Russian Fish e-Monthly
11 December 2018
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Table of Contents

IMPORT AND EXPORT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Trends in Russian seafood imports in first nine months of 2018
  • Russian fresh and frozen fish exports on the rise in first 9 months of 2018
  • Russia registers 30% rise in export of added-value fish products
  • Russian government to enhance assistance to non-raw material exporters of seafood
  • Automatic recording of customs declarations saves time for businesses in the Russian Far East

INDUSTRY NEWS

  • Total harvest of finfish and other aquatic species nearing 5 mln MT by early December 2018
  • Allocation of 15-year quota shares clouded by proposed quota auctions for Russian crab harvesters
  • “Dutch auction” deciding investment quota shares for factories in Russian Far East
  • Fishing boats massively laid at Russian yards generating good business for foreign suppliers
  • Russia puts spotlight on value-addition and waste-free processing in seafood sector
  • Vladivostok’s coldstorage capacity to grow by 80 thousand tonnes
  • Fishermen studying government plans for single traceability system
  • Russian fishermen and retailers urged to make long-term partnerships
  • Northern Sea Route to reduce cost of fish shipping from Russian Far East
  • Russia to produce its own fishfinder
  • Russian scientists developed a method of obtaining an antiseptic from fish oils

COMPANY UPDATE

  • Russia’s leading APO harvester hires western top manager to develop new products and markets
  • USD 90 million fish plant nearing completion at Shikotan in the Russian Far East
  • EUR10.3mln fish plant in Murmansk will feature X-ray and water-jet cutting technology
  • Kunashir-based USD 16.5 million fishmeal and fish oil plant will feature production lines from Thailand
  • Magadan-based Pacific Fishery Company to build multi-purpose crabber
  • First phase of fish handling terminal completed in Kamchatka

SUPPLY FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST

  • Frozen fish market in the Russian Far East displaying strong export bias
  • Outlook for Sea of Okhotsk Pollock fishery in 2019
  • Outlook for pollock fishery in Russian Far East in 2019
  • Outlook for pacific sardine and mackerel fishery in the Russian Far East
  • Surge of salmon roe exports from Vladivostok-led Primorye

SUPPLY FROM NORTH AND WEST FISHERY BASINS

  • Overview of Russian fisheries in North and Central Atlantic in January-November 2018
  • Russia boosting own catches of pink shrimp Pandalus borealis
  • Frozen fish market in Murmansk hit by shortage of cod and haddock
  • Frozen fish market in St- Petersburg developing end of year appetite for sea trout

VET UPDATE

  • Russia and Vietnam to simplify controls and switch to vet e-certification in seafood and other foods trade
  • Russian fishing fleets steering to digital vet certification

AQUACULTURE

  • South of Russia-based USD20 million project to use alternative materials as main protein source for fish feeds
  • Biobank boosts culture of eco-clean sea cucumbers, scallops and grey urchins in the Russian Far East
  • Marine culture sites formed and leased online in the Russian Far East
  • Russian Far East aquaculture among leaders in terms of growth rates

APPENDIX 1. RUSSIAN VESSELS AND ESTABLISHMENTS APPROVED FOR EXPORT TO EU


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