Russia has said its wild salmon quota could be halved, leading to salmon business sources to predict an interesting year ahead for prices.
The recommended allowable catch limits for Russian Pacific salmon could be down by half compared to last year, said the Vladivostok-based Pacific Scientific Fisheries & Oceanographic Research Institute (TINRO).
TINRO is observing a significant decline in the stocks recommended for fishing in 2012, adding it was three years ago record salmon harvests started happening.
In 2009, Russia caught over 530,000 metric tons of salmon, the biggest catch on record since the beginning of the last century, TINRO said.
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