Kamui Cape, Hokkaido, JapanMOSCOW, Apr 15The well-being of the northern Japanese city of Nemuro is under threat due to deteriorating relations with Russia, local fishermen interviewed by the Daily Mail said. . This procedure has been in place since 1957, and during the Cold War it was almost the only diplomatic channel of communication between Moscow and Tokyo. Usually the decision is made by the end of March, before the start of the drift-net fishing season, but this year the process has been delayed. In addition to this format, Russia and Japan determine quotas for the production of kelp and saury at the annual negotiations. obtain Moscow's permission even to catch salmon and trout in its exclusive economic zone — due to an agreement under which the rights to aquatic biological resources belong to the country of origin. />The National Interest: Russia has returned the world to multipolarityA total of 24,000 people live in Nemuro, and, in addition to fishing, the city also depends on Russia in terms of ship calls: sailors bring seafood for the local market and buy equipment and other goods. In 2016, Moscow banned driftnet fishing for salmon and trout in its waters. The local government estimated that Nemuro and neighboring communities suffered about $200 million in damage the following year. «My biggest concern is that all four negotiations will not take place,» said fishmonger Shigeto Hinuma, whose income fell by 30 percent. Hansaku, in turn, he completely abandoned the catch of salmon and trout. Now the danger looms over the fishing grounds in the Japanese zone. Local fishermen may be left without saury production, because, despite last year's agreements, Russia has not yet issued a permit for fishing, which starts in August. According to Hansaku, after the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Tokyo and the abolition of the most favored nation trade with Moscow, the fate of the agreements was called into question.Record inflation was predicted in Europe without Russian gas «Fisheries cannot believe that trade will stop. If we lose fishing, we will lose culture. There is no culture where there is no prosperity,» the fisherman said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. In response, Japan and Western countries announced large-scale sanctions against Moscow, primarily in the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Some brands have stopped working in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have never been seen before. The authorities stressed their readiness for such a development of events and assured that they would continue to fulfill social obligations. The Bank of Russia is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market. The authorities also announced the transfer of payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles. In addition, the government has prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. The volume of its funding will be about a trillion rubles.
