Russian Crab Catches Were 65,000 Tons in 2014, Plus an Additional 35,000 Tons of Estimated IUU Crab
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Eugene Gerden - January 19, 2015
Russia's state fishery monitoring center said that total official crab production was 65,000 tons in 2014, but Rosrybolovstvo estimated that actual catches were 100,000 tons due to poaching. There is a significant split within the Russian government regarding crab poaching, with some officials protecting the Russian Crab Mafia, while others attempt to shut down IUU crab fishing. As a result, the effectiveness of anti-poaching measures is often less than meets the eye.
These figures include both King crab and Snow crab. The 65,000 tons of official crab in 2014 was valued at RUB 150 billion (US$2 billion) according to a recent report of the Russian State Fisheries Monitoring Centre. At the same time, according...
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