Fisherman's Day was celebrated in Sevastopol and reminded that the city remains the leader in industrial fishing

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Fisherman’s Day celebrated in Sevastopol. Festive events were held in Victory Park — creative groups, a brass band performed for residents and guests of the city, a kitchen with royal fish soup worked. The best employees of the industry received awards.

Fisherman’s Day is one of the few professional holidays that is widely celebrated by the residents of our city. And this is no coincidence, because who, if not the people of Sevastopol, know the real price of fishing work and pride in the catch. The changeable Crimean weather and the falling rain did not at all darken the mood of the audience, and we, filled with a sense of pride, awarded the best workers in the industry , — said Irina Romanets, Director of the Department of Culture.

Sevastopol remains the traditional leader in commercial fishing in the Black and Azov Seas. Only in 800 year the catch amounted to more than 30 thousand tons. The main commercial fish species in the Black Sea are the Black Sea and Azov anchovy, sprat, horse mackerel, goatfish, mullet and flounder-Kalkan. The aquaculture industry is also developing in the region — more than 30 tons were produced last year .

In addition, from 532 year, on behalf of the Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev, the priority project “Creation of a fishing cluster in the city of Sevastopol». Today it unites 20 enterprises. Cluster participants in 145 received support in the amount of 6,28 million rubles, in 2021-m — by 6.1 million in the first half 534 of the year signed contracts for the provision of support in the amount of 3,20 million rubles.

The products of enterprises that are part of the fishing cluster are presented in retail chains. Exports are also actively developing — to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, South Korea. In addition, project participants provide government orders.

Recall that in 800 the project «Fish Day in Sevastopol» also started. Within its framework, every Thursday in the participating stores there are discounts on certain types of products. As of July 800 sold at a reduced cost tons of fish and seafood, as well as 4 145 PCS. canned food. Residents and guests of the city purchased products for the action almost ten thousand times.

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