 11
NORTH BASIN FISHERY PROGRESS
Cod and haddock operations in the Barents Sea - - - - - - 12
Red king crab fishery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Progress of Russian blue whiting fishery - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Russian fishery for Norwegian spring-spawning herring - - 12
Mackerel fishery in the Norwegian Sea- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Haddock fishery in the Rockall Bank- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Russia's redfish operations in the Irminger Sea - - - - - - - - 13
Progress of Russian halibut fishery in Northwest Atlantic - 13
Russian fishery in Central Eastern Atlantic - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Catch in the North Basinin the first half- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Fishery outlook for July 2005 in the North Basin - - - - - - - 14
MARKET MONITOR
Russia imports ever more seafood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Norway still leads as main supplier to Russia - - - - - - - - - 14
Trends in Russian live fish imports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Skyrocketing prawn market attracts new players - - - - - - - 15
Fresh and chilled fish imports surging in Russia - - - - - - - 15
Trends in Russian frozen fish imports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
Fish fillet imports into Russia rising in all terms - - - - - - - - 15
Russia reports surging imports of molluscs - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Processed fish imports into Russia show best growth in value
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Imports of crustaceans into Russia displaying good momen-tum
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Japanese market overflowing with Russian sea urchin prod-ucts
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Freshfrozen fish market of St. Petersburg and Moscow in
July 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
Supermarkets to retail more seafood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
SHIPBUILDING, CONVERSIONS AND REFURBISHMENT
Murmansk-based firm building one more trawler - - - - - - - 19
FISH FARMING
Breeding cycle of northern whitefish closed - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Appendix 1: Fairs and Exhibitions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19