Japan-Russia Offshore Fisheries Negotiations Concluded; Japan Gained Pacific Cod Quota Doubled
The Fisheries Agency of Japan (FAJ) announced on December 27 that the 39th bilateral meeting of the Japan-Russia Fisheries Commission (Japan-Russia offshore fisheries negotiations) was concluded. In 2023, the 200-mile EEZ quotas for the two countries will have decreased by 25,000 tons (33%) from 2022 to 50,000 tons each. Of the fishing quotas granted to Japan in Russian waters, Pacific saury decreased by 44% to 31,824 tons from 56,424 tons in 2022, while Pacific cod doubled to 3,200 tons, reported Minato Shimbun...
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