17:26, November 2, 2012
Russia has threatened to reduce fishing quotas or completely bar Japan and South Korea from fishing in Russian territorial waters, head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries Andrei Kraini announced at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday. The announcement comes at a time when the amount of illegally caught and traded king crab is on the rise.
Alexander Saveliev, chairman of the Fisheries' Public Council, told Voice of Russia that he thinks the threat is more an "instrument of emotional influence" than anything else.
"I do not believe things will be carried as far as the removal of quotas," Saveliev said. "The danger of losing the opportunity to fish in our exclusive economic zone will outweigh the temptation to obtain easy money for criminally caught products."
Armenian News
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