The Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo) reports that Russian fishing enterprises have harvested a total of 259,600 tons of aquatic bioresources since the beginning of 2025, as recorded by the agency's industry monitoring system.
Catch Breakdown by Regions:
Far Eastern Basin:233,600 tons
Pollock: 135,100 tons
Cod: 8,500 tons
Pacific Herring: 80,300 tons (an increase of 27,600 tons compared to the same period in 2024)
Northern Basin:11,600 tons
Cod: 7,700 tons
Haddock: 2,100 tons
Western Basin:2,600 tons (an increase of 45.1% compared to 2024)
Sprat: 1,200 tons (up 400 tons from 2024)
Baltic Herring: 1,400 tons (up 300 tons from 2024)
Azov-Black Sea Basin:2,500 tons
Anchovy: 2,300 tons
Volga-Caspian Basin:4,100 tons (a threefold increase compared to 2024)
Sprat: 4,100 tons (up 2,800 tons from 2024)
Russian fishing vessels operating in international waters transfer their catch to merchant vessels. The photo shows two trawlers transferring their catch to a reefer vessel
Open Waters and Foreign Zones:
In the exclusive economic zones of foreign states, international waters, and the open ocean, the Russian fleet harvested 5,200 tons of aquatic bioresources—marking a 76% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Source: Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo)
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