Features of the russian fishery of capelin Mallotus villosus of the Barents sea in 2018 and 2022

Abstract

On the basis of fishing statistics and research by observers on fishing vessels, an analysis was made of the distribution of capelin catches, the main indicators of fishery (effort, average daily capacity) were considered; length composition of the species was analyzed. It has been established that in 2018 and 2022 the most conductive conditions for capelin fishery, both in terms of capacity and the length composition of the species, were formed in the second half of February and in March in the economic zone of Norway. The reasons for the incomplete realization of the russian quota of capelin in 2018 were the non-optimal timing of fishing by the main group of vessels, in 2022 – an insufficient number of fishing efforts. In March 2018 and 2022, difficult weather prevailed at the fishery, which could prevent the effective realization of the russian quota of capelin.