Pacific salmon harvests in the Russian Far East plummet

Pacific Salmon Catch Plummets in Russian Far East Pacific salmon harvests in the Russian Far East have fallen nearly 64% below projected volumes for the current season. As of August 18, fishermen have extracted 82,552 tons of fish—a sharp decline compared to historical yields. The shortage is widespread across all primary fishing regions. Sakhalin recorded the steepest drop, with catches 76.5% below expectations. Kamchatka shows the smallest relative gap, though its deficit still exceeds 55%. If current extraction rates persist, the season's total volume may fail to reach 100,000 tons. Region Catch (Tons) Kamchatka 51,806 Khabarovsk Territory 17,375 Sakhalin 8,719 Magadan Region 3,313 Primorye 1,012 Chukotka 327 The bulk of the harvest consists of pink salmon (40,952 tons), followed by chum salmon (21,753 tons) and sockeye salmon (18,241 tons). Other species—including coho, chinook, and masu salmon—account for a negligible portion of the total volume.