Russian Crab Group of Companies increased product supplies to China by 33% in 2023. In 2024, with the active support of the Russian Export Center (VEB.RF), the Group continues to develop export activities, supplying live and cooked-frozen products to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East.

The Russian Crab group of companies is the largest crab fishing company in the Far East and one of the largest crab fishing companies in Russia, producing 21 types of crab products, including highly processed products. In 2023, retail production began: several types of premium crab meat products.

With the support of the Russian Export Center, the group takes part in exhibitions and business missions abroad. In particular, “Russian Crab” took an active part in festivals and fairs of Russian goods “Made in Russia”, which REC holds in China. The fair allowed Chinese buyers to appreciate the high quality of Russian Crab products.

“Participation in international exhibitions and business missions with the support of the REC Group is an excellent opportunity for our company to further strengthen its presence in foreign markets. We actively use this support tool, as well as other services hosted on the 'My Export' platform,” emphasized Yulia Yurova, General Director of the Russian Crab Group of Companies.

Source: unipack.ru (translated from original in Russian)

With the beginning of the “red fishing season” in Primorye and, accordingly, the spawning run of Pacific salmon, fisheries inspectors switch to an increased work schedule.

So, on May 29, in the north of Primorsky Krai, in the Terneysky municipal district, the salmon fishing season begins. For industrial fishing, which is carried out in the sea, in front of river mouths, 954.7 tons of pink salmon and 71.9 tons of salmon are allowed. Indigenous peoples can catch 26.2 tons and 10.8 tons of pink salmon and masu salmon, respectively. At the same time, the spawning run of salmon begins on the rivers of the north of the Primorsky Territory, which will gradually shift to the south of the region.

The beginning of the “red season” and the spawning run of Pacific salmon is expected not only by fishers and indigenous minorities but also by organized poaching groups.

This year, to combat illegal poaching, the Primorye Territorial Administration of Rosrybolovstvo took a number of enhanced measures to protect salmon spawning.

Additional fisheries protection forces, reinforced by freelance public inspectors, have been deployed to the north of Primorye. Operational cooperation has been established with law enforcement agencies. On spawning rivers and possible routes for transporting illegally caught fish, stationary and mobile fish protection posts and mobile groups have been organized. Regular raids are planned. Every fish inspector has the right to carry firearms.

Sentenced to prison for abetting murder the large fishing businessman Oleg Kan is wanted in a murder case; he is also accused of smuggling worth RUB 2.6 billion. Lawyers reported that he had died and asked to close the case. The prosecution called this statement false

On the 7th, defense attorneys for Oleg Kang, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the murder of a businessman in 2010, filed an appeal against the sentence. Multiple Russian media outlets reported on the same day.

The death of businessman Oleg Kan, known as the “crab king,” was staged. This was stated by a representative of the Prosecutor General's Office during a meeting of the arbitration court on the department's claim against Kan and several other fishing owners.

The Prosecutor General's Office indicated that the registry offices of St. Petersburg and the Sakhalin region presented the same certificates stating that Kan's death was not registered. In addition, relatives did not contact the registry office, although the law requires filing a statement about the death of a person if it becomes known.

In February 2020, the Khabarovsk Regional Court granted the investigation's request to arrest Oleg Kan in absentia. The entrepreneur was accused of organizing the contract murder of businessman Valery Phidenko in 2010.

In the second criminal case, which was sent to the court of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Oleg Kan is accused of organizing a criminal community, smuggling live crab to Japan.

Russian fishermen continue to increase their total catch of fish and seafood. According to the industry monitoring system of Rosrybolovstvo (Federal Agency for Fishery), by April 16 this year, production volume amounted to 1.7 million tons, which is 2.6% more than last year.

The growth of the all-Russian catch is provided mainly by fishermen of the Far East: the figure amounted to almost 1.4 million tons (+7.5% compared to the 2023 level). Good performance in the fishery for pollock (+8%), flounder (+5%), and herring (+13.5%).

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The Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo) will hold an auction on May 23, 2024 for the sale of a share of the quota for the production of aquatic biological resources in the Western and Far Eastern fishery basins.(In the areas of international treaties of the Russian Federation)

Lots with quotas have been put up for auction again:

• Cod in the Baltic Sea (subarea 26)
• Atlantic red flounder in Subarea 3NO of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area
• Stingrays in subdistricts 3 LNO NAFO
• Squid-illex in subdistricts 3+4 of the NAFO region
• White burbot in subdistricts 3NO NAFO
• Wea ??bass in the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFC) regulatory area
• Lemonemas in a 200-mile zone adjacent to the coast of Japan in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

        According to these lots for participation in auctions in 2023-2024. no applications were received. The auction was declared invalid; when repeated, the starting price of the lots was reduced by 10%.

Source: Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo)

All-Russian catch of fish and seafood maintains positive growth dynamics - more than 1.7 million tons were produced

Russian fishermen continue to increase their total catch of fish and seafood. According to the industry monitoring system of Rosrybolovstvo (TSMS), by April 16, production volume amounted to 1.7 million tons, which is 2.6% more than last year.

The growth of the all-Russian catch is provided mainly by fishermen of the Far East: the figure amounted to almost 1.4 million tons (+7.5% compared to the 2023 level). Good performance in the fishery for pollock (+8%), flounder (+5%), and herring (+13.5%).

Fisheries in the Northern Basin continue to increase their catch dynamics: production volume increased by almost 11.5% – to 165 thousand tons. The catch of capelin exceeded the level of last year by more than 2 times, crab by 10%, and flounder by 2.6 times.

Positive dynamics are also observed in the Azov-Black Sea basin: more than 10.7 thousand tons were produced, which is 5.5% higher than the 2023 level. In particular, the catch of anchovy increased by 8%, and sprat by 3.5 times.

In addition, the increase continues with the development of freshwater fish species in the internal objects of the East Siberian and Baikal basins.

Rosrybolovstvo regularly monitors the volume of production and supply of fish products to domestic and foreign markets in order to prioritize providing the country's population with fish products in the required volume.

Source: Federal Agency of Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo)

Alaska pollock A seasonal catch increased by 3%

Alaska pollock fishing (Season A) in the Sea of ??Okhotsk, Russia's largest fishing ground, ended on the 9th. According to the Pollock Catchers Association (PCA), Vladivostok), the catch for the A season from January 1 to April 9 was 830,000 tons, an increase of 3% from the same period last year. 87% of the total allowable catch (TAC) in the sea has been consumed. Surimi production increased by 40% to 30,000 tons. 

The total catch of pollock in all regions of the Far Eastern basin exceeded 1.05 million tons, an increase of 8.6% compared to last year.

According to PCA, the production of pollock products was carried out according to the “scenario” of last year. Thus, due to uncertainty in foreign markets, Russian fishermen stabilized the production volumes of fillet and minced meat: their output remained at last year’s level - a total of about 60 thousand tons. At the same time, enterprises continue to increase marine production of surimi: it increased by almost 40% - up to 30 thousand tons according to the results of the 2024 “A” season. The total production of frozen pollock increased by 7% to 397 thousand tons.

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The positive dynamics of the all-Russian catch of aquatic biological resources continues - the fishing rate is 2% faster than last year.

According to the industry monitoring system of Rosrybolovstvo (TSMS), by April 10, more than 1.6 million tons of fish and seafood were harvested.

The growth of the all-Russian catch is mainly ensured by fishermen of the Far East: the figure exceeded 1.32 million tons (+6% compared to the 2023 level). Good performance in the fishery for pollock (+6.3%), flounder (+8.3%), and herring (+15%).

Production in the Northern Basin is on an upward trajectory compared to last year: fishermen harvested almost 157 thousand tons, an increase of 14.6%.

Fishing indicators for capelin (more than doubled), crabs (+23%), and flounder (2.7 times) increased.

In the Azov-Black Sea basin, the catch is also growing: more than 10.6 thousand tons were caught - 9% higher. In particular, the catch of anchovy increased by 12%, and sprat by 3.5 times.

In addition, the increase continues with the development of freshwater fish species in the internal objects of the East Siberian and Baikal basins.

Rosrybolovstvo regularly monitors the volume of production and supply of fish products to domestic and foreign markets in order to prioritize providing the country's population with fish products in the required volume.

Source: Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo)

Russian fishermen complete the first pollock season with a positive mark: more than 1 million tons were harvested

By April 10, the pollock catch exceeded 1 million tons - this figure is 6% higher than last year. The final headquarters for organizing the production of pollock and herring in the Sea of ??Okhotsk and Bering Seas in the Far Eastern fishery basin in season “A” (winter-spring) 2024 took place at Rosrybolovstvo.

Deputy Head of Rosrybolovstvo Vasily Sokolov reminded fisheries producers of the need to promptly stop the specialized fishery for pollock in the North Sea of ??Okhotsk subzone (fishing is closed on April 10 in accordance with fishing rules).

Since the beginning of the year, the catch of Pacific herring in the Far Eastern basin amounted to 189 thousand tons (15% higher than the 2023 level).

As of April 8, the total load of fish refrigerators in the Primorsky Territory was 32% - 36.2 thousand tons of fresh frozen fish products are stored in the terminals. At the approach to the seaports of the Primorsky Territory there were 40 vessels with 85.8 thousand tons of fish products, including pollock (61.6 thousand tons), herring (18.3 thousand tons) and cod (0.8 thousand . tons).

“Season has ended, the preliminary results are good. We will discuss the results at the end of April at the Far Eastern Scientific and Fisheries Council,” said Vasily Sokolov.

Source: Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo)

The planned volume of fish catch in Russia by 2030 will be 6 million tons; last year it exceeded 5.3 million, which is already a record for the last 30 years, according to the head of the Federal Fisheries Agency, Ilya Shestakov, speaking recently at the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia”.

In addition, by 2030, according to the development strategy, the structure of fish production will also change: the share of deep processing of catches in the total volume should increase to 50%. 

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