Russia: Salmon fishing in the Anadyr Estuary in Chukotka starts later than usual

The projected catch of Pacific salmon this year is almost 880 tons, which is four times less than in 2022, the press service of the district government reports. “This year, we started fishing in the village of Khatyrka before anyone else. Due to the late break-up of ice in the Anadyr estuary, the start of fishing is expected later than usual. According to the Pacific branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “VNIRO” (TINRO), minor approaches of pink salmon are expected this year, and the main ones The fishing targets will be sockeye salmon of the Meynypilgyn lake-river system and chum salmon of the Anadyr estuary. The projected volume of catch of Pacific salmon is 879.3 tons, which is four times less than in the “non-pink salmon” year of 2022. This is due to the predicted low supply of Anadyr chum salmon. TINRO recommends introducing a number of restrictions to preserve the population,” the message says. Thus, in the basin of the Anadyr Estuary ...