Object of research: the North Kuril fishing zone. The purpose of the work is to characterize the state of the Russian fishery in the North Kuril zone of the Far Eastern fishery basin of Russia in 2000-2021. Result: The average long-term recommended value of fishing harvest in the North Kuril zone is 146.75-319.71 (244.54) thousand tons. At the same time, the average long-term development of aquatic biological resources is at a high level - 88.89-259.53 .76) thousand tons or 76.4%. The high proportion of exploitation of commercial aquatic organisms implies a limited possibility of expanding fisheries by increasing the gross catch. The development of the fishery complex of the region, obviously, should be ensured through comprehensively substantiated logistics and technological solutions.