Current levels of pollutants in commercial hydrobionts of the Russian Far Eastern seas

Посвящается памяти Ольги Николаевны Лукьяновой (1957–2019) – доктора биологических наук, ведущего научного сотрудника ТИНРО-Центра, профессора кафедры экологии Дальневосточного федерального университета, научного руководителя

Abstract

There are pollutants, harmful to the man’s health, found in the environment – heavy metals, organic pollutants and radionuclides, which are subject to obligatory control. Safety of food, especially seafood, is one of the most important problems in the modern world. The review presents current data from studies of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in commercial species of the Russian Far Eastern seas - the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea are the main marine fishing zones of the Russian Federation. Recent studies show that commercial hydrobionts of the Far Eastern coast of Russia satisfy the sanitary and hygienic standards of the Customs Union. However, the work aimed at monitoring POPs is extremely small. The most studied commercial organisms of the Far East are Pacific salmon and flounder. That is extremely complex of Russia. It is necessary to expand monitoring studies of POPs in the commercial organisms of the Far Eastern seas and conduct the assessment of environmental risks for residents of coastal areas of this region.small, considering the contribution of the Far East to the fishery