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Excerpts from the 2150 Agriculture and Fishing advisory report:

Fishing in the southern Kamchatkan Archipelago, here-after referred to as the Kuril Islands, is one of the primary historical sources of food for the region. During the recent Hokkaido War the widespread devastation of Kamchatkan naval interests resulted in a large loss of life for the fishermen of the area, and the loss of equipment. Our proposed first step to solve this issue is to identify appropriate sources of fishing and their specifications, as a mandatory guide for the future economic development of fishing in this region.

Former Staples

The populations of two traditional types of fish located in the Kuril Islands have been heavily depopulated due to misunderstanding of environmental factors. The Pacific Cod and the Pacific Herring are deemed here: Former Staples, due to their mass migrations away from the region. The climate changes have resulted in the remaining population to begin evacuating in larger numbers, and though the remaining fish of these types have shown signs of adapting, further fishing to current levels is expected to destroy the supplies of Cod and Herring here.

This council recommends that fishing of Pacific Cod and Pacific Herring be classified a Licenced task, and that non-licenced hauls of significant populations of these fish, particularly along the western coast of the islands, be deemed a fine-able crime.

Accepted, from the start of next year increase illegal fishing punishment to execution - First Citizen

New Staples

Climate changes have resulted in explosions of population by formerly southerly fish populations. Fishermen have been slow to adapt to the large numbers of Far Eastern Smooth Flounders that have been sighted in recent years. Traditionally a lower yield and less valued haul, we have determined that they are in large enough numbers to be worth active fishing.

Migrations of Japanese Anchovy into former Cod and Herring Habitats have been noticed particularly in recent years as fishing efforts from Hokkaido have increased. They have prospered through the climate adaption, and as such they are suitable for widespread culling. Their decreased size is expected to cause an issue with current fishing regulations, so we are advising an upgrade of equipment to fit the task of catching these hauls in large enough numbers.

This council recommends that Japanese Anchovy and Far Eastern Smooth Flounders are upgraded to Staple Foods, and that fishing standards are updated to accommodate the inclusion of Anchovies. We would also like to comment on a historic prohibition on whaling. While there are many unofficial whalers who rightly ignore these old rules, we advise that an official repeal of these efforts would encourage widespread adoption of this practice to supplement food supplies.

Accepted, rules repeal to be included in Agriculture Statement - First Citizen

Special Cases

We have experienced other immigrations from the Sea of Japan. The first case is the Japanese Spider Crab, along with a collection of other Crab species, which have been found increasingly along the Kuril islands and even the coastline of Kamchatka. These creatures are relatively poor value as staple diets, however they have been a traditionally nutritious and delicious food type. Currently they are in relatively low populations, but we have determined that the inner sea around Shah Sopka would be an ideal place to introduce and encourage these creatures for the purposes of luxury food. Outside of official reservations, we advise a blanket ban on purposeful hunting of these creatures, as their populations are too low to survive these efforts.

Similarly, an increasingly common fish type is the Japanese Bullhead Shark. These creatures are not suitable for consumption and cannot be relied upon as a food resource. We do however wish to express our recommendation of further study on the subject of these creatures, to see how they are effecting the ecosystem. There are concerns that they are too prolific and aggressive for the new fishing staples, and may impact numbers - however we simply know too little to make a firm recommendation.

Accepted Spider Crab recommendation, love crabs. Initiate preemptive culling of Bullheads till July, then resume study. No risks to fishing. - First Citizen

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