The volume of fish production in 2016, according to preliminary data of Rosstat, increased compared to the year 2015 to 2.8% (or 106,9 thousand tons) – up to 3 million 936,2 thousand tons.

The main increase was due to the increase in the production of ice cream fish fillet – 16%, to 142.7 thousand tons of fish preserves – by 18.3%, to 173,5 mln conventional. cans, frozen fish – by 2.6%, to 2 million 505,8 thousand tons.

Decreased production of live and chilled fish by 23.3%, to 901,9 thousand tons of herring of all types of processing – on 2%, to 452,1 thousand tons, balyk products – by 6.5%, to 2.9 thousand tons, canned fish – by 2.5%, to 555,9 million CONV. cans.

Recall, the total catch of Russian users at data Center monitoring system of fishery and communications of 8 February 2017 exceeded 455 thousand tons, down 10.7 thousand tons, or 2.4% above last year's level.

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