Short answers, pulled from the story.
Marine capture fisheries provided up to 75 percent of the total reported catch between 1996 and 2005. This figure reflects the dominance of oceanic fishing within the Russian Federation exclusive economic zone during that period.
Federal law titled On Fisheries and Protection of Aquatic Biological Resources took effect in December 2004. This legislation divided fisheries into industrial, recreational, and subsistence categories for indigenous groups.
The number of qualified specialists in navigation and processing technologies dropped between 30 and 40 percent over the decade ending in 2002. Capital investment in the industry had decreased thirty percent compared to 1990 levels during this same timeframe.
Criminal groups maintained well-oiled links to importers in Japan, China, and South Korea. Short distances between south Kurils and south Sakhalin facilitated transport to Japanese markets while huge fish processing developments built on cheap labor in China further encouraged export of unprocessed fish.
This document set food security goals requiring domestic catch to account for no less than 80 percent of total seafood consumption by 2010. The government approved Concept for Development of Fishing Industry of Russian Federation to 2020 in 2003 to address declining domestic supply.