The Russian Pollock Catchers Association’s (PCA) 2012 fishery harvesting statistics show a strong 2012 harvesting season, with a marked shift toward more headed and gutted (H&G) production.
Russian harvesters landed 1,675,890 metric tons of pollock in 2012 -- 46,140 metric tons more than in 2011, the statistic showed. As usual, the Sea of Okhotsk yielded the largest portion of the catch with 939,684 metric tons -- 56 percent of Russia's total pollock catch. The Sea of Okhotsk catch volume was down 4.2
