The Russian delegation is led by Alexey Baitaluk, Deputy Director and Head of the Pacific Branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO). Viktor Lapko, Deputy Head of the Sakhalin Branch, serves as the Deputy Head of the delegation.
The Japanese delegation is led by Mr. Sato Shumpei, Head of the Resources and Ecology Section of the Salmon Department of the Research Institute of Fisheries Resources of the Institute of Fisheries Research and Education.
The meeting, scheduled from October 27 to 31, will discuss via videoconference the results of joint research conducted in 2025, issues related to the stock status of key pelagic species (saury, mackerel, anchovy, squid, and pollock), and Pacific salmon, and develop draft cooperation plans and scientific and technical cooperation programs for the coming years.
VNIRO Press Service