Sustainability

WWF calls for ban on Pacific halibut fishing in Russia as stocks plummet

With stocks off Kamchatka alone falling by as much as fourfold between 2019–2020, researchers, NGOs and industry are all raising alarm bells.

Rosrybolovstvo admitted that halibut stocks are currently in a poor condition, nevertheless, the fishery regulator does not plan to introduce a complete ban on fishing.
Rosrybolovstvo admitted that halibut stocks are currently in a poor condition, nevertheless, the fishery regulator does not plan to introduce a complete ban on fishing.Foto:FishNews.ru
Published 15 July 2021, 00:19Updated 15 July 2021, 12:01
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