Catch and quota progress in Northeast/Northwest Atlantic and Central East Atlantic to December 2020

January 19, 2021 14:59

In December 2020 few Russian trawlers were targeting various species at East and West Greenland, NAFO regulatory area and in the Mauritanian EEZ, reports Megafishnet.com.

According to Fishnet.ru, on 10-16 December 2021 as well as on 30-31 December TSM Oma trawler coming from the Northern Fisheries Basin was targeting gurnard and haddock near Rockall and she reported a total catch of 136 tonnes, of which gurnard made up ca.90% and haddock – 10%.

Redfish

On 23 December 2020 Murmansk-based Novaya zemlya trawler resumed the dedicated fishery for redfish in the Northwest Atlantic (NAFO regulatory area). By the end of the year she harvested ca.150 tonnes of redfish (90%). The total redfish catch from the beginning of the year 2020 amounted to 4999 tonnes out of the Russian quota of 5,207 tonnes.

Mauritania

In Mauritania EEZ, two trawlers from Kaliningrad and two trawlers from the Far East Basin were engaged in the pelagic trawl fishery. On 21 December 2020 they were joined by RTMKSm Alexander Mironenko coming from the Northern Fisheries Basin. The fishing situation remained uneven with a certain improvement mostly for the Far Eastern vessels harvesting mainly horse mackerel.

The Russian catches in the Mauritanian waters in December amounted to 5,000 tonnes (+1,700 tonnes), of which mackerel accounted for 9%, sardine – 12%, horse mackerel – 48% and bycatch of other fish species - 31%.

Russia’s total catch in the Mauritanian EEZ from the beginning of the year amounted to 74,300 tonnes, up from 60,700 tonnes in 2019.

NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL EAST ATLANTIC: Dynamics of Russian catches and quota progress to December 2019-2020

Area of the Atlantic

Species

Catch, metric tons

Capture quota 2020

Jan-Dec 2019

Jan-Dec 2020

+/-

metric tons

progress, %

Northeast Atlantic

Redfish, Irminger Sea

24,735

23,068

-1,667

24,900

92.6

Redfish, East Greenland

299

284

-15

300

94.7

Halibut, East Greenland

399

323

-76

325

99.4

Mackerel, East Greenland

1,864

 

-1,864

-

 

Halibut, West Greenland

1,672

1,672

0

1,675

99.8

Northwest Atlantic

Redfish, 3LN

4,958

4,999

+41

5,207

96.0

Redfish, 3M 1

25

64

+39

8,591

0.7

Redfish, 3O

125

424

+299

6,500

6.5

Black halibut

1,690

1730

+40

1,600

108.1

Cod, 3M

1,282

521

-761

552

94.4

Witch flounder

302

57

-245

302

18.9

Central East Atlantic

Mackerel

89,670

24,925

-64,745

-

-

Horse mackerel

38,329

45,909

+7,580

-

-

Sardine

36,965

12,177

-24,788

-

-

Sardinella

4,268

2,970

-1,298

-

-

Notes: 1. The quota here stands for all fishing countries. 2. Source of catch data: Fishnet.ru

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