Polish fishermen realize that they will have to adapt to the new international political and 

 economic environment by concluding bilateral or joint venture agreements to tap into the 

 resources within the 200-mile zones of other coastal countries. It will be necessary to pay 

 compensation to the respective countries, yet it is believed that the economics of such fishing 

 arrangements will be in Poland's favor and that a profit can be made by selling frozen or filleted 

 fishery products. The Poles also hope to make arrangements whereby a portion of the catch, 

 either in frozen blocks, or processed as fishmeal, will partially cover the costs for the license 

 fees. The Polish fishing industry will need strong negotiating support from the Polish Ministries 

 of Transportation and Foreign Affairs to achieve this goal. 



The Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ) ceased to exist in 1991 when Croatia 

 and Slovenia declared their independence. The country's fisheries were based on the Adriatic 

 Sea except for a brief, unsuccessful attempt in the 1970s to enter the Atlantic tuna fishery. Most 

 of the 2,000 kilometer-long Adriatic coast is now in the Republic of Croatia. Yugoslavia has had 

 no high-seas vessels since 1982. The newly formed states are not expected to expand into high- 

 seas fishing in the near future. 



Photo 1. -Hundreds of targe stern factory trawlers were built in Polish shipyards for domestic and foreign fishing fleets . 



181 



