Sardine iwashi Photo: moreproductov.ru
Russian pelagic season: by the end of November, fishermen caught 303,000 tons of Iwashi sardine and mackerel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Friday, December 02, 2022, 03:00 (GMT + 9)
The course of fishing for sardine iwashi and mackerel in the Far East was discussed at the headquarters for organizing the production of pelagic species.
According to the industry monitoring system, by the end of November 2022, the total catch of Iwashi sardine and mackerel amounted to 303 thousand tons.
The main share is sardine Iwashi 268.3 thousand tons, which is 26.7 thousand tons more than last year. Mackerel harvested 34.8 thousand tons.
Currently, 13 medium- and large-capacity vessels under the Russian flag operate in the sardine and mackerel fishery. Most of them are equipped with pelagic trawls, three vessels are fishing with purse seines.
Fishing is carried out in the South Kuril Strait at a temperature drop of the ocean surface of 8-10°C. Accumulations of fish are predominantly Iwashi (proportion 80-95%). Sardine catches are still high, sometimes the daily catch from individual vessels reaches 600 tons, the average catch per day of fishing per week was 221.4 tons. The catch per week was 18,822 tons. Fish in the catches are mainly with a high fat content.
Source: fish.gov.ru | Rosrybolovstvo | Russian Federal Fisheries Agency (translated from original in russian)
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