In 2020, the Chukchi Sea has every chance of becoming the center of the long-awaited events for Russian fishermen - based on the forecasts of the Russian Fisheries Agency, active fishing for the unique Opilio crab and Pollock fish will begin here.

“Already today there are more and more pollock in the sea,” researchers said. - The fish enters the Chukchi Sea from Bering, and from the waters of the Laptev Sea, saiga enters the East Siberian basin. As for the Opilio shearing crab, its biomass seen in Chukchi and Kara allows experts to seriously think about the start of a confident fishery.

However, here you need to carefully calculate many factors. In particular, whether such fishing is justified in the conditions of the modern fishing industry in Russia, whether the catch will be in high demand among the consumer and whether the fishermen themselves are interested in such activities. Experts are looking for answers to these and other questions today.