Russia: Well-forgotten tuna in the Sea of Japan

At the beginning of the 20th century, tuna were considered one of the most promising commercial objects in the waters of Primorye. In 1923, in agreement with the Main Directorate for Fisheries and Fisheries of the People's Commissariat of Food of the RSFSR ("Glavryboy"), the Vladivostok joint-stock company "Trading House of the Lury Brothers" received the right to engage in tuna fishing in Peter the Great Bay. Due to the lack of fishing equipment and relevant skills, the fishermen did not achieve much success, but the periodic visits of tuna fueled the interest of Primorye residents in the development of this area of fishing. The large-scale development of tuna fishing by domestic fishermen began in the 60s of the XX century, and was due to the conduct of specialized research and fish-searching expeditions in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. At the same time, experimental work in the Sea of Japan did not show the possibility of mass profitable fishing, the volume of which ...