New high for Murmansk fishermen

The fish industry in Murmansk caught a total of 697,000 metric tons (MT) in 2013, regional Governor Marina Kovtun confirmed in a speech this week. This is the biggest volume in the whole post-Soviet period, the regional leader underlined, a press release for the Murmansk government office reads.

The positive trend is reflected in figures from Rosstat, the Russian statistical office, according to which regional fish production in 2013 increased by 10.4 percent. Also 2012 saw a significant increase in fish catch (21 percent).

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