Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 7, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday june 7, 1976 fisheries pact indicates soviet warmth to Canadian Trade find in the soviet Union life of. The agreement first bilateral Murmansk s r prices. I of the signing of a ii virtually All Newfoundland sheries treaty by Canada and and Nova Scotia fish now is the soviet Union last month sold m the . Market. Exceptions Are Small amounts consumed within Canada. The . Market is subject to periodic Price fluctuations with the Rise and fall of de Mand and Competition from cheaper j japanese and korean fish products. Any fish sold to the soviet Union Likely would be under a con tract with set prices for the life of the agreement. The treaty had been signed for Only one Day when the under its achieved. Agreement jurisdiction was brought to Light soviet enthusiasm for stronger Trade and diplomatic relations Between the two countries. The treaty which ensures the soviets will not object to any unilateral declaration by Canada of a 200-mile fishing limit was signed in Moscow by Romeo Leblanc Canadian fisheries minister and his so Viet counterpart a. A. Ish Kov. The signing and a later tour Leningrad and this fishing port above the Arctic Circle by Leblanc and a seven member Canadian delegation was characterized by soviet emphasis on the growth of co operation. In the rain at Moscow air port during a private meet ing in the Kremlin and throughout late dinners under the Midnight Sun of Mur Mansk soviet officials took every Opportunity to express their Hope that future relations would be cordial. In the background but spoken of Only in private conversations was the widespread anticipation by both sides of the possibility of confrontation Between soviet trawlers and american fishermen with Extension of the t3.s. Fishing limit to 200 Miles next Spring. Canadian fisheries officials say that . Legislation pro Viding for a 200-mile limit leaves Little room for negotiated treaties such As that achieved by Canada with the soviet Union Poland nor Way Spain and Portugal. Most of the talk Here was of fishing with the soviets showing the canadians their fish plants on the Murmansk waterfront and fac tory trawlers that fish off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia for about 120 Days at a time. T w o Canadian reporters who covered the signing and the tour concluded that by and Large the soviets appeared to be attempting to provide straight answers to questions. Western correspondents based in Moscow rarely get the Chance to visit Murmansk where Jet fighters sit in camouflaged shelters beside the town s Only Airport runway. So questions put to Yuri n. Bystrov chief of Scriba the Northern fisheries director ate might have been the first he Ever had answered for foreign reporters on his Home round. Bystrov said the soviet fish ing Industry shared Canada s concern for conservation of fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic and the Northeast Pacific. He said the View is so Viet Industry should Channel the bulk of its capital invest ment into better utilization of catches. Bystrov said it was accepted that the fish catch could not be increased so Scriba planned to make maximum use of available landings. Bystrov s replies appeared to shed some Light on soviet thinking in relation to Canada s proposed 200-mile limit which could be declared by the end of this year. Under the treaty the soviet Union agrees to abide by catch quotas and regulations to be set by Canada within the 200-mile zone while receiving in return a share of fish surplus to the needs of Canadian fishermen. Catch quotas Are Likely to be sharply reduced by Canada Over a period of several years after the 200-mile zone is established to allow Over fished stocks such As Haddock to recover. By signing the treaty the soviets in effect committed themselves to catching less fish than they do now under quotas set by the is nation International commission for the Northwest Atlantic fisheries the soviet catch in the Northwest Atlantic peaked at 1.3 million metric tons in 1973 but since then has declined. Pish consumption in the so Viet Union has increased dramatically since the first soviet trawlers appeared off Newfoundland in the late 1950s. In the eight year period be ginning in 1960 fish consumption grew by almost 50 per cent while meat consumption Rose by Only four per cent. An internal distribution sys tem considered inefficient by Western standards and Short Falls in Grain production left Many cattle raising areas without sufficient feed during the last year resulting in a current beef shortage. The soviet government recently asked citizens to fish every thursday. However the treaty contains a clause that could give the soviets Access to More fish without the expense of catching it. The document provides for future discussions on the expansion of markets for fish originating in Canada Aid the reduction or elimination of Tariff and non Tariff barriers that would interfere with Trade in fish products. This clause was seen by Ca Nadian observers As the first move in developing a soviet Market for Canadian fish a change in Trade patterns that Likely would be welcomed by Newfoundland and Nova Scotia fishermen in times of Low Baycrest my Pic Star hard wearing Dupont Nylon new exciting texture no raking required prices in effect til saturday june 12th it s the newest fashion look in carpeting for your Home. Luxurious Saxony Plush of hard wearing Dupont Nylon pile just right for rejuvenating one room or your whole House. 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