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

Published 2024년 9월 3일

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Kamchatka authorities report a significant shortfall in the salmon catch, particularly pink and sockeye salmon, for the current summer fishing season due to unfavorable weather conditions. Only 60% of the expected pink salmon have reached the eastern coast, and the sockeye salmon forecast for the Kamchatka River was inaccurate. The All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography provides scientific support, and sustainable fishing practices are followed, including periodic bans to ensure spawning. Despite efforts to combat poaching, it remains an issue. The Eastern Economic Forum, focusing on the Far East's socio-economic development, is being held in Vladivostok from September 3 to 6, 2024.

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Kamchatka authorities note that the catch of salmon fish, in particular pink salmon 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 fisheries minister Andrei Zdetovetsky told TASS on the eve of the Eastern Economic Forum session "The fishing industry is the driver of the socio-economic 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 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 specialists ...

Source: Kvedomosti