Sakhalin island, Far East, Russia, 2016
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This is the photo story about the pink salmon fishing season. The photos were taken on Sakhalin island in August 2016. Sakhalin island is the largest Russian island in the North Pacific Ocean, close to Japan. Moreover, the Island was claimed by both Russia aSakhalin island, Far East, Russia, 2016
This is the photo story about the pink salmon fishing season. The photos were taken on Sakhalin island in August 2016. Sakhalin island is the largest Russian island in the North Pacific Ocean, close to Japan. Moreover, the Island was claimed by both Russia and Japan over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries until the final days of World War II in 1945. The territory of Sakhalin is full of oil, gas, coal and fish. When I arrived at Sakhalin the strong smell of Korean kimchi and fresh fish was in the air. The pink salmon fishing season starts in late May and lasts about 3 months. Despite this I didn’t find pink salmon for food at all. To make things worse, the crab that I bought and ate along the road had been poached illegally. ’Less fish than usual, although the fishing season is almost over’ complained both legal and illegal fishermen. The amount of pink salmon isn’t stable due to a two-year life circle from spawning to spawning. Read more