On “Deadliest Catch”, the opilio crab fishermen sometimes are closer to Russia than the US. Do the Russians have competing fishing boats in the same water?
A quick search on google seems to say that this is the case…
http://www.illegal-fishing.info/item_single.php?item=news&item_id=843&approach_id=13
It also seems to be causing real issues with pricing & fishery quality, as the Russians aren’t doing a very good job regulating “their” fleet.