18. Estonia's independence was not officially recognized by Moscow until September 6, 1991 following the 

 unsuccessful coup d'etat in Moscow in August 1991. 



19. The name of the Russian company and the terms of its contract with MAJAK are not known. 



20. In 1992, the KALMAR vessels harvested shrimp in the Russian 200-mile zone in an arrangement with 

 SEVRYBA (Russia's Northern Fishery Administration) which, however, was not prolonged in 1993. 



21. U.S. Embassy, Talliim, Personal Communication, 30 September 1993. 



22. Ibid. The figures appear too high judging from the number of vessels these companies own. 



23. Rybatskie Novosli (Moscow), No. 20, June 1993, p. 2. 



24. Radio Tallinn, 7 May 1992. 



25. Eurofish Report, 30 July 1992. 



26. Radio Russia, 27 January 1993. 



27. Faroese Statistical Bulletin, May 1993. 



28. Baltic News Service, 29 August 1993. 



29. Rybatskie Novosti (Moscow), No. 12, April 1993, p. 7. 



30. U.S. Embassy, Tallinn, Personal Communication, 10 August 1993. 



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