History of the stock status and fishery regulation for red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus in the waters of Primorye
https://doi.org/10.26428/1606-9919-2025-205-328-351
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Abstract
Development of the red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus fishery in the waters of southern Primorye is overviewed. Methods of catching and processing the catch are described. Reasons for periodic reduction in density of the crab aggregations and total stock are analyzed. Dynamics of the crab fishery between the periods of its prohibition is traced since the early 20th century to the present days and duration of the banning is determined, with particular attention to the dramatic changes which led to the ban of fishery because of the stock decreasing.
About the Authors
A. G. Slizkin
Pacific branch of VNIRO (TINRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksey G. Slizkin, Ph.D., leading researcher
4, Shevchenko Alley, Vladivostok, 690091
O. Yu. Borilko
Pacific branch of VNIRO (TINRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oleg Yu. Borilko, head of sector
4, Shevchenko Alley, Vladivostok, 690091
E. E. Borisovets
Pacific branch of VNIRO (TINRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgeny E. Borisovets, Ph.D., head of laboratory
4, Shevchenko Alley, Vladivostok, 690091
I. S. Chernienko
Pacific branch of VNIRO (TINRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Igor S. Chernienko, Ph.D., leading researcher
4, Shevchenko Alley, Vladivostok, 690091
O. B. Tkacheva
Khabarovsk branch of VNIRO (KhabarovskNIRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga B. Tkacheva, leading specialist
13а, Amursky Boulevard, Khabarovsk, 680038
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Slizkin A.G., Borilko O.Yu., Borisovets E.E., Chernienko I.S., Tkacheva O.B. History of the stock status and fishery regulation for red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus in the waters of Primorye. Izvestiya TINRO. 2025;205(2):328-351. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26428/1606-9919-2025-205-328-351. EDN: DFJMJI
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