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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 11 



EFTA (Contd.): 



over two-fifths; her fishery export earnings 

 of $156 million in 1964 were about 13 percent 

 of total exports. For Portugal, fish sales 

 abroad earned $49 million or 10 percent of 

 her total exports. For Denmark, the figures 

 were $100 million and 5 percent, respectively. 

 Britain and Sweden, each with total exports 

 of about $26 million in 1964, are the only 

 other EFTA exporters of significance. 



About 4 percent of total EFTA exports of 

 fish are either fresh or frozen. Exports of 

 fresh or frozen fish— and especially fish fil- 

 lets—more than doubled in value between 1948 

 and 1964, rising from $68 million to $156 

 million. 



Exports of salted, dried, and smoked fish 

 have fallen substantially since World War II. 

 Most such exports are shipped from Norway, 

 which still finds its traditional market for dried 

 and salted cod in Portugal, Brazil, Italy, and 

 Spain. More important today are exports of 

 canned fish. Portugal accounts for about 50 

 percent of the EFTA total (mostly sardines, 

 anchovies, mackerel and tuna) and Norway 

 30 percent (mostly canned herring and sprat). 

 Norway also earns substantial sums from ex- 

 ports of fish meal and marine oil. 



Three -fifths of all EFTA imports of fish 

 and fish products go to the British market. 

 Sweden comes next, but far behind Britain, 

 with 11 percent. Denmark and Switzerland 

 each imports about 6-7 percent of the EFTA 

 total. Somewhat less than half of Britain's 

 total imports of fish are bought from her EFTA 

 partners; Norway and Denmark are in roughly 

 equal position as the main suppliers. (EFTA 

 Reporter, August 8, 1966.) 



Denmark 



1968 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES 

 FAIR PLANNED 



The Danish fishing industry is sponsoring 

 the Sixth International Fisheries Trade Fair, 

 which will be held in Esbjerg, April 24 -May 

 5, 1968. Scheduled originally for Copenhagen 

 in 19 67, plans for the fair were changed so 

 that it could be tied in with the centenary of 

 the fisheries harbor in Esbjerg. 



The recently constructed Exhibition Hall in 

 Esbjerg will provide an area of 8,000 square 

 meters to display the latest developments in 

 fishing and processing equipment. Modern 

 fishing vessels can be shown in the harbor. 



Denmark's Fifth International Fisheries 

 Trade held in Copenhagen, September 1964, 

 attracted 200 exhibitors from 14 countries. 

 It is expected that the European fishing in- 

 dustry will be well represented at Esbjerg 

 in 1968. 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review , Dec, 1964 p. 91. 



Soviet Union 



FISHES FOR TUNA IN INDIAN OCEAN 



The tuna factory mothership Svetlii 

 Luch departed the fishing base on Shikotan 

 Island at the end of August 1966 for several 

 months of fishing in the Indian Ocean. Its 

 first stop was in the southern Kuril Islands 

 (where a large Soviet fishing fleet catches 

 Pacific saury) to obtain bait. It is seeking 

 tuna and, for the first time, squid. 



The Luch was bought from Japan in 1965, 

 with 4 other identical vessels, for about 

 US$20 million. The terms were 30 percent 

 down, and the rest in semiannual payments 

 of 5 percent of the total price. The Luch- 

 class has a capacity of about 5,300 gross 

 tons and accommodations for a crew of 180. 

 It is 115 meters (377 feet) long and can op- 

 erate for about 4 months without resupplying. 

 (Additional technical details available on re- 

 quest.) She went on maiden cruise to the 

 tropical Pacific in May 1965 for 4-5 months. 

 The second trip began in October 1965 and 

 ended in early April 1966. During that voy- 

 age, about 400 metric tons of tuna were 

 caught and canned. 



Canned tuna, costing 0.80 rubles ($0.89) 

 for a7-oz. can, is prominently displayed in 

 Moscow fishery products stores. 



RESEARCH VESSELS ARE ACTIVE 



Two TINRO research vessels, the Adier 

 and the Iskatel' , returned to Vladisvostok in, 

 late August and early September, and two 

 others sailed from the port on research mis- 



