Russia: Salmon catch volumes increased in Khabarovsk Krai following the fishing season

The article reports on the conclusion of the 2024 salmon fishing season in the Khabarovsk Territory, Russia, which saw a 10,754-ton increase in catch compared to the previous year, totaling 40,000 tons. The rise is attributed to the opening of fisheries for pink salmon and summer chum salmon in the Amur basin. The majority of the catch was processed into value-added products, primarily for the Chinese market, although a small portion was sold chilled locally. The article also highlights ongoing efforts to renew the fleet used for Pacific salmon and char fishing and the construction of new crab vessels as part of an investment quota program.

Fishing enterprises caught about 40 thousand tons of salmon during this year's fishing season. This was reported to TASS by Nikita Korol, Chairman of the Fisheries Committee of the Khabarovsk Territory Government. "The 2024 salmon fishing season was held in a normal mode. The results of the fishing season are assessed as satisfactory. The volume of production increased by 10,754 tons compared to the previous year," Korol said. A total of 39,976.9 tons were caught. He reported that the figures increased due to the opening of the pink salmon and summer chum salmon fishery in the Amur basin and in the Amur estuary, as well as due to good approaches of pink salmon in the Primorye and North Okhotsk subzones in the region. "Almost the entire volume of Pacific salmon and char caught in Khabarovsk Krai is processed, only a small part of the catch is sold chilled at the fishing grounds. Frozen products of various types are produced from salmon species: whole fish, gutted with the head, ...