Russian fisheries authorities are seeking to give incentives to Alaska pollock catchers to increase domestic fish supplies and processing, following the ban on fish imports from some western countries.
However, the country's major pollock catchers do not expect Russian food sanctions to facilitate the intention of the state authorities.
"The Russian ban on fish import from some countries, including former major Russian fish suppliers, doesn't affect the Russian pollock export to a significant extent, as pollock catches in times surpass demand for the species in Russia," Ilya Vlasenko, corporate communications director at the Russian Fishery Company (former Russian Sea Catching), told IntraFish.
"If
