In 2020, the journal «Fisheries» celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding.

Created as the main printing body of the national fisheries, the magazine, together with the industry, has gone a long and difficult way. Its pages not only reflected the stages, events and facts of the progressive development of the fisheries complex, but also, literally before our eyes, new ideas, thoughts and scientific discoveries were emerging in all areas of fisheries. The main scientific journal of the Russian Agency for Fisheries takes an active part in the discussion of new ideas and achievements of the Russian fisheries complex. It is difficult to find a problem in the country's fisheries that has not been touched upon in the pages of the magazine. The publication is rightfully a chronicle of the formation and development of the fishing industry in Russia.

The journal covers issues of marine fisheries, aquaculture, market relations in the country's fisheries and international cooperation. On the pages of the publication, heads of ministries and departments, prominent scientists speak with information about the latest research in the fish world, specialists, production workers with materials about the ways of developing the fishing business in Russia, about the specifics of certification of fish raw materials and fish products, about legal support for sustainable development of fisheries, about new technological developments and proper nutrition.

For many years, the journal has been included in the List of publications of the Higher Attestation Commission, in which scientific articles are published, which are fed up with the defense of dissertations for the title of candidates and doctors of sciences in the following specialties.