13 May 2015 13:17

Russian fishermen catch 4% more fish since beginning of year

MOSCOW. May 13 (Interfax) - Russian fisherman have caught 1.765 million tonnes of fish since the beginning of this year, which is 4%, or 68,200 tonnes, more than in the same period of last year, Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) said.

Russian fishermen caught 178,900 tonnes of fish in international waters, which is 52,100 tonnes more than in the same period of last year. In regions covered by conventions and in the open waters of the Pacific Ocean, the catch was down 10,100 tonnes at 42,900 tonnes.