Experience in the rational extraction of algae in Russian waters as part of international cooperation (biological, economic and international legal foundations)

This article examines various aspects of the seaweed harvest – Saccharina japonica (Japanese kelp) – by Japanese fishermen within Russian territorial waters near the small, uninhabited Signalny Island in the Sovetsky Strait of the Pacific Ocean, part of the Lesser Kuril Islands. Signalny Island is part of the South Kuril District of the Sakhalin Region. The article focuses on conservation measures that enable the sustainable harvest of this seaweed in Russian waters to be maintained on a long-term basis under joint agreements.