OREANDA-NEWS According to the results of the Large African Expedition, Russia is counting on the admission of its fishermen to the economic zones of a number of African countries, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Big African expedition of 2024-2025 started from Kaliningrad on August 21, Rosrybolovstvo reported. The purpose of the research mission, which will be supported by the Ros Congress Foundation, will be to assess the state of aquatic biological resources in the exclusive economic zones of Africa. The expedition will create new opportunities for the development of the Russian fishing industry, expansion of export markets and strengthening of Russia's political position on the African continent. "Of course, we are interested in expanding the fishing resource base for our fleet...

The waters of Africa have potential... We need an up-to-date inventory assessment. We are helping our colleagues from friendly countries to obtain this data in order to rationally use national reserves and not harm the common ecosystem, global reserves. Fish knows no boundaries. Of course, we are counting on reciprocal steps - the possibility of admission to their economic zones for fishing," Patrushev replied to a question about the prospects of catching fish following the results of a Large African expedition.