Russia: Demand for a ban on longline fishing in the Bering Sea

Experts noted that the decrease in cod catches is due to changing climate conditions and the migration of this fish species. Since 2021, the number of cod in fishing areas has decreased, which leads to underutilization of allocated quotas. In 2023, fishermen caught only 39 thousand tons of cod, having mastered only 43% of the established volume of permissible catch. Local participants in the fishing industry argue that it would be wiser to introduce bans only on cod fishing, so as not to damage other fisheries, such as sablefish and grenadier fishing, which are carried out at considerable depth and do not affect cod ...