Fish industry news
The Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation to develop a separate federal draft law "On the Closed Cycle Economy" in the Russian Federation. The future law will affect many industries including the fishery products sector, reports Megafishnet.com.
JSC "Chukotrybpromkhoz" owned by the regional government has been sold by auction with the starting price exceeded by 2 billion rubles mostly due to the quota shares it owns until the year 2033 for fishery in the Russian Far East, reports Megafishnet.com.
On August 13, 2021, the Symphony transport reefer, owned by the Dobroflot Group of Companies, began the sixth annual expedition along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to deliver pacific salmon from the Russian Far East to Arkhangelsk, reports Megafishnet.com.
The Antey Group of Companies (a big crab harvester) has announced its decision to create an investment group "Fish Corporation.RF" together with the North-Western Fishing Consortium (NWFC). The new entity will be engaged in the implementation of infrastructure projects in the fishery industry, reports Megafishnet.com.
Vladivostok Fish Terminal LLC (a subsidiary of Vladivostok Fish Port) has received MSC chain of custody certificate, reports Megafishnet.com.
The Open Bunkering Base of the Fishing Fleet LLC (a subsidiary of PJSC NBAMR) has commissioned a modern cold storage complex with a block of administrative and household premises in the city of Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai province, reports Megafishnet.com.
On August 3, 2021, the General Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China updated the List of Russian fish processing enterprises and vessels that supply fishery and aquaculture products to the People's Republic of China in respect of six fish processing enterprises and vessels, reports Megafishnet.com.
During recent video talks with Uruguay, Russia’s vet watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has noted that there is a potential for more frozen fish imports from Uruguay to the domestic market, reports Megafishnett.com.
In September, the Center of fishery monitoring and communications (CFMC) together with Gazprom Space Systems JSC will begin implementing measures to test the Russian satellite communication equipment on ships to provide broadband Internet access, reports Megafishnet.com.
The newbuilding crabber Okhotsk, the first being built in the Russian Far East (builder the Eastern Shipyard in Vladivostok) made two trips on July 30 and 31 for factory sea trials, reports Megafishnet.com.
In the first half of 2021, sturgeon farms in Russia considerably boosted production of fish and roe, reports Megafishnet.com.
During July, the catch of the Russian fishing fleet amounted to 123.7 thousand metric tons in the Atlantic Ocean and the South Pacific to display an increase of 17.8 thousand tons compared to June. It should be also noted that since the start of the year to July the cod catch has considerably increased, reports Megafishnet.com.
The Russian government is planning to oblige suppliers to export certain types of fish products from the Russian Far Eastern through electronic exchanges, reports Megafishnet.com.
In the first half of 2021 the fishery businesses of the Khabarovsk province boosted exports of value-added seafood to offset the declining volumes due to COVID-19, reports Megafishnet.com.
Revenue from the export of fish and seafood in the first half of the 2021 showed a positive trend, largely due to a significant increase in June, reports Megafishnet.com.
The volume of commercial aquaculture products in Russia in the first half of 2021 increased by 25% compared to the same period last year amounting to 211 thousand tons, reports Megafishnet.com.
Russian vessels have resumed fishing in the Atlantic fishing zone of the Kingdom of Morocco after almost a year and a half break, reports Megafishnet.com.
At the close of July, the Assistant Head of Russia’s vet watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor Artem Daushev took part in the program of Russian-Indonesian expert consultations on cooperation in the field of agriculture and fisheries products in the format of a videoconference, reports Megafishnet.com.
The first batches of fish products have been received for processing at the plant built by Rusak LLC under the Kamchatka TOR regime (Territory of Advanced Development). The company operates in the village of Ivashka, Karaginsky District, reports Megafishnet.com.
The Animal Health Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Development of Vietnam has approved a list of Russian enterprises that have been granted the right to export fish products to Vietnam, reports Megafishnet.com.