Russia: More than 11 million young salmon, sea cucumber, and scallops were released into Primorye water bodies in 2024

Primorye fish hatcheries released more than 11 million young salmon, sea cucumber and scallops into their natural habitat in 2024. This will help compensate for the damage caused to aquatic bioresources by economic activity, the press service of the Primorsky Territorial Administration of the Federal Agency for Fishery reported. "In 2024, Primorsky Krai fish hatcheries released 11.056 million young chum salmon, 245 thousand young Far Eastern sea cucumber and 91 thousand young Primorsky scallops into the region's rivers as part of compensation measures," the administration reported. The department noted that such measures to compensate for damage to natural resources help ensure an effective balance between the conservation and replenishment of fish resources and the economic development of the region. Young fish, scallops and ...