In the Khabarovsk Krai, catches dropped by a third to 8,1 thousand…
In the Khabarovsk Krai, catches dropped by a third to 8,1 thousand tons from 12,3 thousand tons last year; on Sakhalin - down to 1,6 thousand tons from 4,4 thousand tons; in Magadan Oblast - to 302 tons from 772 tons respectively.
Consensus
- The total catch of Pacific salmon on the Russian Far East as of July 26–27, 2026 was 44.7 thousand tons.
- Kamchatka Krai accounted for 71% of the total catch, with 31,800 tons.
- The largest share by species was chum salmon (61.5%, or 27,500 tons).
- King salmon and sockeye salmon catches were 10,000 tons (22.7%) and 6,900 tons (15.4%), respectively.
- The forecasted total catch for the year is around 227–229 thousand tons.
- Prices for king and sockeye salmon decreased by 10% and 5% compared to the first half of the year.
Points of divergence
- The catch in July 2026 was 2.1 times lower than in the same period of the previous year (93,3 thousand tons). — interfax
- The catch on Kamchatka was 2.2 times lower than in the previous year (68.9 thousand tons). — interfax
- The head of the Senate Committee on Agricultural and Food Policy and Natural Resources called the current fishing season 'extremely low' and reported that fishermen requested payment deferrals for fishery lease renewals. — interfax
- The Senate committee plans to discuss financial support with the government after analyzing projected revenues and financial burdens on enterprises. — interfax
- NTech calculated that retail prices for cod increased by 69% from 2023 to 2025 and rose another 44% in Q1 2026 compared to the same period of the previous year. — vedomosti
- In June, Atlantic herring and mackerel prices on the Russian market fell by 26% and 7%, respectively, while global prices rose by 23.2%. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- More than 44,000 tons of salmon caught in the Far East since the beginning of the year — Коммерсантъ
- Russian fishermen reduced salmon catch by 2.1 times by July 26 — Интерфакс
- Since the beginning of the year, 44.7 tons of salmon were caught in the Far East — Ведомости