Russia: Sakhalin fishermen are better at catching herring than pollock

This year Sakhalin fishermen are doing better in the Pacific herring fishery compared to pollock. The island fleet has already harvested 28,851 tonnes of pollock, 14,135 tonnes of Pacific herring and 3,531 tonnes of cod. At the same time, the lag in the pollock catch in comparison with the same period last year is increasing and already amounts to 22,273 tons, while Sakhalin fishermen are 6,000 tons in herring catch, ahead of last year's figure. The minus gap also remains in the cod fishery. It already amounts to more than 4,000 tons. The reason for the poor start of the Okhotsk expedition is complex. This is not a very favorable fishing situation associated with a still weak concentration of pollock and difficult weather conditions, and a smaller number of vessels set out for fishing, and a redistribution of the fleet with a greater emphasis on the production of Pacific herring. Naturally, a significant reduction in foreign ports receiving pollock catches due to quarantine ...