thumb|The location of Aniva Bay on the island of Sakhalin

Aniva Bay (Russian: Залив Анива (Zaliv Aniva), Japanese: 亜庭湾, Aniwa Bay, or Aniva Gulf) is located at the southern end of Sakhalin Island, Russia, north of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Cape Crillon, the southernmost point of Sakhalin, lies to the west and Cape Aniva lies to the east. The largest city on Aniva Bay is Korsakov.

History

During the Russian colonization of Sakhalin, the settlement of Muravief was established on Aniva Bay, but Japanese opposition led the Russians to abandon most of their settlements on Sakhalin; by 1860, the only Russian settlements on the island were Dui and Kusunai. Japanese fishermen used the bay, but its exposure to south winds prevented heavy settlement. The local Ainu of Aniva Bay adopted Japanese customs, such as shaving the crown of the head and wearing Japanese clothing.

Geography

Between Cape Crillon and Cape Aniva, the bay is sixty-five miles wide. Between 1933 and 1943, the annual yield was typically between 1,000 and 2,000 tons. In 2005, Jan de Nul was contracted to dredge the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Aniva Bay.

Due to overfishing and heavy development from the oil and gas industry, Aniva Bay was closed to salmon fishing in 2016.

thumb|Joint Russian-Japanese coast guard exercise off the coast of Sakhalin

References

See also

  • Sakhalin-II
  • Sakhalin-III

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