Harvests of red king crab in Russian waters reached 24,992 metric tons through Dec. 7 as strong catches in key regions lifted the overall catch, according to new statistics from the fishery research institute MagadanNIRO.
In the North Sea of Okhotsk subzone crabbers made full use of king crab total allowable catch (TAC), with 1,087 metric tons harvested, a rise of 5.7 percent over the same period last year.
In the West Kamchatka subarea, king crab catches rose 44.1 percent and reached 2,885 metric tons, with 87.1
