Russian Fish e-Monthly
21 May 2009
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INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Russia’s fishery sector rated second in terms of share of profitable businesses
Russia to take extra measures for development of fishery industry onshore infrastructure
Vladivostok customs bargaining with fishermen to trade advance clearance of exported fish cargoes for more realistic customs value
Government approves formal list of anadromous species harvested in Russia’s inland waters and territorial sea
Moscow to host 14th Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Science Symposium
Russia’s new federal regulations for Volga-Caspian basin’s fisheries

RUSSIAN VET CONTROL UPDATE
Russian vets released list of approved Vietnamese exporters and their Russian partners
Russian vets allowed seafood importation from approved Vietnamese plants
Russian vets released list of approved fish processing plants of Morocco
Russian vets published list of approved fish processing plants of Mauritania
Russian vets released list of approved Spanish exporters
Russian vets released list of approved Italian exporters
Russian vets released list of approved UK exporters
Russian vets released list of approved Danish exporters
Russian vets introduced restrictions for seafood importation from several Argentinean and Norwegian plants
Russian vets lifted restrictions from Canadian plant
Russian vets lifted restrictions from Thai plant
Russian vets circulating list of Polish fish processing plants approved for export to Russia
Russian vets releasing list of Japanese fish processing plants approved for export to Russia
List of New Zealand fish processing plants and vessels approved for export to Russia
Russian vets amending list of Norwegian companies approved for salmon and trout export to Russia

MARKET MONITOR
Norwegian salmon comes forward as main newsmaker on Russia’s freshfrozen fish market
Russia’s Okhotsk pollock fishery winds up in new market conditions
Russia’s freshfrozen fish market witnessing many important developments
Moscow's freshfrozen fish market witnessing mixed trends of brisk sales and setbacks
Prices of pink salmon and chum salmon in Moscow looking upwards
Salmon roe market in Moscow sinking
Good supply of blue whiting driving prices down in Moscow
Russian pollock prices on Moscow market kept in check by good supply of cod
Russian market saving Murmansk fishermen at moment of crisis in export shipments
Russian herring market displaying growth and structural changes
Russia comes forward as largest market for Norwegian herring in April 2009
Murmansk cod exporters facing big problems with product sales
Import of Russian seafood to Japan in March 2009 displaying good dynamics
Russian surimi producers gearing up to fill emerging supply gap on domestic crab sticks market
Russia suffering from lack of seafood despite mandatory customs clearance at home ports
Russian Railways defending fish transportation charges
Belarus to import only raw fish

SUPPLY FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Vladivostok scientists conducting public hearings of projected TACs 2010
Overview of seafood exports from the Russian Far East to March 2009
Overview of fisheries in the Russian Far East as per 10 May 2009
Blue king crab and snow crab fishery banned in West Kamchatka
Russian Far East expecting record high salmon catch in 2009
SUPPLY FROM NORTH AND WEST FISHERY BASINS
Outlook for Russian fisheries in Murmansk-led North Basin in May 2009
Russian fisheries in North Atlantic and Central Eastern Atlantic in early May 2009

COMPANY NEWS
Murmansk Fish Port boosting turnover
Murmansk fishmeal plant facing serious problems
New seiner launched in Vladivostok

FISH FARMING
Russian scientists enhanced pollock success with artificial hatching of cod eggs in Kamchatka
Russian fish farmers pioneered reproduction of valuable species registered in Red Book

APPENDIX 1: Onboard production of seafood by Russian fishing companies in January-April 2009 as compared to October-December 2008
APPENDIX 2: Catches of Russian fishing companies in January-March 2009 as compared to October-December 2008
APPENDIX 3: Catches of Russian fishing companies in nation’s EEZ in January-March 2009
APPENDIX 4: Weekly seafood prices in Moscow's big multiples in February-May 2009
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