Russian Fish e-Monthly No.6 (165) June 22, 2010

INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Russia to partially adopt Kazakhstan’s Technical Regulation for Fish to harmonize food safety legislation of the Custom Union member-countries
Big sale of 10-year quota shares completed at dedicated auction in Moscow
Good progress of Russian fisheries in first five months 2010
Russian fish production in first four months of 2010

RUSSIAN VET CONTROL UPDATE
Russian vets strengthening control of products from Spain, Chile
Temporary restrictions for seafood importation from Latvian plant lifted by Russian vets

RUSSIAN SHRIMP IMPORTS UPDATE
Russian shrimp imports making another big leap
Russian frozen shrimp imports in 2009

MARKET MONITOR
Overview of Moscow’s freshfrozen fish market as per third week of June 2010
Overview of key markets for fish products from Russian and American Pacific fisheries as per mid-June 2010
Russian salmon importers welcome termination of the Norwegian transport strike
Norwegian Salmon exports to Russia in May 2010
Norwegian salmon prices continue growing on Russian seafood market
Pangasius exports to Russia increased again
Vietnamese export of catfish to Russia in first quarter 2010
Export of fish and shellfish from Vladivostok to China in first quarter 2010
Fish consumption in Russia quickly rising

SUPPLY FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Overview of seafood exports from Russia’s Far East in April 2010
Overview of fisheries in the Russian Far East as per mid-June 2010
Russian salmon season unrolling in the Russian Far East
Outlook for fisheries in the Russian Far East in third quarter 2010
Results of Russian fishery in Russian Far East as per January–May 2010

SUPPLY FROM NORTH AND WEST FISHERY BASINS
Overview of Russian Fisheries in North Atlantic and Central Eastern Atlantic as per mid-June 2010

AQUACULTURE UPDATE
Ukraine-based combined fish farm and freshwater wild fisheries operation offered for sale to investors
Breeding wrasse raises feed challenges

FISH PROCESSING UPDATE
Sakhalin-based processors go for Japanese equipment for massive update of salmon factories

COMPANY NEWS
Royal Greenland enters into joint venture with Russian seafood company Agama
Moscow-based Fly Fish Company about to hit RUB1.5 billion sales target
Moscow-based Trading House DALPROMRYBA selling its processing subsidiary in Astrakhan
Murmansk-based fishing companies to build new trawlers

APPENDIX 1: Onboard production of seafood by Russian fishing companies in March-May 2009-2010
APPENDIX 2: Monthly catches of Russian fishing companies in March-May 2009-2010
APPENDIX 3: Catches of Russian fishing companies in nation’s EEZ in January-May 2009-2010
APPENDIX 4: Weekly seafood prices in Moscow’s big multiples as per mid-May 2010