News - page 10

Despite massive opposition from the fishery industry and a number of other stakeholders, the proposals of the Russian Fishery Company (RFC) to reform the sector’s taxation and boost the quota allocation efficiency still remain on the agenda of the President’s Administration, reports Megafishnet.com.

In late December Chilean and Russian officials held video talks to discuss seafood export issues and fishing opportunities, reports Megafishnet.com.

For the Kamchatka Territory, the development of the Northern Sea Route is of a strategic nature, as it opens up new opportunities for the region not only in the transportation of fish products, but also other important cargoes for the region, reports Megafishnet.com.

Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries (FAF) is working on various support measures encouraging big Russian fishing companies to build dedicated new vessels and resume krill fishery in the Antarctic where the nation’s catch is expected to reach some 300 KT in the next four to five years, reports Megafishnet.com.

In Murmansk-led North Fisheries Basin eleven companies have received investment quotas for cod and haddock fishery in 2021, reports Megafishnet.com.

May New Year 2021 bring success to seafood businesses! 

Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries (FAF) has drafted a Road Map designed to help reduce fish shipping costs from the Russian Far East to the country’s West while also aiming to boost the volumes shipped along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), reports Megafishnet.com.

Shanghai businesses are keen to switch Russian fish export flows to this world’s largest sea port. This message was probably central in the address of the Executive Secretary of the International Trade Department of the Chinese Fishing Industry Association, Lin Yushun, during the online business mission of Russian fish producers, reports Megafishnet.com.

Kamchatka, Russia’s province making up to 30 % of the country's catch, is winding up 2020 with an impressive record of commissioned onshore plants and newly-built fishing vessels, reports Megafishnet.com.

In early December 2020 President Vladimir Putin signed the law “On the ratification of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing”, reports Megafishnet.com.

Russian seafood producers are making plans to export to Indonesia as the redtape to enter the country’s market is entering the final stage, reports Megafishnet.com.

In autumn 2020 Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has issued a number of directives concerning importation of finfish and other seafood products onto the territory of the Russian Federation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law simplifying the process of VAT refund to Russian fishing companies when exporting fish caught in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Russian Federation, reports Megafishnet.com.

The Russian government has made changes to the rules for giving consent to transactions establishing foreign investors’ control in strategic industries, fisheries sector included. This applies to temporarily transferred rights to administer voting shares, reports Megafishnet.com.

Russia’s vet watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor and the Ministry of agriculture and land reclamation of the Arab Republic of Egypt have conducted video negotiations on mutual exports of seafood and milk products, reports Megafishnet.com.

The Russian federal government has determined Russia's need for foreign workers for 2021 in the amount of 101 871 persons. In the same quantity quotas were approved for work permits and invitations to foreigners to enter for the purpose of employment. The quota for the fishery sector and aquaculture is included in the total, according to Megafishnet.com.

Since November 26, the Russian exporters, including those of seafood, have been granted access to “My Export” digital platform (One window Information system). The Russian Export Centre (REC) which provides the service says that the multi-sectoral resource will contribute to achieving the goal of ensuring the growth of total exports of non-primary non-energy goods by 70% by 2030, reports Megafishnet.com.

On November 19, 2020 the seventh freezer processor-trawler of design 170701, Kapitan Pyashchikov, was laid at the Northern shipyard in St Petersburg, according to the yard.

Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries held a meeting with fishing and shipbuilding companies, where they discussed the issues of placing orders for the construction of small and medium-tonnage vessels under the state program, which provides for reimbursement of up to 30% of the building costs, reports Megafishnet.com.

Russia’s Deputy Minister of agriculture – head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries Ilya Shestakov and deputy head Vasily Sokolov have been appointed representatives of the Russian Federation in the Russian-Moroccan Mixed Fisheries Commission. The order was signed on November 19, 2020 following the recent signature of fishing agreement between Russia and Morocco, reports Megafishnet.com.