Russia expects lowest Pacific salmon catch in 20 years

Experts predict that this year's Pacific salmon fishing may reach a record high for the last 20 years, with the catch expected to be between 250 and 260 thousand tons. This is due to a natural factor where there was little fish, especially pink salmon, the most popular type in Russia. Despite this, some experts remain positive and expect the salmon catches in all regions of the Far East to be at a level of 230-240 thousand tons. However, the decline in last year's catch has negatively affected the cost of red fish and salmon caviar, with prices rising significantly this year.

Pacific salmon fishing this year may reach a record high for the last 20 years, RBC reports, citing experts. Earlier this month, the head of the Federal Agency for Fishery, Ilya Shestakov, predicted that this year's salmon catch would be between 250 and 260 thousand tons, which is more than two times less than last year's figure of 600 thousand. German Zverev, president of the All-Russian Association of Fishery Industrialists (VARPE), also agreed that the salmon fishing season was unsuccessful this year. He expects an even lower figure for the year. According to his latest data as of September 17, the Pacific salmon catch in all regions of the Far East exceeded 221 thousand tons. "This is a natural factor that fishermen cannot influence. There was little fish, primarily pink salmon, the most common and most popular type of salmon in Russia," Zverev commented on the problem. He called the situation on Sakhalin and Kamchatka the most difficult. These are, in particular, the two ...