November 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



41 



Norway 



CANNED FISH EXPORTS REPORTED 

 FOR JANUARY 1-JULY 16, 1966 



As of mid -July, exports of canned brisling 

 in 1966 were running about 13 percent higher 

 than in the same period of 1965, but shipments 

 of canned sild were down due to a disappoint- 

 ing pack. Exports of canned kippered herring 

 alsodeclined slightly while exports of soft 

 herring roe went up substantially. The United 

 States and Great Britain are Norway's lead- 

 ing markets for canned brisling and sardines. 



Exports of Principal Canned Fishery Products, 

 January 1-July 16, 1966 



Products 



Brisling 



Sild sardines . . . 

 Kippered herring , 

 Soft herring roe ■ 



Jan. 



1-July 16, 

 1966 



Jan. 



1-July 17, 

 1965 



(1,000 Standard Casesiy) 



236 



392 



141 



60 



208 



442 



148 



43 



1/Cases of 48 i cans. 

 4 



In mid-July 1966, small sild for canning 

 was in very short supply; brisling landings 

 were good. ( Norw egian Canners Export Jour- 

 nal , Aug. 196'B7F 



ASIA 

 Japan 



FISHERMEN SEEK 12 -MILE ZONE 



Disturbed by increasing foreign competi- 

 tion in recent years, the fishermen of Hok- 

 kaido now are seeking to establish an exclu- 

 sive fishing zone beyond the 3 -mile territo- 

 rial sea limit. They blame the increased op- 

 erations of Soviet saury fleets off northern 

 Japan and of South Korean vessels off Hok- 

 kaido which use Japanese ports to unload their 

 catches. 



Supported by the Hokkaido Prefectural As- 

 sembly Fisheries Committee, the fishermen 

 are preparing to launch a vigorous movement 

 to unify Japanese views toward establishing 

 a 12 -mile exclusive fishing zone. They claim 

 it is necessary because foreign vessels are 

 threatening to ravage coastal fishery re- 

 sources, disrupt orderly fishing, and may de- 

 stroy Hokkaido's fishery economy. Faced 

 with this pressure, the Government, despite 

 its traditional adherence to the 3 -mile con- 

 cept, may need to reevaluate its policy. ( Sui - 

 san Keizai Shimbun , September 15, 1966, and 

 other sources.) 



Romania 



TRAWLER RETURNS FROM 

 NORTHWEST ATLANTIC 



The Galati has returned from fishing on 

 Georges Bank off New England. The trip 

 lasted from May 17 to August 23; 54 of the 99 

 days were spent fishing. The total catch was 

 about 2,000 metric tons (species not speci- 

 fied). The crew of about 100 averaged 8-10 

 hours of fishing a day. The record catch was 

 40 tons a day and catches of 30 tons a day 

 were not uncommon. ■ (The Galati is one of 2 

 large stern freezer trawlers bought in Japan 

 2 years ago.) (U. S. Embassy, Bucharest, 

 September 9, 1966.) 



5;c i'fi J/i :^fi sic 



TRAWLER COMMITTEE PROPOSES 

 EXPLORATION OFF U.S. EAST COAST 



The Japanese Overseas Trawler Associa- 

 tion was expected to review the recommenda- 

 tions of its study committee that selected the 

 most promising fishing grounds not now ex- 

 ploited by Japan. The committee reportedly 

 agreed on September 16 that priority be given 

 to surveying the Atlantic grounds off North 

 and South America because they held the 

 greatest potential. It noted the Soviet fleet's 

 operation off northeastern United States as 

 indicating the possible potential of such re- 

 sources as codlike fish and other deep-swim- 

 ming species in nearby waters. 



The Association's members recently agreed 

 to pool resources to conduct explorations for 

 new fishing grounds. The Association is ex- 

 pected to select a suitable 1,000-ton trawler 

 for the survey from one of its member firms. 

 (Suisan Keizai Shimbun, September 19, 1966.) 



