Fans of red fish fit to plunge into despair. Salmon and its relatives leave the waters of Russia. Because of this, the fishing industry in Sakhalin is rapidly declining, which was immediately reflected in the prices in stores.

The cost of red fish (salmon, salmon, chum salmon, salmon, sockeye salmon, coho salmon and other) has grown by 10% for the year, and its caviar has risen by 9%, "Izvestia". The average consumer price for chilled and frozen salmon already in July reached 627.66 rubles. Per kilogram, which is 10% more than in the same month of the last year (570.97 rubles). Kilogram of caviar cost customers 3383.6 rubles. - 9% more than a year ago.

For January - July 2017. Average consumer prices for salmonid fish have risen from 607.2 to 627.66 rubles. , That is, by 3.4%. And their caviar in the same period went up by 4.6% (from 3236.16 to 3383.6 rubles).

The reasons for the fact that in the waters near Sakhalin are declining populations of salmon, in the near future try to establish Russian scientists.

Obtain this fish, mainly in the Far East. "The leader in catches annually is Kamchatka. On the second place - Sakhalin ", - the expert of the fish market, the candidate of biological sciences Alexander Fomin told Izvestia.. And explained that "it is because of the smaller catch in the waters of this island there is an increase in prices".

In the last few years, the production of red fish was 400 thousand. T per year. And because of the decline in the population with the "Ummar catch of this fish on a countrywide scale will be reduced by 20 - 30%," Fomin said..

According to him, the enterprises processing this fish have a hard time, because the purchase price is almost 180 rubles. Per kilogram, which is 22% more than a year ago. By the end of autumn, at the end of the intensive fishing season, the cost of salmon can decrease, but slightly.

"The market expects a shortage of products from red fish, so it is more expensive," - said the president of the Association of manufacturing and trading enterprises of the fish market Vitaly Kornev.

At the same time, imported fish (mainly from Chile), for the year, on the contrary, fell by about 20% - due to a drop in prices in the world market, the expert said.. But this did not affect the average consumer price, because the Russian market is mainly Russian fish, he stressed..