Kamchatka. Salmon

Sergey Dolya writes: “In addition to the famous Kamchatka hills, we saw two other symbols of the peninsula - bears and salmon. Let's start with the last one: under the cut a short story and photos about fish production ... "

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Source: Journal / sergeydolya

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3. The next morning woke up with difficulty. Due to the time difference, 8 Kamchatka hours in the morning are equal to our Moscow midnight. On this day, we had a helicopter ride planned, but the sky became cloudy and we began to wait for the weather. In order not to waste time, we went to the Paratunka River to look at the Kamchatka salmon

4. Salmon live for four years. Being born in the upper reaches, he goes downstream, and then returns to lay eggs himself. Leaving offspring, he dies. Not instantly, of course, but in the sense that this is the final stage of a fish's life. At this moment, the salmon is spotted or, as they say in Kamchatka, “sweet”

5. This is what a fish farm looks like. In a small pool of cells in which there are separate males and females

6. What Looks Like Scattered Rowan Is Actually Caviar

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Sasha. By the way, this picture will appear in the next address of the editor-in-chief in NG Traveler magazine

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11. Two males. Powerful and strong fish

12. You have to be careful with your fingers - they can bite. By the way, the muzzles of these fish are somewhat reminiscent of dinosaurs.

13. One male was measured - 30 cm

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15. Hello Mr. Extreme!

16. The workers said that the day before our arrival, a bear came to the backwater and fished all day. In general, the locals are quite calm about bears. Approximately the same as we treat big dogs - with caution and attention, but not horror-horror. In fact, the bears are now full and do not attack people. This year there was only one case when a bear rushed at a person.

17. A brave puppy ran around the base

18. On the way to the next fish production, we met a Kamchatka wedding

19. They fish here. A barrier is erected on a certain section of the river. The fish wants to go up so much that it even tries to jump over the grate. But for her there is only one passage in which she is caught

20. Laschavy individuals lying nearby

21. When enough fish are stuffed, they are herded into a box.

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25. Especially violent ones are jammed with a club on the head

26. From here the fish is sent to the processing plant

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28. Here we were met - frankly - not in the most friendly way and were forbidden to shoot

29. And this lovely woman asked for $100 to talk about her work.

30. Fortunately, the weather had already cleared up on the street and we went to the helicopters

31. In the next post, read about Kamchatka bears