Russian fishermen went to sea Jan. 1 at the start of Russia's pollock 'A' season not knowing, for the first time, where to deliver the huge catches they expect to haul in.

With the main Chinese ports of Qingdao and Dalian fully or partially closed to Russian vessels due to COVID-19 quarantine measures, vessel owners are still unclear where they will land the more than 915,000 metric tons they expect to catch.