. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 41 subdivisions headquartered as follows: West- ern in Riga, Northern in Murmansk, Black Sea in Sevastopol, Caspian in Astrakhan, and Far East in Vladivostok. A fishing fleet may consist of as many as 100 trawlers controlled by a base chief on board one of two base ships. He receives in- formation twice dailyfrom the trawlers con- cerning the nu mb e r of trawls made and amount of fish caught by species. After cor- relating this data with that received from trawlers on scouting missions, he may direct vessels to more lucrative grounds. The
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 41 subdivisions headquartered as follows: West- ern in Riga, Northern in Murmansk, Black Sea in Sevastopol, Caspian in Astrakhan, and Far East in Vladivostok. A fishing fleet may consist of as many as 100 trawlers controlled by a base chief on board one of two base ships. He receives in- formation twice dailyfrom the trawlers con- cerning the nu mb e r of trawls made and amount of fish caught by species. After cor- relating this data with that received from trawlers on scouting missions, he may direct vessels to more lucrative grounds. The in- formation is also used to schedule the offload- ing of catches to transports. The Soviets are constantly adding more sophisticated ships to their fleets and updating their fishing procedures. Vessels operating on our side of the ocean are new, having been built in the late 1950s and later. Side-trawlers range in size from 125 feet to about 200 feet long. Smaller ones stow fish in a 30 per cent salt solution in barrels. When the catches are delivered to one of the base ships, the fish are sorted and repacked in a 15 per cent salt solution in barrels and stowed at a temperature of 18 degrees F. Many of the larger side-trawlers can process and refrig- erate part of their catches prior to delivery. Fish-factory-trawlers range in size from 250 to 300 feet long. The largest ones have a cargo capacity of approximately 1,400 tons. They carry crews of from 96 to 102, usually including about six women. Trawls are oper- ated from a ramp in the stern. The ships are more efficient than side-trawlers in retriev- ing their catches and can make large hauls of more than 15 tons per set. Daily quotas range from 25 to 50 tons depending on the size of the vessel and the type of fish being caught. They process their own fish and deliver it to a transport with nofurther handling required. In addition to processing frozen and salted fish, they may also manufacture fish meal and oil. They are equi
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