Walleye pollock as an object of Russian and world fishery

The aim of the work is to analyze walleye pollock as an object of Russian and world fishery.Result: The dynamics of the walleye pollock fishery development in the historical aspect is considered against the background of the world fish catch and in the context of different countries from 1950 to the present days. Proposals are given to increase resource conservation in the walleye pollock fishery.Novelty: the latest up-to-date data on walleye pollock fishing statistics in Russia and in the world is presented, ways to improve the accuracy of accounting for caught aquatic biological resources are proposed.Practical significance: recommendations for improving catch accounting in the Russian Federation based on the experience of the USSR and other countries are listed.Methods used: data on catch statistics are given using the FishStatJ software for fishery statistical time series, a review of foreign and domestic published works and the results of our own research are given. During the research, modern instrumental methods were used.