Russia to Accelerate Sardine, Mackerel Catch in Far East as Northeast Atlantic Restrictions Bite
Russia is planning to ramp up catches of Iwashi sardine and mackerel off the southern Kuril Islands this year, a shift driven in part by sweeping new restrictions on its mackerel fishing in the Northeast Atlantic.
Experts at VNIRO, Russia's federal fisheries research institute, say sardine runs in Kuril waters have been delayed this season due to late spawning off the Pacific coast of Japan. Scientists also point to a broader decline in the Pacific sardine population stemming from reduced spawning volumes and...
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