The modern generation of trawlers operated by the Russian Fishery Company have been in the lead during this year’s A- season for Alaska pollock, and also achieved a significant increase in the production of high-value surimi.
The company had five of the new generation of trawlers operating during this year’s A season – Vladimir Limanov, Kapitan Vdovichenko, Mekhanik Maslak, Mekhanik Sizov and Kapitan Martynov, and aims to commission two more, Kapitan Yunak and Mekhanik Shcherbakov, during 2026. The company’s older filleter-freezer Vladivostok also returned as the second highest producer in its class.
RFC reports that its fillet production this season was 11% up on the 2024 A-season, in 2025 its surimi production is up 38% over last year and the RFC fleet’s production of fishmeal is up 21% and fish oil by 71% over the previous year.
The company is actively cultivating markets in China, Korea, Japan and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, as well as the domestic market, and the key focus remains processed products – pollock fillet, surimi, and pollock caviar. The development of pollock caviar consumption in Russia and on the Chinese market has been a priority this year and the RFC vessels have produced 6720 tonnes of caviar, of which 64% is graded caviar.
‘The Russian market remains one of the most important priorities of the Russian Fishery Company. We are seeing high demand across these supply chains,’ a representative of the company said.
‘This is also supported by the programmes we have launched to polularise and promote pollock products.’
