The Beaked red fish can reach 0.5m in length and lives for up to 60 years. Two populations of this fish are found in the Irminger Sea, off Greenland and Iceland. In 2020, scientists from Iceland, Germany and Russia surveyed the states of the two Beaked red fish stocks, concluding that the species was rapidly declining. Long-lived species generally don't recover quickly after population declines.
The International Council of Exploration of the Sea, based in Denmark, recommended that
all fishing of Beaked red fish should stop. Every country complied except Russia. They challenged the 2020 findings, announcing 'new' research of their own (
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/27/russia-international-anger-redfish-overfishing). Russia are currently ranked 151st out of 152 countries on the
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Index. It seems a well-earned ranking. Environmental protection seems to be of little or no concern to Russia's government. Russia is a big country and this (along with other current issues) must represent a direct challenge to planetary viability.
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