Expect a record fishing season in the far East. Science predicts a huge catch for the Sakhalin and Kuril Islands, and for other fishing regions of the far Eastern Federal district, the correspondent of IA REGNUM.

Research vessel "Professor Kaganovsky" conducted trawl surveys in the North-Western Pacific ocean. Research has allowed scientists to claim that the regions of the Far East expects a record salmon catch of pink salmon may be more than double initial forecasts.

Thus, according to TINRO-centre, total catches of pink salmon in the Okhotsk sea can be up to 450 thousand tons. Sakhalin especially lucky fishing in the upcoming Putin: earlier it was reported that the island fishermen will be able to get to 68 thousand tonnes of pink salmon, but now the forecast increased to 130 thousand tons.

Trawl surveys "Professor Kochanowskiego" recorded 1.1 billion individuals, or 913 thousand tonnes of pink salmon, 84,6 thousand tonnes of Mature chum salmon, 9.2 thousand tonnes of sockeye, 666,4 tons of sardines, 51,1 thousand tons of saury, 1 million 931 thousand tons of mackerel.

According to scientists, the total number of pink salmon this year surpasses even the record year of 2009, when far Eastern shores it was recorded 720 thousand tons of this fish. But the size of pink salmon in this year was historically low — went fine salmon.

As reported IA REGNUM, every year with the approach of salmon fishing in Sakhalin and Vanino on the mainland observed the same pattern: riding on the fish factory across the country from the former Soviet republics working for a long time "hang" in Vanino, and then with the same agony returned.

In July 2018, history repeated itself. Of the three remaining on the line Vanino — Kholmsk ferry now takes passengers only one. Due to the change of the safety regulations of the ship takes on Board 120 passengers, as always, but only 50. Ferry passengers take in General, he transports fuel, another one down for scheduled maintenance in China.

It is projected that by 1 August at the station in Vanino expected accumulation of up to 550 transit passengers, on Sakhalin. Authorities free port of Vanino in this year was prepared in advance, the people hovering at the seaport, provide hot meals, the opportunity to visit the baths, the district administration created an office of emergency. But the situation still remains very tense. In 2015, in the seaport of Vanino SPV has accumulated more than 1,500 passengers. Then came to the aid of the military people on the island took out a large amphibious ship.