Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. File photoTOKYO, Apr 11Japan has started negotiations with Russia on a salmon quota because it is in its national interest, Japanese government secretary general Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference in Tokyo.» We are holding them in order to continue and maintain our interests in the fishing industry. We will devote all our efforts to negotiating,» Matsuno said. imposes sanctions against about 20 Russian organizationsNegotiations began in the context of sanctions against Russia. The Japanese side believes that it is not known whether it will be possible to reach an agreement, the terms of negotiations have not been determined. Usually, negotiations are held in the spring of each year so that Japanese fishermen can start fishing by April 10. The topic of these negotiations was quotas for catching salmon fish in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, which appear from caviar in rivers on the territory of the Russian Federation, since, according to international By law, the country in whose territory the fish was born has the rights to it. Thus, Japan and Russia during the negotiations agree on a quota for fishing and the amounts that the Japanese side pays to Russia. Only after that, Japanese fishermen start fishing. Japan catches 62,000 tons of salmon per year, of which 2,050 tons falls on the quotas agreed during the negotiations. Despite the fact that this is a small share in the total catch, the Japanese side fears that the outcome of the negotiations or their breakdown may negatively affect three more types of such negotiations, in particular, negotiations on the catch of kelp in the area of the Habomai Islands, which Japan claims.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ea6595de72a2be5d8bc3c2919a9b5fb5.jpg" />«Stop buying overseas». How Russia can get out of technological isolation
