. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 79 United Kingdom (Contd.): Atlantic grounds. Length overall is 64,40 meters (211 ft.); breadth 12 meters ( ft.); draught meters ( ft.); deadweight 500 tons; speed knots; hold capacity about 600 cu. meters (21,189 cu. ft.); crew 26. ^-H^. A main engine developing 2,500 hp. drives an adjustable pitch propeller through a trans- mission gear. The latter drives 2 BC gen- erators: one of 315 kw. drives the trawl winch motor, the other of 350 kw. feeds the mains. Insulated holds can store fish on ice, or in a temperature as low
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 79 United Kingdom (Contd.): Atlantic grounds. Length overall is 64,40 meters (211 ft.); breadth 12 meters ( ft.); draught meters ( ft.); deadweight 500 tons; speed knots; hold capacity about 600 cu. meters (21,189 cu. ft.); crew 26. ^-H^. A main engine developing 2,500 hp. drives an adjustable pitch propeller through a trans- mission gear. The latter drives 2 BC gen- erators: one of 315 kw. drives the trawl winch motor, the other of 350 kw. feeds the mains. Insulated holds can store fish on ice, or in a temperature as low as -29° C.(° F.). Other Construction Besides the Boston Lincoln and Boston York, Gdynia Shipyard is constructing 2 modernized trawlers--the B427/B version-- for another British owner, Boyd Line Ltd., Hull. ("Polish Maritime News," July 16.) WHITE FISH AUTHORITY LOWERS INTEREST RATES The British White Fish Authority lowered its interest rates on fishery loans effective Aug. 10. The action resulted from a change in interest rates by the Treasury. The new rates are: Fishing vessels, new engines, nets and gear: On loans not over 5 years, 8i%--decrease i%. On loans over 5 years but not over 10 years, 8i%--down|%. On loans over 10 years but not over 15 years, 8|%--down|%. On loans over 15 years but not over 20 years, 8|%--down|%. Processing Plants On loans not over 5 years, 9%--down 5%. On loans over 5 years but not over-20 years, 84%--down g-%. The rates on loans made before Aug. 10 were unchanged. ("Fish Trades Gazette," Aug. 24.) East Germany FISHERY TRENDS East Germany has c onve rted about 10 trawlers for purse seining and is using them to fish herring in the northeast Atlantic be- tween Iceland and Spitsbergen. Total daily catches average about 200 metric tons. Since purse seining is new to East German fisher- men, Soviet gear speciali-sts are training them. Twenty regular East German trawlers are processing the catch, and 2 chartered Soviet refrigera
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