Russian Fish e-Monthly No.1 (184) january 20, 2012

INSIDER COMMENT ON INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
AKROS to enhance upswing of Consolidation of Russian Whitefish Operations
Pacific Andes rebuilds huge Viktoriya mothership for surimi production in Russian Pollock Fisheries
Export of fish and shellfish from Russian Far East in January – Chinese New Year is coming

DOMESTIC HIGHLIGHTS MONITOR
Russia’s Fisheries Agency announcing provisional results 2011
ECR Russia supported concept of national system of seafood traceability
Russia’s fish imports/exports in January-November 2011 displaying ups and downs
New customs tariffs and HSCs for Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan coming into force as of January 2012
Belarus announcing list of approved fish importers for 2012
Russian consumer prices outstripping other foods in 2011
Russia’s Government amending fishery development program
Russia remaining the biggest single market for Norwegian seafood in 2011
Rosstat publishing official import-export statistics for Russian Fishery Industry in 2003-2010
Russia boosting purchases of Vietnamese shrimps

AQUACULTURE
Russian Sea Group won a tender for 9 fishing sites for salmon and trout farming with potential volume up to 30,000 MT
AKVA Group to deliver complete catch farm for Russian Sea Company

SUPPLY FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Developments in key markets for fish products from Russian and American Pacific fisheries as per mid-January 2012
Okhotsk APO season 2012 taking off with strong results
Overview of seafood exports from Russian Far East in November 2011

SUPPLY FROM NORTH AND WEST FISHERY BASINS
Russian and Norwegian fishermen looking into market prospects for whitefish in Europe
Overview of Russian fisheries in North and Central Atlantic in December 2011

VET UPDATE
Russian vet control summary

APPENDIX 1: Companies’ offshore quotas 2012 in the Russian EEZ (Russian Far East Basin)
APPENDIX 2: Companies’ offshore quotas 2012 in the Russian EEZ (Northwest Basin), in the EEZs of Norway, Greenland and Japan, in the Faeroes fishing zone and in NAFO zone
APPENDIX 3: Catches of Russian fishing companies in nation’s EEZ in January-December 2010-2011
APPENDIX 4: Catches of Russian fishing companies in December 2008-2011
APPENDIX 5: Onboard production of seafood by Russian fishing companies in December 2008-2011