Pacific salmon fishing strategy to be prepared in Primorye

In Primorye, a strategy for Pacific salmon fishing will be prepared by 2026. Preliminary forecasts for production volumes and the timing of the start and end of Putin's campaign are currently under discussion.

The final version of the fishing strategy for the entire Far Eastern fisheries basin will be approved at a meeting of the Far Eastern Scientific and Commercial Council. It is scheduled for April and will be held in Vladivostok.

According to IA PrimaMedia, with the expected increase in the number of pink salmon and sims, 3.6 thousand tons are projected to be caught, while in 2025 9.1 thousand tons were produced. Last year was a record for Primorsky Krai in this indicator.

This year, three subdistricts of fishing were identified: Terneysky municipal district, Olginsky and Lazovsky districts. Fish hatcheries are engaged in the capture of chum salmon producers in the waters of Peter the Great Bay. In the Terneysky district, pink salmon and sima fishing will begin on May 20 and last until July 31, while chum salmon fishing will take place from August 15 to October 10. In the Olginsky and Lazovsky districts, sima mining will begin on June 10 and will be completed on July 31, ketu — from September 21 to October 25, said Yana Ryzhkova, Deputy Minister of Forestry, Environmental Protection, Wildlife and Natural Resources of the region.

In August, a temporary ban on amateur fishing in Pacific salmon spawning grounds was introduced in Primorsky Krai. The restrictions did not apply to all bodies of water, but only to those rivers that flow into the Sea of Japan. The ban did not affect the basin of the Ussuri River, including its tributaries, as well as marine areas where recreational fishing is allowed.

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