Russian fishery in the North Atlantic in September 2006
In terms of volume, the Norwegian spring spawning herring, followed by blue whiting and Barents Sea cod formed the bulk of catch of Murmansk-based and Kaliningrad-based fleets in September 2006 with Murmansk-led North Fisheries Basin traditionally in the lead.
The fishery was mainly conducted in the Barents Sea (bottom fish), Norwegian Sea (herring and blue whiting) and in the Central Eastern Atlantic (pelagic fishes dominated by sardinella, mackerel and horse mackerel).
Some boats also conducted limited operations in the Northwest Atlantic (Greenland halibut and redfish).
Russian catch in the North Atlantic in September 2006, ‘000 metric tons (provisional figures)
|
Species |
September – 2006, ‘000 tonnes | |||
|
Murmansk-led North Fisheries Basin |
Kaliningrad-led West Fisheries Basin |
+ / - |
Total Murmansk+ Kaliningrad | |
|
Barents Sea | ||||
|
Cod |
7.7 |
0.3 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
|
Haddock |
4.1 |
0.1 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
|
Halibut |
1.3 |
0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
|
Saithe |
0.1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Redfish |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Wolf fish |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
Flatfish |
0.4 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
Red king crab |
0.1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Total with bycatch |
15.0 |
0.6 |
14.4 |
15.6 |
|
Norwegian Sea | ||||
|
Blue whiting |
6.3 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
9.0 |
|
Herring |
32.7 |
19.0 |
13.7 |
51.7 |
|
Mackerel |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Total with bycatch |
39.8 |
23.0 |
16.8 |
62.8 |
|
Irminger Sea, Rockall Bank | ||||
|
Beaked redfish |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Haddock |
0.1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Blue whiting |
0.2 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Gurnard Trigla |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
0.3 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Northwest Atlantic, East and West Greenland, NAFO Zone | ||||
|
Greenland halibut |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
|
Redfish |
0.8 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
|
Shrimp |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
|
Central Eastern Atlantic | ||||
|
Mackerel |
4.3 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
|
Horse mackerel |
2.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
|
Sardinella |
5.1 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
|
Anchovy |
0.2 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Pilchards |
0.9 |
0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
|
Total with bycatch |
13.0 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
16.5 |
|
Grand total for North Atlantic |
69.4 |
27.3 |
42.1 |
96.7 |