Russian Far East Pacific salmon catch reaches 993,000 tonnes, pink salmon leads with 419,000 tonnes
As of October 25, 2026, the Pacific salmon catch in Russia's Far East totaled approximately 993,000 tonnes, with all species except chum salmon below the same period last year; Kamchatka Krai led all regions with 559,000 tonnes.
Data from the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (ВНИРО) show that as of October 25, 2026, the Pacific salmon catch in Russia's Far East totaled approximately 993,000 tonnes. Fishnews.ru reported the figures on October 27. Compared with the same period last year, catches of all species except chum salmon showed negative growth.
By species, pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) was the largest catch in the Far East at 419,000 tonnes cumulatively; chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) at 347,000 tonnes; sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) at about 188,000 tonnes; coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) at 37,000 tonnes; and chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) at 157 tonnes. The chum salmon catch was 45 tonnes, up 4.7% from the same period last year, but accounts for a very small share of the total catch.
By region, Kamchatka Krai caught 559,000 tonnes of Pacific salmon, Khabarovsk Krai 256,000 tonnes, and Sakhalin Oblast 120,000 tonnes. Magadan Oblast accounted for about 42,000 tonnes, Primorsky Krai about 10,000 tonnes, and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 322 tonnes.