November 19, 2020 — Russia’s salmon fisheries experienced the their worst season in 10 years in 2020, and fisheries scientists are placing the blame on weather anomalies and are calling for new approaches to future season forecasts, potentially including new international cooperation.
Through 2 November, Russia had harvested 299,200 metric tons (MT) of salmon, Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries reported. That is the lowest total since 2009, and 44 percent less than the record year in 2018. Fishing in most areas has finished for the year, with just a few thousand MT still to arrive over the next few days.