Sergei Blagov

A branch of St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine said Russia should increasingly focus on local species, including Arctic char and whitefish varieties such as northern whitefish, broad whitefish, muksun and nelma

Rosrybolovstvo said the changes will support fishing companies facing sharply higher vessel construction costs, financing expenses and weaker export conditions

According to the Russian Fish Union, exports to South Korea reached $341 million in January-April, up 11% year on year, while volumes fell 2% to 96,000 metric tons

TINRO said catches during the season, which began on May 16, are expected to total around 500,000t, broadly in line with recent years

The All-Russian Fishery Association said Russia became China’s top seafood supplier in the first quarter of 2026, capturing a 16.2% market share

Turkey’s chilled trout exports to Russia fell 45% y-o-y in January-April, both in value and volume, to $16 million and 2,000 metric tons, respectively

Russian authorities have finalized the seizure of several major fishing businesses in the Northern basin

The canceled allocations include 26% of the Pacific cod quota in the West Kamchatka subzone

Elbrus Partners has acquired a 51% stake in Bioresource, the sole owner of the country’s second-largest salmon farmer, Russian Salmon

The season opened on June 1 in the Ust-Kamchatka district; Kamchatka is expected to land 117,400t of Pacific salmon in 2026