Russia: Kamchatka authorities note low catch volumes of pink and sockeye salmon in the summer of 2024

Kamchatka authorities note that the catch of salmon fish, in particular pink and sockeye salmon, in the current summer fishing season is lower than the projected volumes. This may be due to unfavorable weather conditions, the regional Minister of Fisheries Andrei Zdetovetsky told TASS on the eve of the session of the Eastern Economic Forum "The Fishing Industry - the Driver of the Socioeconomic Development of the Far East". "Unfortunately, this year we are noting less than 60% of the expected level of pink salmon approaches to the eastern coast of Kamchatka. The forecast for sockeye salmon, which reproduces in the Kamchatka River, did not come true. Science associates the low approaches with a complex of reasons, including unfavorable fattening conditions in the sea. Meanwhile, the forecast for pink salmon approaches to the western coast of Kamchatka was low, only 38 thousand tons," the minister said. He added that scientific support for the fishing season is provided by ...