Russia: Decline in Pacific Salmon Catch in 2024

Kolonchin noted that despite the continued strict restrictions on fishing, for the second year in a row it has not been possible to achieve the forecast indicators for the Kamchatka River sockeye salmon. He also emphasized that in Kamchatka, pink salmon catches are leveling out between the eastern and western coasts, although they were previously unbalanced. In Khabarovsk Krai, the catch exceeds the results of the last five years, but none of the salmon species reached the forecasts. At the same time, the Magadan Region recorded a historical maximum catch in even years - almost 9 thousand tons. Experts also attributed the decline in salmon stocks to climate change and emphasized ...