Russia Reduces Salmon Quota for Japan
Posted on: Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 21:00 CDT
MOSCOW. April 29 (Interfax) - Russia has reduced for Japan its quota for salmon harvest in its exclusive economic zone to 9,735 tons against 10,275 tons in 2007.
Japanese concerned organizations will pay to Russia for this quota over $31 million, the State Fishing Committee said.
The decision was made following the Russian-Japanese intergovernmental consultations concerning the Russian salmon harvest by Japanese fishing boats in the Russian exclusive economic zone in 2008, which were held in Tokyo in March and in Moscow in April.
In 2008 salmon species (red salmon, chum salmon, humpback salmon, Chinook and coho salmon) will be harvested by 43 Japanese trawlers in the strictly defined areas. Japanese fishermen will be allowed to harvest not more than 3,000 tons of red salmon, the most valuable salmon specie.
In 2008 the fishing fee was raised significantly: whereas in 2007 Russia charged 292.51 yen ($1/104.5 yen) per one kilogram of salmon species, in 2008 it will be 307 yen, the State Fishing Committee said.
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