THE SOVIET FISHING FLEET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006100800007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 25, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/07/15 :CIA-RDP80-00810A006100800007-2
CLASSIFICATION SE ~'
COU~~TRY
TOPIC The Soviet Fishir~ Fleet
EVALUATION
LACE OBTAINED
25X1-
DATE OF CONTENT
T
INED
DATE PREPARED 25 January 1955 25X1
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DATE OB
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PAGES
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REMARKS
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skipper of a dritt~r of tb~ Baltgosrybtrest (Baltic State Fishing Trust)
in tetni~nberrr ~Kalinint~Tad) until 10 December 1954?
started the builfl up of the fishing fleet. The ffiurmansk fleet was the 25X1
first to bo sot up to provided the population with cheap and nutritive code
and herrings. It present, the ffiurmansk fishing fleet comprises about 400 25X1
wa~l~. The tar East fishing fleet followed and not only provides its
the USSR with fish but also yields foreign currenc by its enormous
catcbes of crabs which are mainly caught outside territorial waters.
Some of the catches are salted on the s of at sea s i pe into large 25X1
carrier ships and sent abroad, The remainder is
shipped to the IISSR and canned there. Noskov estimate the present Far East 25X1
fishing fleet at about 400 vessels.
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Approved For Release 2008/07/15 :CIA-RDP80-00810A006100800007-2