Salmon caught in Russian EEZ on store shelf in northern Japan

Sockeye salmon, caught by Japanese drift netters in Russia's exclusive economic zone, are displayed on a store shelf in Nemuro on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 21, 2015. Russia's parliament has approved legislation banning drift-net fishing in the zone, starting next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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