Russia Ranks Among Top Five Global Fishing Nations
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- Russia maintains its position among the world's top five countries by aquatic biological resources harvested, with its fishing industry showing stable results, fully meeting domestic needs and export objectives.
- Salmon catches increased over 40% in 2025, and pollock catches exceeded 2 million metric tons, the highest in 25 years.
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Warum es wichtig ist
Russia's fishing industry consistently ranks among the world's top five by catch volume, demonstrating stable results and meeting both domestic and export demands.
Russia remains among the world’s top five countries in terms of the volume of aquatic biological resources harvested, the Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo) told TASS.
"Overall, Russia continues to rank among the world’s top five countries by catch volume," the agency said.
Rosrybolovstvo added that Russia’s fishing industry continues to deliver stable results year after year.
"It fully meets the needs of the domestic market and ensures the fulfillment of export objectives," the agency stressed.
For example, salmon catches increased by more than 40% in 2025, reaching 335,600 metric tons. At the same time, pollock catches exceeded 2 mln metric tons, the highest level in a quarter of a century, accounting for more than half of the global pollock catch (about 60%), the agency added.
Offene Fragen
- What are the specific export markets?
- What are the future catch targets?
- What factors contributed to the catch increases?
