Sergei Blagov

The Russian government has approved revised investment rules for crab quotas amid a rise in wild catch volumes

One industry group in the Khabarovsk region described the catches as the lowest in the past two decades

Shestakov argued that fish had become a ‘stumbling block’ in the EU’s sanctions policy against Russia, pointing to the exclusion of seafood from the bloc’s 21st sanctions package

Seafood exports were estimated to have hit $571m, according to the Russian Fish Union, also up 4% in volume terms y-o-y

Wholesale prices for Pacific salmon have risen sharply into August as an unusually slow season tightens raw material availability

The state-run AgroExport center says South Korea is at the top of the list of importers, with import values reaching $57 million

China will pay $1.11 million for the additional quota, taking its total West Bering Sea pollock allocation for 2026 to 21,380 metric tons

In January-June, Russia exported 66,000 metric tons of frozen pollock fillets to the EU, up 11% year-on-year

The additional access comes as Russia’s own Pacific pelagic fisheries continue to run at low levels

Under the existing rules, which have been in effect since November 2013, crab companies are required to meet minimum daily catch rates