date:Mar 27, 2014
tch (21%).
Meanwhile, only a minor share of the catch is being handled by regional processing plants. The lions share is either landed in foreign ports, or delivered to floating reception ships. Figures from Patchwork Barents show that Murmansk fish processing plants in 2012 handled less than 290,000 tons, only about 40 percent of the catch.
According to Governor Kovtun, the good catch results come in the wake of successful measures taken by regional authorities. However, critics might say the