October 24, 2013

In 2012, volume of fish farming in Russia was about 150,000 tonnes, of that, only about 20,000 tonnes were salmon.

According to the director of Russkoye More, Dmitry Dangauer, 150,000 out of 200,000 tonnes of chilled salmon imported into Russia in 2012 came from Norway. He added that his company may potentially grow some 70,000 tonnes of salmon and trout. Based on the company's approved agenda for 2018-20, Russkoye More will reach volumes of up to 30,000 tonnes. The company depends mostly on fish cages located in the Murmansk region.

Russkoye More installed its fish farm in Murnansk during 2012. The first school of salmons will be harvested in May 2014. This year, the company has established another farm and is planning for two more in 2014. In total, Russkoye More was licensed to operate 11 blocks on the Barents Sea coast. The company is also engaged in trout farming with production facilities in Karelia and the White Sea.

Russky Losos has been in Murmansk since 2009 and will be producing 20,000 tonnes of salmon in 2013. With the installation of more farms, production output is expected to reach 80-100,000 tonnes by 2018.