Eight countries agree to catch less saury

The North Pacific Fisheries Commission (STO, NPFC) has reduced by 40% the possible catch of saury in 2021-2022. This measure is introduced both for fishing on the high seas and for production in the exclusive economic zones of Russia and Japan. Until now, the total possible catch of saury was 556.25 thousand tons per year. Of these, 330 thousand tons were allocated for fishing on the high seas, 226.25 thousand tons - for the exclusive economic zones of Russia and Japan. The limits are distributed among eight NPFC member countries. Now the total volume of production has been reduced to 333.75 thousand tons per year (198 thousand tons on the high seas, 135.75 thousand tons - in the EEZ of Russia and Japan), writes The Japan Times. Last year, almost all countries that catch this fish experienced problems with catching saury. Reduction of catch volumes was actively lobbied by Tokyo. According to The Japan Times, the Japanese believe that saury has decreased in the country's EEZ due to ...