17 Mar 2016 10:54

Russian fishermen catch over 1 mln tonnes of fish since start of 2016

MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - Russian fishermen have caught 1.093 million tonnes of fish since the beginning of 2016, 5.1% or 53,200 tonnes more than in the same period of 2014, the Federal Fisheries Agency reported.

Russian fishermen caught 52,400 tonnes of fish in foreign waters, 10,100 tonnes less than in the same period last year. The catch in convention areas and open waters of the Pacific Ocean increased by 33,600 tonnes to 50,200 tonnes.