Kamchatka Regional Governor Objects To Selling Fishing Quotas At Auction

We should stop selling fishing quotas at auction, Kamchatka regional governor Mikhail Mashkovtsev reported in an interview with RosBusinessConsulting. According to him, the process of distributing quotas should remain a paid service, but should be conducted at auction. This will make it possible for fishing regions to resolve most of their problems themselves, Mashkovtsev said. The governor considers a scheme for introducing quotas to fishermen in return for assistance with winter preparations turned out to be reasonable. The Kamchatka regional administration received around 90m rubles (about $3m) from fish producing companies this year. This money was spent on fuel supplies to municipal institutions.