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USSR (Contd.): 



VESSELS RETURN FROM 

 PACIFIC RESEARCH CRUISE 



In late August and early September 1966, 

 two TINRO fishery research vessels, Adler 

 and Iskatel ', returned from extended cruises 

 in the Eastern Pacific. The Adler conducted 

 exploratory research from off British Co- 

 lumbia to Mexico to study saury, mackerel. 

 Pacific ocean perch, sardines, hake, halibut, 

 crustaceans, and various invertebrates. Re- 

 search focused on environmental factors af- 

 fecting the distribution, behavior, and for- 

 mation of commercial concentrations of those 

 species. 



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RED SEA RESOURCES STUDIED 



The "Akademik Kovalevskii," an oceanog- 

 raphy and research vessel of the Ukrainian 

 Academy of Sciences, is continuing the re- 

 search in the Red Sea begun two years ago. 

 The principal scientific purpose of this ex- 

 pedition is to determine the relationship be- 

 tween the plant and animal life of the Red 

 Sea and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. 

 On its three -month cruise, from August 

 through October 1966, the research vessel 

 was scheduled to resupply at, or visit, the 

 Red Sea ports of Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, and 

 Somalia. They all receive Soviet fishery aid. 



Denmark 



DATE OF PRODUCTION TO BE REQUIRED 

 ON "SEMIPRESERVED" FISH PRODUCTS 



Changes in labeling requirements for 

 "semipreserved" fish products to be sold in 

 Denmark were announced by the Fishery 

 Ministry, September 1, 1966. They become 

 effective January 1, 1967. The production 

 date on semipreserved retail packs, whether 

 of domestic or foreign origin, will have to be 

 specific rather than in code. The packs 

 also must be specifically labeled "Semi- 

 preserved," (Codes can still be used for 

 date labeling of heat -processed sterile - 

 canned packs.) 



In Denmark, semipreserves are herring, 

 caviar, mussels, etc., preserved for a limited 



time with sugar, salt, acid, or other preser- 

 vative (but does not include smoked, frozen, 

 or dried products), (U. S. Embassy, Copen- 

 hagen, Sept, 21, 1966,) 



East Germany 



BEGINS FISHING ON 



NORTHWEST ATLANTIC'S GEORGES BANK 



A second large factory stern trawler, the 

 "Willy Bredel," ROS-313, began operating on 

 Georges Bank September 7-14, 1966, The 

 first one, the ROS-312, began at the end of 

 August, The research vessel "Ernst Haeckl" 

 was at work off the mouth of Rio De La Plata, 

 not far from Montevideo, Uruguay, in late 

 September 1966, 



Iceland 



SETS EX -VESSEL PRICES 



FOR SHRIMP, COD, HADDOCK, HERRING 



Ex -vessel prices set by the Icelandic Fish 

 Pricing Board for shrimp, cod, and haddock, 

 September 16 to December 31, 1966 were: 



Shrimp in the shell 1 / 



Prices 1 



Kr./kilo 

 8.85 



use /lb. 

 9.32 



Cod and Haddock: 



Cod 2/ 



Haddock 3/ 



Kr./kilo 



use /lb. 



4.18 

 3.59 



3.61 

 3.11 



2.81 

 2.42 



Kr./kilo 



4.40 

 3.70 



3.80 

 3.26 



2.96 

 2.54 



use /lb. 



4.63 

 3.90 



4.00 

 3.43 



3.12 

 2.67 



3.97 

 3.41 



3.43 

 2.95 



2.67 

 2.30 



1st Grade-A: 

 gutted, head-on . . . 

 ungutted 



1st Grade- B: 

 gutted, head-on • . ■ 

 ungutted 



2nd Grade: 

 gutted, head-on . • • 

 ungutted 



l/Minimum size 350 a kilo (159 a pound), 



2/Size 40-57 cm, (about 16-22 inches). 



3/Size 40-50 cm. (about 16-20 inches). 



Note: Prices based on standards fixed by quality inspectors. 



The Icelandic Pricing Board also estab- 

 lished minimum ex-vessel prices for October 

 1, 1966, to February 28, 1967, for herring 

 caught along south and west coasts of Iceland. 

 Prices are: 





Price 1 



Kr, /Kilo 



U.S. Cent/lb, 



-lerring for salting, 



freezing, & canning 



Iced herring 



1.70 

 1,55 



1,79 

 1,63 



