Recommendation 1

When salmon fishery development strategy is being thought over all the social, ecological and economic consequences of each choice shall be considered. Priority should still be given to coastal fishing as the most transparent, the easiest to regulate, and the only one that takes into account the interests of local population and indigenous people in particular. In distribution of fishing quotas ecological policy of all companies shall be considered along with the presence of long-term interests in the region and their on-going activities for conservation and natural reproduction of marine biological resources.

Recommendation 2

It is necessary to introduce legal restrictions for the number of research drift-net fishing vessels. Total length of drift nets should not exceed five kilometers. All the work that is carried out by these ships shall be solely for research and shall not be substituted with de facto commercial fishing. It is necessary to continue assessments of pre-spawning Salmon migrations with the use of trawling methods, and in future to shift gradually from drift-netting to alternative methods which are less harmful for marine environment. With this aim it is necessary to test application of surface-floating cascade drifter systems as well as to try distant monitoring from airplanes.

Recommendation 3

To establish effective control and monitoring system the challenge of training and permanent presence of on-board independent observers shall be solved. To control re-loads and transportation of harvested fish it is necessary to improve the satellite monitoring system and to secure better cooperation between fish conservation inspections and customs agencies.

Recommendation 4

All changes in strategies and regulatory standards for salmon fisheries shall be made in open and transparent way with participation of scientific experts, fishermen associations, regional fisheries councils, local community authorities and governmental and non-governmental nature conservation NGOs. The work of such international organizations as North-Pacific Anadromous Fisheries Commission (NPAFC) and North-Pacific Marine Research Organization (PICES), as well as the work of regional fisheries councils shall be made most transparent. NPAFC and PICES shall strive to provide most detailed and precise recommendations to their party countries, which have to be based on ecosystem-based approach to fisheries declared in 2006 by UN; this is especially important for such migratory fish as Salmon.