Russian and US pollock catches are set to increase in 2016, taking total supply from 3.335 million metric tons this year to 3.505m metric tons, according to the annual forecasts from the Groundfish Forum, held this year in Cape Town, South Africa.
According to the annual forecasts, Russian pollock catches are set to increase to 1.73m metric tons, from 1.60m in 2015.
The US catches are predicted to increase marginally, from 1.480m metric tons, to 1.50m. Japan and South Korea are predicted to be flat, at 250,000t and 25,000t, respectively.
Overall, the total supply of wild groundfish is forecast to drop from 8.412m metric tons in 2015 to 8.331m in 2016.
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