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18:38, 14.07.2008 | Kamchatka Region

Kamchatka – Russia’s fishing peninsula – celebrates the Fisher’s Day on Sunday.

“This holiday is one of the most loved and respected ones among population of the peninsula,” Kamchatka region governor Alexei Kuzmitsky said.

“The peninsula’s history is closely linked with the development of the fishing industry, fishing companies and fish-processing enterprises,” he said.

As of January 1, Kamchatka’s fishers ensured 23 percent of Russia’s total catch of bioresources, the governor said.

The peninsula’s fishing industry accounts for 50-60 percent of the region’s industrial volumes and remains the region’s priority area.

The capital of the peninsula – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – hosts main festivities with theatrical street shows and contests. Local cooks prepared traditional Kamchatka ukha (fish soup) from 250 kilograms of salmon and fish pie with 100 kilograms of salmon.