Russia

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

With Russia considering punishing Norway for imposing sanctions on its leading fishing companies, the Northern Atlantic may soon see unprecedented conflict between two of Europe’s fishing superpowers.

18th December 2025

Are Russia and Norway on the verge of a fish war?

18th December 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

For decades, the industry has focused on raw material sales. Now, the world’s largest frozen fish exporter is prioritising domestic processing and exporting products with higher added value.

23rd September 2025

Are Russia’s seafood processing expansion plans paying off?

23rd September 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

By global standards, aquaculture across Central Asia is growing at a very slow pace, with the progress far more drawn-out than forecasted. There is, according to local players, a plethora of factors…

24th July 2025

Central Asian aquaculture struggling to get a firm footing

24th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following a decade of consistent growth and against a forecast that was envisaging the upward trend to continue for at least the next six years, Russia’s aquaculture production declined to 380,000 tonnes…

1st April 2025

Is Russia’s salmon industry in trouble?

1st April 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Russia sees great potential in expanding trade relations with the 10 BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, outlined Herman Zverev,…

22nd January 2025

BRICS: Russia sets it sights on fish trade growth

22nd January 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

In the first-half of 2024, the combined profit of fishing, fish processing and aquaculture companies in Russia decreased by 14.2% to RUB 60.2 billion (approximate US$550 million), according to a new study…

4th December 2024

Russia’s seafood industry tightens its belt

4th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood consumption in the United Kingdom has declined significantly in recent years, with a fall of 22% from 2006 to 2022 accelerating to 30% after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new…

23rd July 2024

UK seafood consumption – fallen 30% since pandemic

23rd July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The restrictive measures placed on the Russian Federation by the European Union in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine have been extended for a further six months, until 31 January…

23rd July 2024

Russian sanctions extended by another 6 months

23rd July 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

With competition levels intensifying throughout the global seafood processing industry, selecting the most efficient equipment and technologies can provide serious competitive advantages.

21st March 2024

Fish factories focus on high-tech

21st March 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

When representatives of the Russian fish industry gathered for a first meeting to discuss the impact of the Western sanctions in 2022, the mood was close to panic, recalled Herman Zverev, President…

15th March 2024

Russian processing struggling to keep its head above water

15th March 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

It’s expected Russian aquaculture production exceeded 400,000 tonnes in 2023, Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian federal agency for fisheries, Rosrybolovstvo, outlined during a recent press conference. While stakeholders say this will…

12th January 2024

Has the storm passed for Russia’s fish farmers?

12th January 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Russia typically produces around 100,000 tonnes of crab each year. This catch has always been one of the most profitable segments of the country’s fisheries sector, with volumes mainly oriented towards export…

8th January 2024

Russia’s crab industry continues to thrive

8th January 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant in the Russian Far East has delivered the second of a pair of crabbers for Magadan company Mag-Sea International, with the formal flag-raising ceremony held at the quayside…

3rd January 2024

Second crabber for Mag-Sea delivered

3rd January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Council’s new regulation for autonomous EU tariff quotas (ATQs) for certain fishery products has been called into question for granting certain third-country seafood species access to the EU market at reduced…

29th November 2023

European fishers irked by import-friendly ATQ regs

29th November 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2),…

26th July 2023

UN: Global food systems ‘broken’

26th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Government of the Faroe Islands has imposed further restrictive measures against Russia by considerably limiting port access for Russian fishing vessels.

10th July 2023

Extended closures for Russian fishing vessels

10th July 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sweeping sanctions from the West have blocked the way for many critical technologies to enter Russia, thereby making the construction of new onshore fish processing plants a tall order. On the other…

28th June 2023

Russia remains defiant

28th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Government of the Faroe Islands is to impose further restrictive measures against Russia by increasing limits on port access for Russian fishing vessels.

1st June 2023

Faroes extends ban on Russian fishing vessels

1st June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Japan imported a record JPY 155.2 billion worth of marine products from Russia in 2022, according to data from the country’s Finance Ministry. Japan Today reported the figures showed the country’s continued reliance on…

9th May 2023

Japan imports more Russian seafood

9th May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood linked to human rights abuses, illegal fishing and the destruction of marine ecosystems could be ending up in the Korean market, according to a new investigation from the Environmental Justice Foundation…

19th April 2023

Report: Korea exposed to high-risk seafood

19th April 2023