Russia: Industrialists in Chukotka will be prohibited from catching chum salmon in the Anadyr Estuary in 2024

At the same time, indigenous peoples and amateur fishermen will be able to catch this fish in the estuary no more than twice a week, Alena Skryabikova, head of the fisheries committee of the district department of agriculture and food, told TASS. “Chum salmon arrivals have been declining in recent years, with spawning grounds filling no more than 10-30%. Therefore, a decision was made to ban industrial fishing in the Anadyr Estuary this year. Amateur fishermen and indigenous communities will be able to catch chum salmon twice a week - that’s also the lowest number in recent years,” Skryabikova said. She added that scientists have made a forecast for low salmon runs in an “even” year; the total quota for the district did not exceed even a ton of red fish. Chum salmon, sockeye salmon and pink salmon are caught in Chukotka, but, ...