Russian red king crab fishery going ahead on big quota remainder in the Barents Sea
On 15 October 2006 Murmansk crabbers have at long last appeared in daily vessel reports to confirm actual start of the autumn-winter red king crab season in the Barents Sea.
Though the season was officially opened on 1st September the catch during the month was a mere 100 tonnes in test hauls to check the meat infill of the crab legs.
Now with the meat content improving, the Russians are starting mass fishery in the area of Murmansk Shallow at the depths of 250-300 meters with the rates expected on a par with October 2005.
According to provisional figures, the spring season ended with a catch of somewhat in excess of 3100 metric tons with the bulk of the quota still to be taken up.
In the last couple of years Murmansk-led North Basin has emerged as Russia’s major supplier of red king crab for the international markets.
This trend has consolidated with the Russian crab quota more than doubling in 2006 on the previous year.
The change in Russian quotas can be viewed in the table below.
|
Year |
Russia’s red king crab quotas (Paralitodes camchaticus) in the Barents Sea, million individuals |
|
2004 |
0.5 |
|
2005 |
1.4 |
|
2006 |
3.0 |
In volume terms, the quota has jumped from 3431.36 tonnes in 2005 to 11,109 tonnes in 2006, the inshore and offshore allocations put together.
The quotas in Murmansk-led North Fisheries Basin are allocated as five year quota shares for 2004-2008 and the offshore and inshore quota holders in 2006-2005 are listed below.
|
Province |
Company |
Company's Tax Code |
Year 2006 | |||||
|
Inshore crab quota |
Offshore quota (Barents Sea) |
Total | ||||||
|
metric tons |
‘000 crabs |
metric tons |
‘000 crabs |
metric tons |
‘000 crabs | |||
|
Archangelsk |
OOO Alliance-Trade |
2901131884 |
73.05 |
18.26 |
|
|
73.05 |
18.26 |
|
Archangelsk |
OOO Dimas |
2927003460 |
109.58 |
27.4 |
|
|
109.58 |
27.4 |
|
Archangelsk |
OOO Omega-Trade |
2901127743 |
146.11 |
36.53 |
|
|
146.11 |
36.53 |
|
Archangelsk |
OOO Rybolovnaya Kompaniya BRIZ |
2901099020 |
31.16 |
7.79 |
|
|
31.16 |
7.79 |
|
Karelia |
OOO Akvarius |
1001092302 |
73.023 |
18.3 |
|
|
73.023 |
18.3 |
|
Karelia |
OOO Markab |
1001092550 |
73.023 |
18.3 |
|
|
73.023 |
18.3 |
|
Karelia |
OOO Sever-trust |
1011003936 |
36.512 |
9.1 |
|
|
36.512 |
9.1 |
|
Karelia |
SPK Rybolovetsky Kolkhoz Gridino |
1002001932 |
28.041 |
7 |
|
|
28.041 |
7 |
|
Murmansk |
ZAO Arcticservice |
5191204516 |
178.89 |
44.72 |
3816 |
954 |
3994.89 |
998.72 |
|
Murmansk |
ZAO Arcticholding |
5191401948 |
35.78 |
8.94 |
|
|
35.78 |
8.94 |
|
Murmansk |
ZAO Sevrybkom-2 |
5190303063 |
71.57 |
17.89 |
|
|
71.57 |
17.89 |
|
Murmansk |
ZAO RPF Variant |
7728048794 |
178.89 |
44.72 |
|
|
178.89 |
44.72 |
|
Murmansk |
OAO Severomorsky Alliance |
5110310861 |
|
|
1908 |
477 |
1908 |
477 |
|
Murmansk |
OOO BIOFRIZ |
5112300749 |
22.71 |
5.67 |
|
|
22.71 |
5.67 |
|
Murmansk |
OOO Dalnye Zelentsy |
5190133118 |
35.78 |
8.94 |
|
|
35.78 |
8.94 |
|
Murmansk |
OOO Zolotaya rybka |
5193411412 |
35.78 |
8.94 |
|
|
35.78 |
8.94 |
|
Murmansk |
OOO Kommodor |
5190310247 |
71.57 |
17.89 |
|
|
71.57 |
17.89 |
|
Murmansk |
OOO Severo-zapadnaya krabolovnaya kompania |
5190119530 |
|
|
1908 |
477 |
1908 |
477 |
|
Murmansk |
OOO Severo-zapadnaya rybopromyshlennaya kompania - Murmansk |
5190411189 |
143.12 |
35.78 |
1908 |
477 |
2051.12 |
512.78 |
|
Murmansk |
OOO Froster |
5105005573 |
35.78 |
8.94 |
|
|
35.78 |
8.94 |
|
Murmansk |
SPK RK Vskhody Kommunizma |
5111000421 |
143.13 |
35.77 |
|
|
143.13 |
35.77 |
|
Nenets Autonomous District |
OOO Bagazh |
2983002679 |
45.6 |
11.4 |
|
|
45.6 |
11.4 |
|
Grand TOTAL |
1569,1 |
392,28 |
9540 |
2385 |
11109.1 |
2777.28 | ||
The existing Russian crabbers known as per early 2006 and operating in the Barents Sea are listed in the table below.
|
Side No. |
Vessel’s name |
Type |
Shipowner |
Year and place of building | |||
|
1 |
M-0139 |
Retinskoye |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZRK-Murmansk |
OOO |
1993 |
Kiev |
|
2 |
M-0132 |
Pyotr Anokhin |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
Omega-trade |
OOO |
1987 |
Kiev |
|
3 |
M-0141 |
Kalmykovo |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZRK-Murmansk |
OOO |
1984 |
Kiev |
|
4 |
M-0145 |
Novoilynsk |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZRK-Murmansk |
OOO |
1978 |
Kiev |
|
5 |
M-0178 |
Svetlana |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
Saami |
OOO |
1978 |
Kiev |
|
6 |
M-0180 |
Elizabeth |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
Saami |
OOO |
1979 |
Kiev |
|
7 |
M-0223 |
Polarny Issledovatel |
SRTM middle trawler, non-serial |
Arcticservice |
ZAO |
1978 |
USA |
|
8 |
M-0224 |
Meridian |
SRTM middle trawler, non-serial |
Severomorsky Alliance |
OAO |
1971 |
Norway |
|
9 |
M-0237 |
Belozersk |
TR transport reefer, non-serial |
Severomorsky Alliance |
OAO |
1972 |
Kiev |
|
10 |
M-0251 |
Northern Enterprise |
KRPS, Vindans series |
Arcticservice |
ZAO |
1980 |
USA |
|
11 |
M-0252 |
Gleysher Enterprise |
SRTM middle trawler, non-serial |
Arcticservice |
ZAO |
1979 |
USA |
|
12 |
M-0259 |
Diomidis |
KRPS, Vindans series |
Arcticservice |
ZAO |
1976 |
USA |
|
13 |
M-0333 |
Ostrov Anzer |
STR middle trawler, Alpinist series, design No.503 |
Sevrybkom-3 |
OAO |
1988 |
Yaroslavl |
|
14 |
M-0336 |
Volk Arktiki (Arctic Wolf) |
SRTM middle trawler, non-serial |
Dimas |
OOO |
1982 |
Denmark |
|
15 |
M-0388 |
Aleksander Mashakov |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZKK |
OOO |
1991 |
Kiev |
|
16 |
M-0393 |
Salatsgriva |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZKK |
OOO |
1989 |
Kiev |
|
17 |
M-0394 |
Tobago |
SRTM middle trawler, Zheleznyi potok, design No. 502E |
Forpost |
OOO |
1990 |
Sovjet Union |
|
18 |
M-0395 |
Neptun |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZKK |
OOO |
1988 |
Kiev |
|
19 |
M-0399 |
Pegas |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZKK |
OOO |
1986 |
Kiev |
|
20 |
M-0525 |
Kumbysh |
MmTBR, Selga series, design No. 728, 728А |
Sevmoreprodukt |
OAO |
1974 |
Sovjet Union |
|
21 |
M-0389 |
Nikolsky |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
Kapitan-2 |
OOO |
1994 |
Kiev |
|
22 |
M-0392 |
Dobrovolsk |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZRK-2 |
OOO |
1987 |
Kiev |
|
23 |
M-0138 |
Kapitan Rogozin |
SRTM middle trawler, Vassily Yakovenko series, design No. 502EM |
SZRK-Murmansk |
OOO |
1991 |
Kiev |