October 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



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The Luch went on her maiden cruise to 

 the tropical Pacific in May 1965 for about 

 4-5 months. The second trip began in Octo- 

 ber 1965 and ended in early April 1966. Dur- 

 ing that voyage about 400 metric tons of tuna 

 were caught and canned. 



Canned tuna is retailing in Moscow stores 

 at 0.80 rubles ($0.89) a can (about 7 ozs.). 



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FINDS LARGE RESOURCES 

 IN BERING SEA 



Researchers of the Pacific Ocean Scien- 

 tific Research Institute of Fisheries and 

 Oceanography (TINRO) reported in mid-July 

 1966 completion of a series of deep-water 

 studies in the Bering Sea. Their objective 

 was to explore deep-water fish resources and 

 to determine the possibility of their com- 

 mercial exploitation. 



They announced very promising results. 

 Large amounts of valuable species, such as 

 halibut, grenadier, and sablefish, were found 

 at depths of about 225 to 300 fathoms with 

 one -hour drags --producing about 8 metric 

 tons of fish. Trial drags to a depth of about 

 400 fathoms also produced good catches. 

 Based on their conclusions that commercial 

 exploitation was feasible at those depths, 

 many fishing vessels were sent to the un- 

 specified area of the Bering Sea. 



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POLISH -BUILT FACTORY MOTHERSHIP 

 DESTINED FOR ATLANTIC 



On July 29, 1966, the B-69-type factory 

 mothership Profesor Baranow was launched 



in Gdansk, Poland, for the Soviet Union. Its 

 specifications: length overall: 164 meters 

 (538 feet); breadth moulded: 21.3 meters (70 

 feet); capacity: 10,000 deadweight tons; main 

 engine: 7,200 horsepower; speed: 15.3 knots; 

 and endurance 75 days. The vessel's purpose 

 is to support a fleet of catcher vessels in the 

 Atlantic. It is said to have processing equip- 

 ment for fish meal and salt herring and 2 

 cod -filleting lines. 



The Profesor Baranow is typical of the 

 large fishing vessels being built by the 

 Gdansk Shipyard, which started production 

 in 1947 with small steel fishing cutters. 

 Since then it has developed into an important 

 maritime center, building tankers, cargo 

 vessels, and large fishing vessels. The yard 

 reported its total construction had reached 

 2 million deadweight tons with the launching 

 of the Profesor Baranow. 



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MOVES TO EXPLOIT 



SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES 



After several years of intense research 

 along the eastern coasts of South America, 

 the Soviet Union is moving to exploit the 

 fishery resources of the Southwest Atlantic. 

 Several exploratory fishing vessels have been 

 operating on the Patagonian Shelf since early 

 spring 1966. The catch was reportedly satis- 

 factory. 



In May 19 66, a special organization was 

 formed at Kaliningrad to plan the orderly 

 and intensive exploitation of the southwest 

 Atlantic fishing grounds. Called the Kalinin- 

 grad Command of the Distant Fishing Fleet 

 (Kaliningradskaia Baza Expeditsionnogo 



Factory mothership Profesor Baranow after launching at Gdansk. 



