The European Council approved a fifth set of sanctions against Russia on last Friday.

It is reported that whitefish species, particularly cod and pollock, were no longer on the list of the latest round of sanctions against Russia announced by the European Union.

According to the Association of European Fish Processors and Traders (AIPCE), Russia imports 160,000 tonnes of pollock, accounting for 19% of total EU pollock imports. Likewise, Russia accounted for 17% of total EU cod imports at 156,000 tonnes.

        欧盟理事会周五批准了对俄罗斯的第五套制裁措施。

消息人士表示，主要的白鱼类物种，特别是鳕鱼和狭鳕，不再欧盟宣布的对俄罗斯的最新一轮制裁的名单中。

根据欧洲鱼类加工商和贸易商协会 (AIPCE) 的数据，俄罗斯的狭鳕进口量为 160,000 吨，占欧盟狭鳕总进口量的19%。同样，俄罗斯占欧盟鳕鱼进口总量的17%，为156,000吨。