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The Russian VA-Delta Western Kamchatka salmon fishery has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard. The certification validates efforts by the remote fishery to ensure the long term sustainability of Pacific salmon, according to the Marine Stewardship Council.
Korean company Korea Trading & Industries Co has signed an agreement with Kamchatka-based company Gorod 415 for the construction of an onshore fish processing and can production factory.
The second Eastern Economic Forum (EFF) is being held in Vladivostok today and tomorrow (2nd-3rd Sept).
Kaliningrad trawl manufacturer Fishering Service is busy with a steady steam of orders for its pelagic trawl gear.
Construction is now in progress of six new multi-purpose fishing vessels at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad for a customer in the Russian Far East.
Kaliningrad fishing gear supplier Fishering Service has supplied an Atlantica 1460 pelagic trawl in a combination of hexagonal and diamond meshes to a Russian RSW trawler, one of only a few RSW-equipped pelagic vessels operating in the region.
Integrated electronic navigation specialist Navico has secured type approval for its Simrad Maris ECDIS900 Mk 5 and Mk 15 electronic chart data information systems (ECDIS) from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, in a development expected to make a significant impact in the commercial maritime and fishing sectors.
The Russian Longline Fishery Association (LFA) has signed contracts with certifier Marine Certification for the MSC assessment for their two fisheries in the Russian Far East, Pacific cod and Pacific halibut.
Police in Russia have arrested a fish processing plant’s former director after employees complained direct to Vladimir Putin.
Russia has indicated an intention to to review agreements with Iceland and Norway in such a way that it receives quotas for fishing in the Icelandic exclusive economic zone.