Anadyr

An unprecedented harvest of over a thousand tons of salmon was permitted in Chukotka, marking a significant increase compared to previous years, with the catch including various species and reflecting changes in local fishing regulations and environmental conditions.

New desalination plants are set to be established in three remote villages in the Chukotka region, addressing water scarcity issues in these hard-to-reach areas by 2026.

A strong cyclone brought storm-force winds up to 40 m/s to Chukotka’s Bering Sea coast, disrupting transport, damaging buildings, and causing power outages in several communities including Anadyr and nearby settlements.

Road services in Chukotka began preparing the regional “short” ice road across the Anadyr Estuary, rerouting it slightly to avoid a nearly 4 km stretch of pressure ridges. The 5.3 km crossing is planned to open by March 1, with current ice thickness on the fairway reported at 67 cm.

A late and uneven freeze-up on the Anadyr Estuary has delayed the seasonal ice-road crossings linking Anadyr with the airport area, as ice thickness and cracks are still unsafe for heavy equipment.

Municipal and utility services across Chukotka, including in Anadyr, switched to an intensified work режим to clear heavy snowfall brought by an Okhotsk Sea cyclone. Crews prioritized roads, social facilities and public-transport stops, removing over 5,000 cubic meters of snow in Anadyr in five days.

Thick, continuous ice up to 30–40 cm hindered docking of the cargo ship FESCO Moneron at the Port of Anadyr, with successful mooring only on a second attempt. Ice navigation has been declared since October 18, restricting entry to vessels of at least Ice 2 class.

A cyclone brought wet snow and wind gusts up to 28 m/s to Chukotka, causing power outages, water supply disruptions, and widespread flight delays. Ferry service across the Anadyr Estuary was suspended in the morning, with plans to resume service later in the day.

An eruption of ash from the Klyuchevskoy volcano prompted a red aviation alert and suspended flights between Kamchatka and Chukotka on August 11, 2025.

On July 26, storm‐force southeast winds gusting up to 19 m/s and light rain forced a temporary shutdown of seaport operations in Anadyr, delaying cargo unloading and canceling passenger ferry crossings.

The total recommended salmon catch for all types of fishing this year amounted to 1300.2 tons, which is 29% more than last year. Of these, 346 tons of pink salmon, 498.8 tons of chum salmon and 455.4 tons of sockeye salmon.

Scientists have documented an unusual mass death of walruses at a Chukotka rookery, with over 100 carcasses. In October, the rookery on Cape Serdtse-Kamen was occupied by walruses of the American group from Cape Point Lay, but their fatigue after a long passage through open water is thought to have caused the high mortality. This year, the number of walruses at the rookery was slightly more than 10 thousand individuals. In other years, scientists counted up to 100 thousand animals.

Dead seagulls were found near five coastal villages of the district - Ryrkaipia, Nutepelmena, Lorino, Lavrentiya and Enurmino. The largest number of dead birds were found near the village of Ryrkaipiy in the Egvekinot municipality. Local residents reported that there were several dozen Eastern Siberian gulls on the shore and ice floes.

A temporary ban on all salmon fishing has been implemented in Chukotka, Russia due to declining salmon populations.

On Thursday, July 16, a bear walking around the city was found in the district capital. This was reported at 2.00 a.m. by a resident of the village of Tavaivaam to the senior operational duty of the Crisis Management Center...

A new study has warned of the risk to buildings in urban areas across Russia's permafrost zone caused by climate change. The Russian-US analysis says a worst-case scenario could lead to a 75-95% 'reduction in bearing capacity throughout the permafrost region by 2050'.

Experts decided that during the fishing season, red fish in the water area of the Anadyr estuary can be caught only two days a week. It was decided to introduce a large number of passing days to preserve the chum salmon population spawning in this basin.

An anticyclone and low air temperatures have sped up sea ice formation along eastern Chukotka’s coast, with young ice now present in several bays and overall Bering Sea ice cover higher than last year.

Due to declining salmon returns, Russia may halt commercial salmon fisheries next year to protect the species. This drastic reduction has raised concerns about the sustainability of the fisheries and the need for conservation measures. The situation is so dire that the salmon catch in 2021 was the lowest in the last 16 years, and projections for the 2024-2026 period suggest a continued downward trend.

Dead beluga whales and walruses have been found washed ashore in the estuary near the capital of Chukotka, with the cause of death currently unknown.