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VI Lenin Fishing Collective

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VI Lenin Fishing Collective

Рыболовецкий колхоз им. В.И.Ленина Фабрика береговой обработки рыбы

Site

address
50 Rybatskaya street, Seroglazka microdistrict
city
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
region
Kamchatka Territory
postalCode
683905
country
Russia
Local: ул. Космонавтов, 40 г. Петропавловск-Камчатский"

Crimes & Concerns

  1. Labor & Human Rights
  2. Fishing*
  3. Environment

VI Lenin Fishing Collective is directly associated with labor & human rights issues such as labor rights violations and environmental issues such as air pollution. It is also linked to fishing concerns such as bottom trawling.

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Labor & Human Rights
In 2022, the State Labour Inspectorate in the Kamchatka Region held the V.I. Lenin Fishing Collective administratively liable for violating state occupational health and safety regulations. Kamchatka authorities imposed a fine of more than $900.
Environment
In 2024, there were reports about bad smells around their plants. “From the factory’s side, every day the wind carries a horrible fishy smell into the Seroglazka and Geologi neighbourhoods!” said a review by Zdes Byl Vasya. “Ever since they built some kind of processing line, it started. It’s impossible to breathe! What are you going to do about this? We can’t even go outside for a walk because of the stench.” An anonymous reviewer wrote: “The stench is unbearable, but those in power do what they want.”.

Reporting

In 2022, the State Labour Inspectorate in the Kamchatka Region held the V.I. Lenin Fishing Collective administratively liable for violating state occupational health and safety regulations. Kamchatka authorities imposed a fine of more than $900.1 In 2024, there were reports about bad smells around their plants. “From the factory’s side, every day the wind carries a horrible fishy smell into the Seroglazka and Geologi neighbourhoods!” said a review by Zdes Byl Vasya.2 “Ever since they built some kind of processing line, it started. It’s impossible to breathe! What are you going to do about this? We can’t even go outside for a walk because of the stench.” An anonymous reviewer wrote: “The stench is unbearable, but those in power do what they want.”3

VI Lenin Fishing Collective did not respond to a request for comment.4

Mikhail Staritsyn (Factory ship):
Sergey Novosyolov (Factory ship):
Seroglazka (Factory ship):
Vin Tor Gavrilov (Factory ship):

Stink Radius

VI Lenin Fishing Collective
DistancePeople
5 miles: 154,925
3 miles: 113,402
1 mile: 6,571
0.5 miles: 1,616
* individuals under the age of 15

At least 1,600 people lived within a half mile of this plant while more than 154,900 lived within a five-mile radius according to 2025 data from World Pop, a research institute based at the University of Southampton. This matters because it gives a sense of how many neighbors experience the quality of life concerns and health impacts of the foul stench of rotting fish and other toxic chemicals released into the air.

Supply Chain

VI Lenin Fishing Collective is related to at least three companies upstream, including three ships.

Ships
Russia
Mikhail Staritsyn
Sergey Novosyolov
Seroglazka
Ship
Plant