Russia: The Rosrybolovstvo Science Councils define key research priorities for 2025

Additional studies are planned for 2025 in the areas of Northwest Africa, in the waters of the Gulf of Guinea and the western Indian Ocean. In 2024, a large-scale survey of the Baikal omul was also conducted, which covered the entire water area of Lake Baikal. According to scientists, omul stocks have reached almost 9 thousand tons, which is the result of work to restore its numbers, the continuation of which is planned until the end of 2025. With the help of additional funding, research was conducted on the Oleg Betin vessel in the Black Sea, where the first signs of restoration of turbot flounder stocks were recorded. This fish is in high demand in the south of the country. The meeting also discussed the rational exploitation of crab and shrimp stocks, as well as the state of stocks of the main commercial fish species. After analyzing the 2024 data, the Science Council plans to prepare proposals for adjustments to the total allowable catch for 2025, which ...