After the Baltic states became independent, 

 the borders changed in such a way that the Russian 

 fishing zone in the Baltic Sea diminished. Finland 

 and Russia have not negotiated a new bilateral 

 fishery agreement. However, an existing fishery 

 agreement covering historic areas between the two 

 countries remains effective. The agreement allows 

 Finland to lease some old fishing grounds near Kotka 

 where Finnish fishermen traditionally fished before 

 World War II. 



7. Fleet Dispersal Plans 



Finland currently does not operate a high- 

 seas fleet. The outlook for the fleet of coastal fishing 

 vessels is not good; the fleet has steadily declined 

 over the past few years and this trend is expected to 

 continue. 



Finland 



SOURCES 



"Finnish yard to build three giant Soviet factory 

 vessels," World Fishing, October 1986. 



Review of Fisheries, 1988. Organization for 

 Economic Co-Operation and Development, 

 Committee for Fisheries, Paris, 1989. 



U.S. Embassy, Helsinki, various reports. 



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