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Russian Fishermen Exceed 2.6 Million Tons in Aquatic Bioresources Catch

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 06:00 (GMT + 9)

Russia's total catch of aquatic bioresources has surpassed 2.6 million tons, driven primarily by strong performances in the Far Eastern Basin, particularly for pollock. Significant increases were also observed in the Azov-Black Sea and in catches from international waters, indicating a robust start to the fishing season.

MOSCOW – Russian fisheries are reporting a robust performance, with the total catch of aquatic bioresources by all domestic users reaching 2,619.7 thousand tons to date. This figure, according to the industry monitoring system of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, highlights significant activity across the country's key fishing basins and international waters.

The Far Eastern Basin remains the powerhouse of Russian fisheries, contributing the vast majority of the total catch at 1,992 thousand tons. Within this region, pollock dominates with 1,365.8 thousand tons. Catches of cod in the Far East also saw an increase, reaching 77.8 thousand tons (up 2.4 thousand tons from 2024 levels), while Pacific herring stood at 287.2 thousand tons (an increase of 16.6 thousand tons compared to 2024).

The Northern Basin recorded a catch of 201.3 thousand tons, with cod accounting for 115.8 thousand tons and haddock reaching 35 thousand tons (up 2 thousand tons from 2024 levels).

In the Western Basin, total catches amounted to 49.6 thousand tons, primarily driven by sprat (kilka) at 29.8 thousand tons and Baltic herring (salak) at 16.2 thousand tons.

The Azov-Black Sea Basin demonstrated a particularly strong year-on-year growth, with catches reaching 25 thousand tons, marking a 49.1% increase compared to 2024 levels. Key species in this basin included anchovy at 12.6 thousand tons (up 3.4 thousand tons from 2024) and sprat at 5.74 thousand tons (a significant increase of 4.1 thousand tons from 2024).

The Volga-Caspian Basin also showed positive growth, with 48.3 thousand tons caught, an increase of 3.3% compared to 2024. Sprat led this basin with 22.2 thousand tons (up 1.7 thousand tons from 2024), followed by ordinary fish species at 9.4 thousand tons.

Beyond national waters, the Russian fleet's operations in the exclusive economic zones of foreign states, conventional areas, and the open part of the World Ocean yielded 292.2 thousand tons of aquatic bioresources, representing a notable 13.3% increase compared to 2024 levels.

These figures underscore a productive period for the Russian fishing industry, with robust catches across multiple basins and a significant expansion in international waters.

Source: Federal Agency for Fisheries

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