When did Russia stop gill-netting?

Question

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Answer 1

All the stuff I've read says that Russia has stopped or slowed its gill net use in shallow waters but continues to use it in deep waters.  You'll need to read a few articles to figure out exactly when they use them.  It depends on the fishing ground.

Answer 2

The northern reaches of the Pacific Ocean host three types of otters: Russian, Californian, and Northern Pacific (sometimes called the Alaskan sea otter).  All three populations have been seriously impacted by gillnetting -- mostly from the Russians and (what a shock) the Japanese.

Russia has curbed back their use of gill nets substantially since 2002, but they are still in use on a permitted basis -- the permit is issued for a specific day and a specific place.  This is what they are reporting.

Recent research though shows that in the Russian Economic Zone (the seas surrounding the country's shores up to so many miles out) that salmon are showing signs of having been exposed to gillnetting.  This includes torn fins, scars, gill damage, etc.  This report was issued in 2004 (see last link below) and concludes the Russians are still gillnetting on a regular basis.

Answer 3

In 1994.