Russian (and not only) fishermen work in very difficult conditions. Sometimes vessels are sent to fishing in unsatisfactory technical condition, under weather conditions not conducive to catch.

Also, there are many stories about smuggling and illegal fishing, about how trawlers turn off AIS transmitters, get unregistered crew on board, change flags ... There is even such a term “crab mafia”, mainly referring to coastal business structures overseeing this industry.

Today, the situation of fishermen is complicated by the fact that because of the epidemic of the coronavirus, few of them accept ports due to quarantine. And still constantly there is news about the redistribution of the Russian crab business, the introduction of quotas, etc. The map shows trawlers, crab fishermen and other fishing vessels. We will try to figure out their movements, what is the situation in this segment.

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