Review of the Estonian Fishery Sector (Report and Annexes)













Table of Contents


Report prepared for the Project
'Rationalization of the Distant-Water Fishing Fleets'

by
MATCON A/S

TCP/RER/2352-001/FIOD
Field Document

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1994

Document No.

: 38403-02

Issue No.

: 01

Date of issue

: 10/11,1994



Prepared

: SA + OR/

Checked

: SSJ/

Approved

: JAa

This report has been prepared in connection with the project 'Rationalization of the Distant-Water Fishing Fleets' and gives a brief review of the Estonian fishery sector.

The information and data have been obtained, partly from the national project coordinator in Estonia, Dr. Robert Aps, Head of the Development and Information Department in the National Estonian Board of Fisheries, partly from a number of officials and key persons from the Estonian fishing industry, interviewed during a visit to Estonia in week 32, 1994, in particular Mr Olav Traks, Acting Director General of Ookean State Stock Corporation.

The authors would like to express their thanks to all officials and individuals met for the kind support and valuable information, which they received during and after their visit to Estonia and which highly facilitated their work.

This electronic document has been scanned using optical character recognition (OCR) software and careful manual recorrection. Even if the quality of digitalisation is high, the FAO declines all responsibility for any discrepancies that may exist between the present document and its original printed version.


Table of Contents


List of Abbreviations

1.0 Introduction.

2.0 Summary.

3.0 The Fishing Industry Sector.

3.1 The Fishery Sector.
3.2 The Fish Processing Industry
3.3 The Aquaculture Sector

4.0 The Distant-Water Fleet.

4.1 Fleet Composition by Type, Age, and Production on board.
4.2 Vessel Operations 1994.
4.3 Economic Results from Fishing Operations.
4.4 Employment, Wages, and Manning Regulations.

5.0 The Support Sector.

6.0 The Baltic Fleet.

7.0 The Fish Processing Industry.

7.1 Capacity and Production in the Fish Processing Industry.
7.2 Supply of Raw Material to the Fish Processing Industry.
7.3 Employment in the Fish Processing Industry.
7.4 Standard of Processing Facilities and Quality of Final Products.
7.5 Production Costs and Contribution.
7.6 Sales and Marketing.
7.7 Overall Economy.

ANNEXES

Annex 1 - Letter from Dr. R. Aps, National Estonian Board of Fisheries
Annex 2 - List of ships of the Estonian fishing company 'Ookean'
Annex 3 - Technical data sheets for Estonian distant-water vessels
Annex 4 - Financial result of 168 days of trawling operations in Namibia 1993/94.
Annex 5 - Financial result of 279 days of trawling operations in Namibia 1993/94
Annex 6 - Financial result of 243 days of trawling operations in Mauretania 1993/94
Annex 7 - Financial result of trawling operations in Mauretania 1993/94.
Annex 8 - Financial result of 101 days of klondyking in U.K. 1993/94.
Annex 9 - Ookean 1994-budget for vessels in operation.
Annex 10 - Annual account 'Ookean' 1993 (1.1.1994)
Annex 11 - Ookean calculation of klondyking operation
Annex 12 - Ookean calculation of mackerel operation
Annex 13 - Ookean calculation of redfish operation
Annex 14 - List of Estonian Baltic fleet fishing and support vessels
Annex 15 - List of Estonian Baltic support vessels
Annex 16 - Registered companies in the Estonian fisheries sector.
Annex 17 - Production in the fish processing industry
Annex 18 - Raw material supply to the fish processing industry
Annex 19 - Employment and unemployment in Estonia
Annex 20 - Wages
Annex 21 - Credits and banking systems
Annex 22 - Trend in exchange rates
Annex 23 - Literature


List of Abbreviations

approx.

approximately

cf.

confer

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CM

Contribution margin

CR

Contribution ratio

EU

European Union

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

GRT

Gross Register Tonnage

HP

Horse Power

mio

million

NAFO

North Atlantic Fisheries Organization

TAC

Total Allowable Catch

ts

tonnes

1.0 Introduction.

This review report presents a status of the Estonian fishing industry and supplies the information which, together with the Resources Availability Paper and the Market Review Paper, should make it possible to analyse the actual situation and develop scenarios for the Estonian distant-water fleet and the Estonian fish processing industry.

The following paragraphs describe the Estonian fishing industry with particular focus on:

The Distant-Water Fleet.

· Composition.
· Technical standard.
· Age.
· Operational costs.
· Overall economy.
· Employment, wages and manning regulations.

The Support Sector.

The Baltic Fleet.

· Composition.
· Age and technical standard.

The Land-Based Fish Processing Industry.

· Technical standard and production capacity.
· Raw material supplies and production.
· Production costs and contribution.
· Markets.
· Employment.

The review is based on data collected by the national co-ordinator using questionnaires prepared for this particular purpose and supplemented by interviewing a number of Estonian officials and key persons from the fishing industry sector.

Not all the data and information originally asked for in the questionnaires were readily available. There could be many reasons for that. One is that the now privatized sector is not necessarily prepared to provide state officials with what it could consider sensitive business information. Another is that the Estonian Statistical Office is presently undergoing a major restructuring concerning its statistical data collection and processing system, cf Annex 1.

During the preparation of the review, the authors have sometimes been forced to present 'best estimates', when factual data were not available, or when data obtained from different sources differed. In such cases, it has been attempted to present the details behind the estimates in an annex.

2.0 Summary.

When Estonia became independent in 1991, the former Soviet distant-water fleet based in Estonia and including approx. 95 vessels was taken over by the Estonian Government and the Estonian fishery co-operatives.

Estonian fisheries are managed by the National Estonian Board of Fisheries under the Ministry of the Environment. The State-owned distant-water fleet is organized in the 'Ookean' fishing enterprise, which is owned by the Ministry of Economy. The cooperatives, which since independence have turned into private companies, own a part of the distant-water fleet.

After independence, the Estonian fishing industry, which was formerly directed by the Soviet Ministry of Fisheries in Moscow, had to adjust quickly to the new free market requirements.

The former operations of the Estonian distant-water fleet were managed directly from Moscow through Western Fisheries Administration 'Zapryba's headquarters in Riga, Latvia.

At that time, access to fishing grounds in foreign EEZs was negotiated by the USSR for the Estonian distant-water fleet. The Soviet Union network of infrastructure, support, supply, and trade arrangements through the Soviet Union company 'Sovrybflot' also applied to the Estonian distant-water fleet.

The Estonian Government has at present established bilateral fisheries agreements with the EU, the Faroe Islands (with the consent of Denmark), and Russia. The Estonian Government is a member of NAFO and Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission.

Prior to independence, the Estonian distant-water fleet was organized in the Estonian State-owned company 'Estrybprom' and Estonian Co-operative Fisheries Union 'Estrybkolhozsoiuz'.

Like before 1991, the distant-water fleet today operates mainly in the North and South Atlantic.

The State-owned company 'Ookean' operates under contractual arrangements in joint ventures with French, South African, Namibian, and English quota holding companies. Fishing is undertaken in Namibian, Mauritanian, Guinea Bissauan and Carribean waters, and in North Atlantic international zones. Klondyking takes place in U.K. and Greenland waters.

All the fishing activities primarily aim at keeping the vessels in operation and generating revenues for 'Ookean'. The activities do not aim at satisfying the demand for raw material by the Estonian fish processing industry.

Some of the private companies have their vessels operating in joint ventures with Russian companies in the Barents Sea. These vessels fly the Russian flag. Other private companies are fishing for shrimp at Flemish Cap on contractual arrangements with customers in Newfoundland, Canada.

After the taking over of the Estonian part of the Soviet Union distant-water fleet, the number of vessels has been significantly reduced.

The present distant-water fleet consists of 64 vessels, totalling 168,881 GRT. 17 fishing vessels are privately owned (17,576 GRT), and 42 fishing vessels are owned by 'Ookean' (139,185 GRT). The fleet also includes 5 support vessels, of which 2 are owned by private companies and 3 by 'Ookean' (12,120 GRT).

It has not been possible to evaluate the standard of the private vessels and the efficiency of their operations. For the time being, only 5 vessels operate under Estonian flag, and they are all fishing for shrimp in the North Atlantic at Flemish Cap. According to their owners, they all need technical upgrading and modernization.

3 of the support vessels are being used in fish trading business. 2 are presently not active.

Of the 42 vessels belonging to Ookean, 22 are less than 15 years old. The company's future will have to be based on these 22 trawlers.

Significant efforts have been made to privatize 'Ookean', and almost all the former non-fishing activities such as crew hotel operation, port administration, vessel repair and maintenance, and cold storage have already been privatized. The fishing operations have been run at a big loss to the owners, and the company holds a huge debt to the Estonian Government and to overseas creditors. 4 of 'Ookean's trawlers have recently been arrested in Africa, and 6 trawlers are in pawn in a Finnish bank.

It is extremely difficult for 'Ookean' to obtain short term bank loans to finance the individual fishing campaigns. Most of the financing is provided by agents and joint venture partners who demand security in the expected catch which they themselves sell.

Before independence, fuel was supplied from the Soviet Union. The fuel consumption then amounted to approx. 15% of the total costs of the distant-water fishing operations. This figure cannot readily be compared to the present fishing operations. Information is available, which demonstrates that in many Estonian fishing operations, the fuel costs amount to 40% or more of the value of the catch.

It has not been possible to obtain detailed information on the ethnic and national composition of the crew on board the distant-water fleet vessels. In 1990, 'Ookean' employed a total of 6,463 officers and crew members. In 1994, this figure has been reduced to 2,751 individuals corresponding to an average of 65.5 crew members on board each of the 42 vessels.

The unemployment situation related to the distant-water fleet is difficult to clarify because of the tradition of employing crew members from all over the former Soviet Union. The unemployment statistics in Estonia do not register the sector from which an unemployed person comes.

The Baltic Fleet.

The Estonian Baltic fleet is now privately owned and concentrated in 8 ports scattered along the coast and islands. The fleet consists of 197 vessels out of which 19 are support vessels. There are approx. an additional 500 small crafts fishing along the coast. Estonia has its own EEZ and its own TAC with a national quota for cod, herring, sprat, and salmon.

Estonia has entered into a fishing agreement with the EU concerning the Baltic fishery, and a fishing agreement with Sweden concerning management of joint stocks.

The Processing Industry.

The Estonian fish processing industry is located in the country's two major ports of Tallinn and Pärnu, and in a number of smaller fishing ports. In 1990, approx. 33,000 persons were employed in the Estonian fishing industry sector, and the Estonian fleet landed 315,000 ts offish. The raw material was mainly used for products for human consumption, but there was also a production offish meal and fish oil.

Presently, approx. 9000 persons are employed in the Estonian fishing industry sector.

Formerly, the Estonian fish processing industry comprised 8 co-operatives and 1 State-owned company. Today, approx. 25 companies are involved in fish processing, and they are all private.

The processing, primarily canning, capacity amounts to approx. 150,000 ts of final products per year. In 1990, the total production was approx. 130,000 ts, decreasing to approx. 35,000 ts in 1993.

The decline in production is primarily a result from lack of markets. Previously, 70% was exported to other parts of the former Soviet Union, and 30% of the production was sold in Estonia. After the re-establishment of Estonia as an independent State, it has been difficult for the industry to export to the CIS markets. However, the conditions for exporting to Russia was improved during the autumn of 1993, resulting in an immediate increase in production.

In the present situation, the Estonian fish processing industry strongly depends on the possibilities of exporting to the CIS markets. Even though a few industries now export to western markets, the quality of the major part of the production makes it possible to sell to non-western markets, only.

With regard to supply of raw material, the Estonian/USSR distant-water fleet and the processing industry in Estonia were closely connected up till the independence in 1991. Half of the raw material supplied to the Estonian processing industry came from the distant-water fleet. This connection has now been broken, and raw material supplied by the distant-water fleet is of very limited importance to the processing industry and accounts for only approx. 5% of the total supplies.

The Estonian fish processing industry is now much dependent on raw material supply from the Baltic fleet. The present Estonian TACs for herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea exceed the domestic market demand for herring and sprat products. When the Russian market was re-opened for Estonian fish products, a need for additional supplies of raw material occured, and imports of primarily herring and mackerel from Norway increased considerably.

In order to improve the technological, hygienic, and sanitary standard of the production, and the profitability and product quality, it is necessary for most of the industries to invest considerably in modernization. Upgrading of product mix and management sys terns is also required. In the long term, such investments will also be necessary in order to meet the change in demand of the East European markets.

Since independence, the economy of most of the industries has been poor with profits below or close to zero. However, the situation has improved after the re-opening of the CIS market.

3.0 The Fishing Industry Sector.


3.1 The Fishery Sector.
3.2 The Fish Processing Industry
3.3 The Aquaculture Sector

The Estonian fishing industry sector can be divided into the following sub-sectors:

- The fishery sector
- The fish processing industry
- The aquaculture sector
- The support and service sector

3.1 The Fishery Sector.

The Estonian fishery sector comprises three different fisheries:

- The distant-water fishery
- The Baltic Sea fishery
- The freshwater fishery

The characteristics of each type of fishery are described below.

3.1.1 Distant-Water Fishery

When Estonia was re-established as an independent State in 1991, the Estonian distant-water fleet included 95 vessels. 20 of these vessels belonged to the former cooperatives, and 75 to the State.

With the privatization of the co-operatives, the 20 distant-water vessels were also distributed among private companies. Today, 19 of these vessels are in operation in various parts of the world.

'Ookean' has a fleet of 45 distant-water vessels, but far from all of them are in active operation. After Estonia's secession from the Soviet Union fisheries sector, 'Ookean' faces several problems.

One of the most serious problems arose, when 'Ookean' was excluded from the EEZs, where the company's vessels had formerly been operating.

Due to 'Ookean's difficult economic situation, it has been possible only to a very limited extent to buy fishing permits. 'Ookean' has now entered into agreements, which have given the company access to low-value species such as blue whiting in Faroe Islands waters and horse mackerel in Namibian and Mauritanian waters.

Ookean has become a partner in some joint-ventures, which enable some of its vessels to operate in Indian waters and in the North and South Atlantic. 'Ookean' has also entered into charter agreements in Greenland and U.K. waters for klondyking operations.

Among the other problems faced by 'Ookean' are:

- Many old and insufficiently maintained trawlers.
- Poor fuel economy of most/all vessels and high fuel prices.
- Outdated technology both in trawling and processing.
- Heavy debt to national and international creditors.

As a result of the many problems, the catch of the Estonian distant-water fleet decreased from approx. 300,000 ts in 1990 to only approx. 90,000 ts in 1992.

3.1.2 Fishery in the Baltic Sea

In principle, there are two types of fishery in the Baltic Sea:

- Inshore fishing with small crafts.
- Fishing outside the coastal waters,

The coastal fishery is primarily undertaken by open boats less than 12 meters long. In 1992, there were approx. 500 coastal crafts, of which approx. 150 were boats without engines.

The off-shore Baltic Sea fishery is undertaken by a fleet of 197 vessels. The most important catches are sprat and herring.

From 1985 to 1991, the Estonian Baltic fishery remained at a fairly stable catch level of approx. 60,000 ts per year. In 1992, the catch decreased to approx. 37,000 ts of which herring accounted for some 30,000 ts and sprat for 4,000 ts. From 1991 to 1992, the herring and sprat catches were reduced by approx. 20% and 80%, respectively.

The reduced catches of sprat and herring were primarily a result of the closing of the CIS markets, which previously purchased the major part of the production. With the recent re-opening of these markets, the production and catch levels have again increased.

The Baltic fleet was previously owned by 8 co-operatives, which have now become private companies. During privatization, the co-operatives were subdivided into specialized companies for fishing, processing, transport, etc.

The main problems of the Estonian Baltic fleet are'

- Old age (50% of the fleet is more than 20 years old, 25% between 20 and 10 years old, and only 25% is less than 10 years old).

- Poor state of maintenance.

- Poor fuel economy.

- Outdated gear and fish handling equipment.

3.1.3 Freshwater Fishery

The Estonian freshwater fishery is of minor importance for the national fish supply. From 1985 to 1991, the annual catches fluctuated between 4,200 tons and 5,000 tons. In 1992, it was approx. 3,500 tons.

The fishery in lake Peipsi accounts for approx. 90 per cent of the total freshwater catch in Estonia. The most important species are:

- Perch
- Pike-perch
- Smelt
- Bream

An export of mainly fresh, chilled products of freshwater fish to western markets has developed since 1991.

3.2 The Fish Processing Industry

Formerly, the Estonian fish processing industry comprised 8 co-operatives and 1 State-owned company. Today, approx. 25 companies are involved in fish processing. The processing undertaken by the former co-operatives, which now operate as private companies, still forms the backbone of the Estonian fish processing industry.

The production of the former co-operatives consists primarily of canned products. Previously, approx. 20% of the canned products were sold in Estonia, and 80% 'exported' to the former USSR.

The production decreased drastically after 1990, primarily as a result of the fact that it was no longer possible to export to the former USSR. The CIS markets have recently re-opened, and it is now possible to sell fish products for hard currency through banks in Moscow. As a result, the production is again increasing.

The Estonian fish processing industry faces a number of problems of which the most pertinent are:

- Outdated production equipment
- Poor maintenance of production facilities
- Quality of the cans

3.3 The Aquaculture Sector

Estonia has a small aquaculture sector. The production is primarily directed towards:

- Restocking
- Production of fish for human consumption

Concerning restocking, the effort is mainly placed on restocking of salmon, sea trout, and whitefish.

In 1993, the restocking involved:

- Salmon: 60,000 smolts
- Sea trout: 40,000 smolts
- Whitefish: 20,000 smolts

Rainbow trout is the most important farmed species. There is a minor production of other species like, for example, sturgeon for meat production.

4.0 The Distant-Water Fleet.


4.1 Fleet Composition by Type, Age, and Production on board.
4.2 Vessel Operations 1994.
4.3 Economic Results from Fishing Operations.
4.4 Employment, Wages, and Manning Regulations.

In 1991, when the Estonian distant-water fleet was taken over by independent Estonia, there were 2 organizations in Estonia involved in distant-water fishery, 'Estrybprom' Estonian State Company, and 'Estrybkolhozsoiuz' Estonian Co-operative Fisheries Union.

After independence, the State-owned company took the name of 'Ookean'. 'Ookean' does not comprise all 'Estrybprom's activities, but only the distant-water fleet. The former co-operatives are now operating as private companies. Most private companies involved in distant-water fishing are organized in Estonian Fishery Association,

The distant-water fleet taken over in 1991 consisted of approx. 95 vessels. The fleet has since been reduced by 30% (in number).

By 1994, the Estonian distant-water fleet includes:

State-owned fishing vessels

42

Privately owned fishing vessels

17

State-owned support vessels

3

Privately owned support vessels

2

Total number of vessels

64

Total GRT 168,881


4.1 Fleet Composition by Type, Age, and Production on board.

The 'Ookean' fishing fleet is specified in table 4.1.1, and the private distant-water fishing fleet in table 4.1.2.

Table 4.1.1: Distant-Water Fishing Vessels owned by State Company 'Ookean'.

Type

Number

GRT

Remarks

Building year

Moonsund

6

7,704

Freezer and canning trawler
(+ fishmeal prod.).

1986-1990

Prometei

13

3,017

Freezer trawler
(+ fishmeal prod.)

1973-77 (8)
1981-83 (5)

Maykovski

1

3,170

Freezer trawler
(+ fishmeal prod.).

1968

Pioner Latvii

4

2.666

Freezer trawler
(+ fishmeal prod.).

1970-1973

Luchegorsk

2

2,973

Freezer and fishmeal trawler.

1975

Kronshtadt

2

2,324

Freezer trawler
(+ fishmeal prod.).

1976

Orlionok *

7

1,898

Freezer trawler
(+ fishmeal prod.).

1984-1986

Laukuva

2

359

Shrimp trawler, freezing
(for sale to Mauritania).

1990

Karelia

2

187

Freezer trawler, short range.

1975

Alpinist

2

710

Freezer trawler/seiner.

1982-1983

Pionersk

1

13,600

Fish processing base and mothership.

1965

Total

42

139,185

1965-1990

of which

39 *

133,491

Flying Estonian flag


* 3 Orlionok trawlers are fishing in joint venture with Oceanic Products Ltd., flying Indian flag.

The vessels are identified by name, type, building year, size, and HP in Annex 2.

Table 4.1.2: Private Distant-Water Fishing Vessels.

Company/Type

Number

GRT

Type of vessel

Building year

Majak: *






SRTM

3

723

Trawler

1980-1986


BMRT

2

2,332

Trawler

1971-1978


TM

2

1,895

Trawler

1986

Moonsund Shipping *

2

749

Trawler

No information -

Dagomar:






SRTM

3

723

Trawler.

1986-1987


SRTM



1 laid up.

No information

Permar






SRTM

3

723

Trawler

No information


Laukuva

1

359

2 laid up.

No information

Kalmar:

1

749

Trawler.

1979

Total

17

17,567



of which

8

5,500

Flying Estonian flag


* All vessels occupied in Estonian-Russian joint ventures and flying Russian flag.

The State-owned company 'Ookean' has 3 support vessels used for training and transportation. The private companies have 2 support vessels used for transportation of frozen fish.

The support vessels are listed in table

4.1.3. Table 4.1.3: Distant-Water Support Vessels.

Type

Number

GRT

Remarks

Ookean:





Tavringa

1

3180

Freezing/transport


Mayakovsky

1

3170

Auxiliary vessel


Mayakovski

1

3170

Training vessel (laid up)

Private:



Freezing/transport


65.6 m

1

1890*)

Freezing/transport


55.0 m

1

710*)



5

12,120


*) Estimate

The age composition of the State-owned fleet is shown in table 4.1.4.

Table 4.1.4: Number of Trawlers according to Age.

Age

Year

Number

Less than 15 years old

1981-1994

22

Between 15 and 20 years old

1980-1975

8

More than 20 years old

1974-

12

The segment of the state-owned fleet with an age of 15 years or less is shown in table 4.1.5.

Table 4.1.5: State-owned Trawlers less than 15 Years old.

Type

Number

Building year

Moonsund

6

1986-1990

Prometei

5

1981-1983

Orlionok

4

1984-1985

Orlionok

3 Indian flag

1986

Laukuva

2

1990

Alpenist

2

1982-1983


22


The 3 State-owned support vessels are from 1968, 1966 and 1964, respectively.

The 2 privately owned support vessels are both more than 20 years old.

Annex No. 3 shows technical data sheets for the different types of Estonian distant-water vessels.

The distant-water fleet's processing facilities are designed for production of frozen blocks of whole (ungutted) demersal and pelagic fish after manual or machine grading. Freezing capacity is shown in table 4.1.6. Some of the trawlers have facilities for heading and gutting of the fish. The Moonsund trawlers are equipped with canning plants. The 2 Laukuva trawlers are both equipped with a shrimp processing line for grading and freezing of shell-on shrimp.

Most of the trawlers are equipped with a fishmeal plant for processing of by-catch and offal. The shrimp trawlers have facilities for grading and packing of shrimp into 1 kg boxes, and 10 kg blocks for industrial use.

Table 4.1.6: The Production Capacity of the different Types of Distant-Water Fishing Vessels.

Type

Production equipment

Production Capacity

Moonsund

10 kg frozen fish block

60 ts/24 h

250 gram cans

26000 cans/24 h

Fishmeal

10 ts/24 h

Prometei

10 kg frozen fish block

63 ts/24 h

Fishmeal

10 ts/24 h

Mayakovski

10 kg frozen fish block

30 ts/24 h

Fishmeal

3 ts/24 h

Pioner Latvii

10 kg frozen fish block

40 ts/24 h

Fishmeal

5 ts/24 h

Luchegorsk

10 kg frozen fish block

30 ts/24 h

Fishmeal

12 ts/24 h

Kronshtadt

10 kg frozen fish block

40 ts/24 h

Fishmeal

5 ts/24 h

Orlionok

10 kg frozen fish block

30 ts/24 h

Fishmeal

2 ts/24 h

Laukuva

10 kg frozen shrimp block

7 ts/24 h

Karelia

Wetfish trawler


Alpinist

Wetfish trawler


Pionersk

Frozen fish

100 ts/24 h

Fishmeal

18 ts/24 h

The technical standard of the trawlers is characterized by the fact that no investments have been made in fishing gear and processing facilities for the last ten years or since the trawlers left the shipyard as newbuilding.

The trawlers were all built and fitted for supplying raw material for the Baltic (USSR) fish processing industry. For this reason, there are no facilities on board for fish processing, apart from canning plants on Moonsund trawlers.

Today, the trawling companies catch, process and market their products under the conditions of international competition, but - due to the low standards onboard the Estonian factory trawlers - they can only find buyers in the low-value markets.

The catch capacity has not been adjusted to the new and more difficult fishing grounds, which are now the only ones accessible to the fleet.

The production capacity and facilities have not been adjusted to the requirements of the high value market.

The fuel expenses are very high compared to the value of the catch.

The technical standard and state of maintenance of the trawlers are characterized by the fact that only the absolutely necessary repair works, maintenance, and investment in new equipment have been made.

4.2 Vessel Operations 1994.

By the end of July 1994, half of 'Ookean's trawlers were in operation as shown in table 4.2.1. The other half was laid up or under repair.

Table 4.2.1: Area of Operation, Activity, Type and Number of 'Ookean' Vessels.

Area of operation

Types/Owners of Vessels

Number of Vessels

Activity

Comments

Namibia

Moonsund

2

Trawling for horse mackerel

1 laid up in Cape Town (under arrest).

India

Orlionok

3

Trawling

Joint venture with Fortune Oceanic Products Ltd. Flying Indian Flag.

Mauritania


5

Trawling for horse mackerel and sardine

Joint venture with a French company.

U.K.


2

Klondyking mackerel


North Atlantic international water


4

Trawling for mackerel


Greenland


2

Klondyking Greenl. halibut

Charter/joint venture with Scan Sea Helsingborg, Royal Greenland.

Guinea Bissau

Laukuva

3

Trawling for shrimp

The trawlers are for sale in Mauritania.

Nicaragua

Trawler converted to longlining

1

Longlining for demersal fish

Joint venture with Mustad/Norway and Nicaragian partner.

Total


22


4 laid up (arrested)

The private trawling companies claim to make a profit on their distant-water fleet.

Table 4.2.2: Area of Operation, Activity, Type and Number of Privately Owned Vessels.

Area of operation

Number

Activities

Comments

Russia

9

Trawling for cod etc.

The trawlers are registered under Russian flag and fish in the Barents Sea. They are in the process of being transferred to Russian ownership.

North Atlantic Flemish Cap

5

Trawling for shrimp

Landing in Newfoundland in transit for re-export

Total

14



Presently, neither 'Ookean' nor the privately owned trawling companies are fishing with the objective of supplying raw material to the Estonian land-based fish processing industries. They all sell their catches at the most favourable price offered in the international market. Usually the best prices are obtained outside Estonia.

Most of the catches are sold through agents or quota holders, who may also have financed the fishing operation (wholly or partly).

Only 5 of the 8 private trawlers fishing under Estonian flag are in operation. The remaining 3 are laid up. The 5 trawlers all fish for shrimp off Flemish Cap. The catches are landed and sold in St. John's or Harbor Grace in Newfoundland, Canada. The total annual turnover of the 5 private trawlers is approx. USD 4 mio.

4.3 Economic Results from Fishing Operations.

Since the independence of Estonia, the State-owned 'Ookean' has been running at a loss. The company is under re-construction in order to prepare for privatization. Functions such as running a crew hotel, vessel repair and maintenance have been privatized or transferred to public institutions.

Today, 'Ookean' has the distant-water fleet and an administration department, which includes a marketing section selling the products of the company and trading in fish.

The company is short in working capital and should be considered bankrupt de facto if not de jure.

All the fishing operations of the company are financed by commercial partners or agents. A fishing operation cannot be started until funding is available for fuel, packaging material, supplies, repair and minimal maintenance. The agent or partner will in most cases control the fishery and sell the catches.

'Ookean' balances show a positive contribution margin from klondyking operations and fish trading. The operations in Namibia, Mauritania, Nicaragua, and the North Atlantic are all undertaken at a loss.

'Ookean' has provided 5 different financial results of fishing operations in 1993-1994, as shown in table 4.3.1.

Table 4.3.1: Financial results in 1,000 US$ for 'Ookean' fishing operations in 1993-1994.

Area/Working days

Fuel

Fishing rights

Repair

Wages

Port

Other expenses

Total expenses

Value of catch

Profit

Type of trawler

Namibia










RTMKS

168

471

210

120

135

0

778

1714

1309

÷405

Moonsund

Namibia










RTMKS

279

670

295

0

275

200

804

2244

2080

÷ 164

Moonsund

Mauretania










RTMS

243

535

400

0

96

38

420

1489

1335

÷ 154

Prometei

Mauretania










RTMS

184

428

284

0

78

140

622

1522

950

-602

Prometei

Klondyking










RTMS

U.K. 101

140

0

0

76

8

360

587

985

+ 398

Moonsund

The above mentioned 5 financial results are specified in annexes 4-7.

Table 4.3.2 shows the costs of fuel in the above mentioned 5 fishing operations.

Table 4.3.2: Fuel costs in 'Ookean' fishing operations in 1993-1994.

Area/Working days

IFO 30 fuel consumption
(1000 US$)

Gas oil fuel consumption
(1000 US$)

Total fuel consumption
(1000 US $)

Fish received
(ts)

Fuel costs
(US$/ts fish)

Value of catch
(1000 US$)

Fuel costs in % of catch value

Namibia








168

389

82

471

6966

67 6

1309

36%

Namibia








279

509

161

670

11840

65.0

2080

32%

Mauretania








243

36

499

535

5282

101.0

1335

40%

Mauretania








184

24

404

428

3758

113.8

950

45%

Klondyking








UK 101

109

31

140

1783

78.5

985

14%

Table 4.3.3: Fuel oil prices in the North and South Atlantic in US$ per ton

Country/Area

IFO 30

Gas oil

Remarks

Canada/Newfoundland

145 $

200 $


Greenland

not available

400 $


Iceland

140 $

245 $


The Faroe Islands

not available

180 $


Norway

125 $

175 $


MALIK

165 $

215 $

North Atlantic
Bunkering at sea

Denmark

115 $

160 $

Bunkering at sea

West Africa

105 $


Bunkering at sea

Argentina


230 $

Bunkering at sea

Namibia


192 $


South Africa

* 98 $

183 $

* HFO


**114 $


** 60% blended

Estonia

93 $

199 $

Including VAT

Latvia




Russia *



* St Petersburg

'Ookean' 1994-budget for the vessels in operation shows a negative result of EEK 42.5 mio, equivalent to USD 3.2 mio (cf Annex 9).

'Ookean' 'Annual Account 1993' is shown in Annex 10.

It is not possible for 'Ookean' to obtain a loan in a bank to finance a fishing operation. The only way, in which the 'Ookean' management can have fishing operations financed, is through charter-arrangements, where the charterer (joint venture partner) finances the cost of the operation. A contract with such a partner will, of course, be very tight.

Annexes 11,12 and 13 show calculations of three different operations for klondyking, mackerel trawling and redfish trawling, respectively. The calculations show the dependence of 'Ookean' on short term financing and demonstrate how difficult it is to get a positive contribution.

4.4 Employment, Wages, and Manning Regulations.

The employment in the privately owned distant-water fleet is difficult to ascertain, but it is estimated that a maximum of 800 persons are employed as crew members.

Table 4.4.1 details the employment situation in the State-owned 'Ookean' distant-water fleet 1991-1994.

Table 4.4.1: Employees of 'Ookean' distant-water fleet.


Employees
01.01.1991

Employees
01.01.1992

Employees
1994

Navigators

460

490

212

More than 50 years old

108

110

60

35-50 years old

195

203

95

Less than 35 years old

157

177

57

Engineers

1467

1566

753

More than 50 years old

294

305

197

35-50 years old Less than

627

652

344

35 years old

546

609

212

Fishermen and workers

3559

4407

1786

More than 50 years old

422

437

228

35-50 years old

1473

1637

724

Less than 35 years old

1664

2333

834

Total

5486

6463

2751

It is not clear whether there are any general rules for the wages of the crew in the distant-water fleet.

As shown in tables 4.4.2, the total wage of a trip is between 7% and 13% of the value of the catch.

Each single crew member will have one part, some of the officers will have more than one part, and the captain's share is 3½ to 4 parts.

Apparently, the salary scheme includes some kind of (non-specified) profit sharing.

The crew is being paid for all work activities, including holiday periods.

Table 4.4.2 shows a calculation of the crew wages. The calculation is based on an assumption that the total crew including officers amounts to 65 persons per vessel.

Table 4.4.2: Crew wages in 5 different fishing operations.

Area/Working days

Total wage
(US$)

Wage per day
(US$)

Average wage per person per day
(US$)

Wage: catch value

Namibia





168

134,600

801

12.3

10%

Namibia





279

275,100

986

15.2

13%

Mauretania





243

96,400

397

6.1

7%

Mauretania





184

78,500

426

6.6

8%

Klondyking UK





101

76,100

753

11.6

8%

The Estonian manning regulations for shipping and fishery are still the same as the regulations in force in the former USSR. Estonia has not yet established new manning regulations.

The number of certified officers employed in the 'Ookean' distant-water fleet is shown in table 4.4.3.

Employees in the Estonian high sea fisheries should have certificates issued under the provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978.

For navigators and technicians, the endorsement of the certificate issued by the Marine Staff Bureau of the Estonian National Maritime Board is obligatory. The same is valid for foreign employees.

Table 4.4.3: Certified officers employed in the 'Ookean' fleet.

Rank

Certificate of competence

Number employed in Ookean

Master

Less than 1600 GRT

2

Master

1600 GRT or more

34

Chief mate

Less than 1600 GRT

2

Chief mate

1600 GRT or more

34

2nd mate 3rd mate

Navigational watch 200 GRT or more

72

Wireless operator


36

Chief engineer 2nd engineers

Propulsion machinery up to 3000 kW

66

Chief engineer

Propulsion machinery of 3000 kW or more

6

3rd and 4th engineers

Watch keeping. Propulsion machinery of 250 kW or more

72

Total number of officers on board 'Ookean' vessels

324

When Estonia gained independence in 1991, the Estonian Maritime Academy was established by a Government decree with the purpose of re-establishing an Estonian maritime education. Admittance is granted on the basis of 12 years' schooling.

There are 3 faculties in the Academy:

· Navigation
· Engineering
· Resource management

The educational capacity of the Academy is shown in table 4.4.4.

Table 4.4.4: Planned annual graduation from the Estonian Maritime Academy

Education

Number of graduates

Navigation faculty:



Deck officer

15


Port manager

15

Engineering faculty:



Marine engineer

15


Refrigeration engineer

15


Fisheries technologist

15

Sea Resources faculty:



Fish processing

15


Fishing and aquaculture

15


Environmental protection

15


Hydrography

15

Total graduates per year

135 persons

5.0 The Support Sector.

There are no shipyards in Estonia capable of servicing the Estonian distant-water fleet, which has traditionally utilized the bigger shipyards in, for instance, Latvia. The only shipyards in Tallinn are smaller ones used by the Baltic vessels.

The coldstores in Tallinn dealing with fish are listed in table 5.1. Table 5.1: List of coldstores in Tallinn, which are dealing with fish.

Name of company

Coldstore capacity
(m3)

DAGOtar

1,500

EKTON

600

ESVA

1,500

Majak

1,000

Makrill

4,050

MASEKO

3,000

Miiduranna Külmhoone

37,536

NAS-FIL

1,500

Ookean

13,000

Total

63,686

As it is seen, the total coldstore capacity amounts to over 60,000 m3.

Landings of frozen fish in Estonia from the distant-water fleet has practically stopped, and the coldstores, therefore, depend on other customers.

Large quantities offish from Norway and the U.K. are nowadays traded in Tallinn on their way to Russia. They arrive by reefers and are transit-stored in Tallinn coldstores.

6.0 The Baltic Fleet.

The Estonian Baltic fleet is concentrated in 8 different ports. As of July 1994, the Baltic fleet included 178 fishing vessels, 19 support vessels, and 500 small coastal fishing crafts. The fleet is owned by private companies and individuals.

Table 6.1: Baltic Fleet Fishing Vessels.

Type

Number

Average GRT

Remarks

MRS

1

79.9

)

MRTK

33

107.7

)

MSTB

14

25.7

)

MTK

1

148.9

)

PTS

4

90.8

) Trawlers

SCS

16

78.5

) Seiners

SKAT

1

210.3

) Longliners

Sokol

4

88.7

) Driftnetters

STB

4

54.2

) Gillnetters

TB

50

80.2

)

TB Sokol

2

83.5

)

TRP

29

10.3

)

TVKS

7

11.7

)

Grand Total

178

68.1


In Annex 14, the vessels are identified by name, type, size, age, owner and where they are built.

Table 6.2: Baltic Fleet Support Vessels.

Type

Number

GRT

Factory ship

5

4,657

Fish carrier

7

2,674

Refrigerated cargo

1

190

General cargo

6

1,285

Total

19

8,806

In Annex 15, the vessels are identified by name, type, size, age, owner and where they are built.

The Baltic fleet is registered in 8 different ports.

Table 6.3: Ports of Registration of Baltic Fishing and Support Vessels.

Port

Fishing vessels

Support vessels

Grand Total

Haapsalu

14

0

14

Lehtma

10

0

10

Loksa

10

0

10

Narva-Joesuu

45

4

49

Nasva

10

0

10

Pärnu

28

4

32

Tallinn

59

11

70

Vergi

2

0

2

Grand Total

178

19

197

48 per cent of the fishing vessels are more than 20 years old. 25 per cent are less than 10 years old.

14 out of 19 support vessels are more than 20 years old.

Table 6.4: Age of the Estonian Baltic Fishing Vessels.

Type

0-10 years

10-20 years

over 20 years

MRS

0

1

0

MRTK

13

19

1

MSTB

2

7

5

MTK

0

1

0

PTS

0

1

3

SCS

0

0

16

SKAT

0

1

0

Sokol

0

0

4

STB

0

0

4

TB

2

5

43

TB Sokol

0

1

1

TRP

19

10

0

TVKS

7

0

0

unknown

2

2

8

Grand Total

45

48

85

Table 6.5: Age of the Estonian Baltic Support Vessels.

Type

0-10 years

10-20 years

20 years ->

Factory ship

0

0

5

Fish carrier

0

2

5

Refrig. cargo

1

0

0

General cargo

1

1

4

Total

2

3

14

The Estonian Baltic fleet depends on the national quota inside Estonian EEZ.

The Estonian fisheries management is the responsibility of the National Estonian Board of Fisheries.

So far, the Estonian Baltic fleet has not fully exploited the TACs. This has enabled the Government to enter into agreements with other countries by granting them fishing rights inside the Estonian EEZ.

Out of a total of 129,000 ts of sprat and herring, the Estonian Baltic fleet and coastal crafts expect to catch 70,000 ts or 55% in 1994.

All vessels fishing in the Estonian EEZ must obtain a licence from the National Estonian Board of Fisheries. A licence for sprat and herring allows for unlimited catch volumes.

The 1994 Estonian national quotas are shown in table 6.6.

Table 6.6: Fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea.

Estonian national quota

Total Baltic Sea TAC

Estonian quota % of total TAC

Cod

1,070 ts

60,000 ts

1.78%

Herring

56,800 ts

650,000 ts

8.74%

Sprat

72,200 ts

700,000 ts

10.31%

Salmon

12,400 pcs

759,000 pcs

1.63%

The coastal fishing crafts land the daily catch fresh and un-iced in bulk. The main part of the Baltic fleet land the catch to motherships for freezing on board.

Salmon and cod are caught by Estonian fishermen but also by fishermen from Denmark and the Faroe Islands.

Estonia is a member of the Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission, and Estonia has bilateral fishing agreements concerning fishery in the Baltic Sea with

The EU
The Faroe Islands (with the consent of Denmark)
Russia
Sweden.

The agreements with the EU provide reciprocal access to the respective fishing zones, plus financial contributions for Estonian fishermen's training and for establishment of joint ventures.

The agreement with Russia is meant to give the Russian Baltic fleet access to Estonian EEZ, and Estonian vessels access to fishery in the Barents Sea.

The agreement with the Faroe Islands gives Estonian vessels access to fish blue whiting in the Faroe Islands' EEZ and Faroe Island vessels access to catch salmon and other species In Estonian EEZ.

The agreement between Estonia and Sweden is a quadripartite agreement between Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The agreement defines the contested fishing grounds in the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea.

7.0 The Fish Processing Industry.


7.1 Capacity and Production in the Fish Processing Industry.
7.2 Supply of Raw Material to the Fish Processing Industry.
7.3 Employment in the Fish Processing Industry.
7.4 Standard of Processing Facilities and Quality of Final Products.
7.5 Production Costs and Contribution.
7.6 Sales and Marketing.
7.7 Overall Economy.

Previously, the Estonian fish processing industry comprised 8 co-operatives and 1 State-owned company which are now all being privatized. Today, approx. 25 private companies are involved in processing of fish. The processing undertaken by the former co-operatives still forms the backbone of the Estonian fish processing industry. Annex 16 presents a list of the registered companies in the Estonian fisheries sector..

7.1 Capacity and Production in the Fish Processing Industry.

The total annual capacity of the Estonian fish processing industry is estimated at approx. 150,000 ts of finished products. The main part of the capacity is for production of canned products.

In 1990, the total production of the Estonian fish processing industry was approx. 150,000 ts. In 1993, the total production was 35,000 ts, a reduction by approx. 77% (cf table 7.1.1).

The decrease in production is primarily a result of a changed market situation. Previously, the former Soviet Republics purchased the major part of the production, but after independence, it became difficult for the Estonian fish processing industries to sell their products to these markets. In addition, the raw material supplied to the processing industry by the Estonian distant-water fleet has been considerably reduced during the period under review. This also has contributed to the reduced production.

Table 7.1.1: Production (in ts) of the Estonian fish processing industry.


1990

1991

1992

1993

Canned fish products

83,302

68,299

29,536

21,196

All other products except canned

46,683

41,251

10,174

9,251

Of this:





Chilled products

8,781

8,254

3,198

3,553

Smoked products

6,468

4,122

1,470

2,355

Salted products

177

162

180

1,208

All fish products for human consumption

129,985

109,550

39,710

30,447

Fish products for animal feed

24,429

21,632

5,951

4,818

Grand total

154,414

131,182

45,661

35,265

Source: Cf. Annex 17.

Note: The annual production of frozen products is 3-6000 ts.

During the first half of 1994, the Estonian canned fish production has risen considerably as compared to the same period in 1993. This is a reflection of improved export possibilities to particularly the Russian market, cf paragraph 7.6.

In 1993, only about 23% of the total capacity of the Estonian fish processing industry was utilized. If the trend of the first 6 months of 1994 continues, the capacity utilization in 1994 will increase considerably.

7.2 Supply of Raw Material to the Fish Processing Industry.

The Estonian fish processing industry is supplied with raw material from the Baltic fleet, the distant-water fleet, and import. The relative importance of each of these sources 1990-94 is shown in table 7.2.1.

Table 7.2.1: Raw material supply to the Estonian fish processing industry from various sources in % of total supply.


1990

1991

1992

1993

1994 Jan-June

Baltic fleet

55.4

66.8

80

84.1

60.5

Distant-water fleet

44.6

33.2

20

7.2

5.3

Imports

-

-

-

8.7

34.2

Source: Cf. Annex 18.

The table shows that 45% of the raw material used by the Estonian fish processing industry in 1990 was supplied by the distant-water fleet. Today, the distant-water fleet counts for only about 5% and is of marginal importance to the industry. The interdependence between the distant-water fleet and the Estonian fish processing industry does not exist any more.

The Baltic fleet, which is nowadays the main supplier to the industry, primarily lands herring and sprat, the predominant raw material of the Estonian fish processing industry. Mackerel is another important raw material for the industry.

Table 7.2.1. also shows that, after the re-opening of the Russian market to the Estonian fish processing industry, the import of raw material has increased considerably. The demand could not be covered by raw material supplied from the Baltic Sea, and it, therefore, became necessary for the industry to import raw material.

The main part of the raw material, primarily herring and mackerel, is imported from Norway.

7.3 Employment in the Fish Processing Industry.

In 1991, 9290 persons were employed in the Estonian fish processing industry.

Table 7.3.1: Employment trend in the fish processing industry.


Total employees

In direct production

Other *

1991

9290

68.6%

31.4%

1993

5530

74.6%

25.4%

* Management, administration, maintenance, etc.

Source: The National Estonian Board of Fisheries.

Table 7.3.1 shows that, from 1991 to 1993, the employment decreased by 3,760 persons, or approx. 40%, to a total of 5,530. During the same period, production decreased by 80,000 ts or approx. 70%. It means that the productivity per employee in the fish processing industry decreased from approx. 12 ts/year in 1991 to approx. 6 ts/year in 1993. This has had an impact on the profitability of the industry.

From an employment point of view, the fish processing industry is still the most important sub-sector in Estonian food processing, as shown in table 7.3.2.

Table 7.3.2: Employment in the Estonian Food Processing Industry in '1000 persons.

Processing industry

1991

1992

I Q 1993

II Q 1993

III Q 1993

IV Q 1993

Meat

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.8

4.8


Fish

9.3

7.7

5.8

5.7

5.5


Milk

3.9

3.7

2.9

3.3

3.6


Meal, bread, etc.



3.3

3.2

3.3


Drinks

8.4

8.0

1.6

1.6

1.7


Other



3.3

3.2

3.1


Total

27.8

24.7

21.6

21.8

22.0

22.0

Source: Ministry of Economy.

The importance of the Estonian fish processing industry as an employer is illustrated in table 7.3.3. As it is seen, approx. 1% of the total Estonian workforce is employed in the fish processing industry.

Table 7.3.3: Employees in Estonia and its Fisheries Sector.


1991

1992

1993

Total number of employees

812,300

601,753

516,519

Employees in the entire fisheries sector


14,578

8,737

in % of total


2.4%

1.7%

Employees in the fish processing industry

9,290

7,700

5,530

in % of total

1.1%

1.3%

1.1%

Source: Statistical Office of Estonia.

Annex 19 shows the trend in the official number of unemployed persons in Estonia.

The main part of the employees of the Estonian fish processing industry is paid according to a system by which they are guaranteed a minimum wage combined with a piecework bonus based on individual productivity. In 1994, the typical average wage in this sector (in 1994) is a little less than 1000 EEK/month, which is approx. 30% below the Estonian average wage.

Annex 20 shows the trend in the Estonian minimum wage 1991-1994.

7.4 Standard of Processing Facilities and Quality of Final Products.

The major part of the Estonian fish processing capacity to be found in the former cooperatives, is oriented towards processing of products which can only be sold to non-western markets. The products are mainly canned, skin-on, bone-in herring and mackerel. These product types are not in demand at western markets, and in some future it might also become difficult to sell them at eastern markets. If so, the processing sector needs to invest in new product and processing lines.

Some products produced by the former co-operatives, like canned sprat in oil, can be sold at western markets. However, substantial investments are required for improving the processing facilities to meet western quality standards at reasonable production costs.

There are a few plants (example Makrill Ltd.), which need only limited investments, because their general technical standard is at a reasonable level. They could be approved for export to western markets, and some of them are. As an example, Makrill produces for Nordsee Deutsche Hochsee Fisherei in Germany.

In Estonia, there is one single plant, ESVA, which produces frozen, breaded products that meet the requirements of the western markets regarding technical standard of the production facilities as well as the quality of the production.

7.5 Production Costs and Contribution.

As mentioned in the introduction, canned fish are by far the most important products of the Estonian processing industry.

Tables 7.5.1 and 7.5.2 present standard calculations for production of canned, smoked sprat in oil, which is the economically most attractive canned product.

Table 7.5.1: Standard calculation in EEK for sprat production from fresh raw material as of 1993.

175 g
Sprat in oil


Sprat per 1000 cans

Sprat paste per 1000 cans

Animal feed per 1000 kg


Raw material

1,411

986

80


Labour

90

45

20


Tax on labour

45

23

10


Tin for cans

800

800

-


Packaging

41

41

-


Fuel

106

78

-


Electricity

10

6

-


Transport

10

8

-


Variable cost:

2,513

1,987

110


Net sales price:

4,500

1,500

1,000


CM:

1,987

-487

890


CR:

44.2%




Daily





production, kg:

2,100

1,068

3,400


CM total, EEK:

23,844

-2,972

3,026

= 23.898

Table 7.5.2: Standard calculation in EEK for sprat production from frozen raw material as of 1993.

175 g
Sprat in oil


Sprat per 1000 cans

Paste per 1000 cans

Animal feed per 100 kg


Raw material

1,560

986

80


Labour

90

45

20


Tax on labour

45

23

10


Tin for cans

800

800

-


Packaging

41

41

-


Fuel

106

78

-


Electricity

10

6

-


Transport

10

8

-


Variable cost:

2,662

1,987

110


Net sales price:

3,200

1,500

1,000


CM:

538

-487

890


CR:

16.8%




Daily





Production, kg:

2,100

1,362

4,996


CM total, EEK:

6,456

-3,790

4,446

=7.112

The calculations show that the contribution margin is considerably higher, when the production is based on fresh rather than frozen raw material. The calculations also show a negative contribution margin for production of sprat paste.

Some companies produce non-canned products. One of these is Makrill Ltd., which has supplied the standard calculations for its main products, as shown in table 7.5.3.

Table 7.5.3 Standard calculations in EEK for fish products by Makrill Ltd. 1994


Marinated herring 290 gr.

Roll mops 500 g

Sprat in salt 1 kg

Salted herring 1 kg

Sales price

7.50

6.50

5.50

14.00

Variable costs:






Raw material

3.35

0.80

0.50

8.00


Ancil. material

0.20

0.20

0.10



Packaging

1.50

1.50

1.50

0.50


Wages

1.35

1.50

1.40

1.05

Total variable costs

6.40

4.00

3.50

9.55

Contribution margin per unit

1.10

2.50

2.00

4.45

Source: Makrill Ltd.

7.6 Sales and Marketing.

The market situation for Estonian fish products since independence is illustrated by table 7.6.1.

As it is seen, there has been a steady decrease in the export market share during the period of 1990-1993 and a similar increased dependency on the Estonian home market. The table also shows that the reopening of the CIS markets late 1993 was already reflected in the figures for the 1st quarter of 1994.

Tale 7.6.1: Home and export market shares for Estonian fish products.


1990

1991

1992

1993

1994
1st quarter

Home market share

29.4%

35.0%

66.1%

68.0%

52.4%

Export market share

70.6%

65.0%

33.9%

32.0%

47.6%

Source: Estonian Fishery Association

The average prices obtained in July 1994 for some major products are shown in table 7.6.2.

Table 7.6.2: Average prices ab factory by July 1994

Products

EEK

Smoked sprat in oil, 160 gr.

5.30

Smoked sprat in oil, 250 gr.

7.20

Fried sprat in tomato sauce, 250 gr.

3.20

Fried Baltic herring in tomato sauce, 250 gr.

3.70

Smoked Baltic herring in oil, 250 gr.

6.60

Sprat paste, 100 gr.

1.20

Source: Estonian Fishery Association.

7.7 Overall Economy.

The main part of the Estonian fish processing industries are organised as limited companies. They are not obliged to make their annual accounts publically known. The companies visited for the purpose of this review did not wish to disclose information on turnover, profits etc.

It is, however, a fact that the decrease in the production during the period of 1990-1994 has resulted in a declining turnover. In 1992, the total turnover fell to approx. 60% of the 1991 level, cf. table 7.7.1.

Table 7.7.1: Total annual turnover of Estonian fish processing plants.

Company

Production value 1000 EEK in 1992

Production value 1992 in % of 1991

Esva

49,904

163.7

Esmar

47,547

41.6

Virurand

27,897

63.0

Pärnu Kalakombinaat

24,033

38.4

Mesako

20,823

88.9

West

12,834

35.0

Majak

11,879

38.9

Pärnu Kalur

10,820

44.8

Hiiu Kalur

9,783

49.0

Pärnu Kalamajand

6,685

68.5

Saare Kalur

5,097

17.1

Tartu Kalatööstus

3,347

57.1

Peipsi Laine

1,004

147.0

Peipsi Kalur

262

6.1

Total

470,951

63.9

Source: Ministry of Economy.

The Ministry of Economy estimates that in recent years most of the companies have had a financial result close to zero. A main reason for this is the reduced volume of production.

Annex 21 presents a brief description of the credits and financing available to the Estonian fishing industry.

Annex 22 shows trend in exchange rates.

ANNEXES


Annex 1 - Letter from Dr. R. Aps, National Estonian Board of Fisheries
Annex 2 - List of ships of the Estonian fishing company 'Ookean'
Annex 3 - Technical data sheets for Estonian distant-water vessels
Annex 4 - Financial result of 168 days of trawling operations in Namibia 1993/94.
Annex 5 - Financial result of 279 days of trawling operations in Namibia 1993/94
Annex 6 - Financial result of 243 days of trawling operations in Mauretania 1993/94
Annex 7 - Financial result of trawling operations in Mauretania 1993/94.
Annex 8 - Financial result of 101 days of klondyking in U.K. 1993/94.
Annex 9 - Ookean 1994-budget for vessels in operation.
Annex 10 - Annual account 'Ookean' 1993 (1.1.1994)
Annex 11 - Ookean calculation of klondyking operation
Annex 12 - Ookean calculation of mackerel operation
Annex 13 - Ookean calculation of redfish operation
Annex 14 - List of Estonian Baltic fleet fishing and support vessels
Annex 15 - List of Estonian Baltic support vessels
Annex 16 - Registered companies in the Estonian fisheries sector.
Annex 17 - Production in the fish processing industry
Annex 18 - Raw material supply to the fish processing industry
Annex 19 - Employment and unemployment in Estonia
Annex 20 - Wages
Annex 21 - Credits and banking systems
Annex 22 - Trend in exchange rates
Annex 23 - Literature


Review of the Estonian Fishery Sector

Report prepared for the Project 'Rationalization of the Distant-Water Fishing Fleets'

TCP/RER/2352-001/FIOD
Field Document

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1994

Document No.

: 38403-02

Issue No.

: 01

Date of Issue

: 10/11,1994



Prepared

: SA + OR/

Checked

: SSJ/

Approved

: JAa/

Annex 1 - Letter from Dr. R. Aps, National Estonian Board of Fisheries

Dear Mr Abrahamsen,

I am sending the last 4+1 pages of the material under the FAO Project and I would like to add some comments to that.

1. In accordance with the Questionaires and the Status of Questionaire compiled 12/8-1994 we have prepared and sent you by fax 76 pages of material in total. Because we could imagine that some pages were transmitted with problems we are mailing the copies of all pages to MATCON in Denmark.

2. In accordance with Estonian law there is no obligations for private companies present any statistics except they are presenting to the Statistical Office. It means that we have the data by individual companies only to the extent they were ready to present them for this project. Nobody can force them to present more. It means that the data given us by private companies were the courtesy of these companies but it means also that we have no one standard set of data for private companies in our material available. It was the reason why Fisheries Association added no more tables by individual companies.

3. As you already noticed the OOKEAN presented their Annual Account and translation of that was sent you by fax.

4. I have discussed results of our survey with the officials of Estonian Statistical Office. They fully agreed with our observations concerning the insufficiency of the data collected for fisheries sector and concerning the inefficiency of the use of data available but they asked us to take into account the heavy restructuring of the Estonian Statistical Office and system going on at the moment and the transition period from old system to new one. Even the results were not the best they did their best to provide us with the statistics needed.

Yours very truly,
Robert Aps

Annex 2 - List of ships of the Estonian fishing company 'Ookean'

ESTONIAN REPUBLIC

THE LIST OF SHIPS OF ESTONIAN FISHING COMPANY "OOKEAN"

TALLINN 1993

NN

Number of side

Name of ship

Year of build

Overall length

Extreme breadth

Register toonnage gross/net

Output of main engine

Port of registry

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Long-range freezer and canning trawler, type "Moonsund", projekt 48.
Production capacity: fish-freezing - 63t/day. canning fish - 26000 can/dy
(one can - 250 gramm), Fish meal - 10 t/day

1

0901

MOONSUND

1986

120.43

19.02

7704/2311

2x3600

TALLINN

2

0903

STRALSUND

1988

120.43

19.02

7704/2311

2x3600

TALLINN

3

0906

GEORG KASK

1989

120.43

19.02

7704/2311

2x3600

TALLINN

4

0907

GEORG LURICH

1989

120.43

19.02

7704/2311

2x3600

TALLINN

5

0909

EESTIRAND

1990

120.43

19.02

7704/2311

2x3600

TALLINN

6

0912

HEINASTE

1990

120.43

19.02

7704/2311

2x3600

TALLINN

Long-range freezer trawler, type "Prometei", project 464. Production capacity: fish-freezing - 63 t/day, fish meal - 10 t/day

7

7504

PEIPSI

1973

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

8

7507

SAADJÄRV

1974

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

9

7508

VAPPER

1974

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

10

7510

MUSTJÄRV

1974

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

11

7522

TAMULA

1975

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

12

7528

VAGULA

1975

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

13

7535

LEMBIT PÄRN

1976

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

14

7538

VALGEJÄRV

1977

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

15

7558

AMANDUS ADAMSON

1981

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

16

7561

SEKSTANT

1 981

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

17

7570

ELVA

1982

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

18

7576

HARKU

1982

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

19

7583

KURTNA

1983

101.80

15.20

3017/1246

3880

TALLINN

Long-range freezer trawler, type "Mayakovski", project 394.
Production capacity: fish-freezing - 30 t/day, fish meal 2-3 t/day

20

0474

VIRUMAA

1968

84.70

14.00

3170/1225

2000

TALLINN

21

0536

ANNA HAAVA

1968

84.70

14.00

3170/1225

2000

TALLINN

Long-range freezer trawler, type "Pioner Latvii" project 394A.
Production capacity: fish-freezing 45 - 50 t/day, fish meal - 6 t/day

22

0555

HOBULAID

1970

83.90

14.00

2666/842. 6

2000

TALLINN

23

0564

KARL RISTIKIVI

1971

83.90

14.00

2666/842, 6

2000

TALLINN

24

0598

SOELA

1973

83.90

14.00

2666/842, 6

2000

TALLINN

25

0604

RUDOLF SIRGE

1973

83.90

14.00

2666/842, 6

2000

TALLINN

Long-range freezer trawler, type "Luchegorsk", project 394 RM.
Production capacity: fish-freezing - 30 t/day, fish meal 12-13 t/day

26

0185

LAHEMAA

1975

83.57

14.01

2973/1062

2000

TALLINN

27

0186

TAMMSAARE

1975

83.57

14.01

2973/1062

2000

TALLINN

Long-range freezer trawler, type "Kronshtadt", project 394 AM.
Production capacity: fish-freezing - 40 t/day, fish meal - 6 t/day

28

0605

JAKOB HURT

1976

83.81

14.02

2326, 5/790. 98

2000

TALLINN

29

0606

OSKAR LUTS

1976

83.81

14.02

2326,5/790, 98

2000

TALLINN

Intermediate-range freezer trawler-seiner type "Orlionok, project-333
Production capacity: fish-freezing - 30 t/day, fish meal - 2.2 t/day

30

8343

VAHUR

1984

62.22

13.82

1898/492

2x1200

TALLINN

31

8344

MARET

1984

62.22

13.82

1898/492

2x1200

TALLINN

32

8349

MARI

1984

62.22

13.82

1898/492

2x1200

TALLINN

33

8365

EERIKA

1985

62.22

13.82

1898/492

2x1200

TALLINN

34

0301

ONTIKA

1986

62.22

13.82

1898/492

2x1200

TALLINN

35

8384

KADRI

1986

62.22

13.82

1898/492

2x1200

TALLINN

36

8388

PALAMUSE

1986

62.22

13.82

1898/492

2x1200

TALLINN

Fish-shrimp freezer trawler, type "Laukuva". project - 12961
production capacity: freezing - 7-9 t/day

37

0625

TOILA

1990

35.68

8.80

359/107

800

TALLINN

38

0627

KIIPSAAR

1990

35.68

8.80

359/107

800

TALLINN

Short-range freezer trawler, type "Karelia", project - 1282

39

0288

KIRRE

1975

31.62

7.20

187/48

305

TALLINN

40

0289

KAGU

1975

31.62

7.20

187/48

305

TALLINN

Freezer seiner-trawler, type "Alpinist", project-503

41

8233

MATSALU

1982

53.70

10.50

710/206

1320

TALLINN

42

8234

IHASALU

1983

53.70

10.50

710/206

1320

TALLINN

Fish-processing base-ship, type "Pionersk", project - B-64/111
production capacity: fish freezing - 100 t/day, fish meal - 18 t/day

43

0117

STANISLAW

1965

164.00

21.30

13600/6800

6500

TALLINN



MONIUSZKO







44

0136

FRYDERYK

1965

164.00

21.30

13600/6800

6500

TALLINN



CHOPIN







Transport freezer, type "Tavriya", project - 582

45

0327

KREUTZWALD

1968

99.35

14.00

3180/1192

4x1000

TALLINN

Auxiliary vessel, type " Mayakovski", project - 394

46

0436

KRISTJAN RAUD

1966

84.70

14.00

3170/1225

2000

TALLINN

Training vessel, type "Mayakovski", project - 394

47

0384

KORALL

1964

84.70.

14.00

3170/1225

2000

TALLINN

Annex 3 - Technical data sheets for Estonian distant-water vessels

LONG-RANGE FREEZER TRAWLER, TYPE "PROMETEI", PROJECT 464

Function of vessel: fishing with trawl, freezing of fish up to -18°c, producing of fish meal and technical fish oil.

PRINCIPAL DATA;

Built by

"Volkswerft",
Stralsund,
Germany

Years of build

1974-1983

Overall length (m)

101,8

Extreme breadth (m)

15,2

Loaded draught (m):



forward draught

5,71


after draught

5,74

Total displacement (t)

5367,6

Speed (knots)

14,8

Autonomy under the fuel reserve (days)

70

Number of bed-places

91

Number of crew-members

61

Number of holds

3

Total capacity


of holds (cub.m):

2238

for frozen fish (-32°C)

1858

for fish meal

380

Capacity of fish oil tanks (cub.m)

19

Vessel's reserves:


diesel fuel (t)

1077,2

heavy fuel (t)

99,6

fresh water (t)

120,5

Power-plant:


main engines

diesel

type

8 NZD 72/48

number x output kwt (h.p.)

1 x 2850 (3880)

Electric capacity (kwt)

3040

Production capacity:


freezing equipment frozen blocks 10 kg, size 800 x 250 x 60 mm (tons per day)

60

fish meal plant (tons raw-fish per day)

50-60

Trawl winches:

137,0 KN x 85 m/min

LONG-RANGE FREEZER TRAWLER, TYPE "MAYAKOVSKI", PROJECT 394

Function of vessel: fishing with trawl, freezing of fish up to - 18°C, producing of fish meal and technical fish oil.

PRINCIPAL DATA:

Built by

Chernomorski shipyard,
Nikolaev,
Ukraina

Years of build

1968-1969

Overall length (m)

84,7

Extreme breadth (m)

14,0

Loaded draught (m):



forward draught

5,00


after draught

6,24

Total displacement (t)

3800

Speed (knots)

13

Autonomy under the fuel reserve (days)

80

Number of bed-places

116

Number of crew-members

63

Number of holds

3

Total capacity


of holds (cub.m):

1624

for frozen fish

(-18-C) 1454

for fish meal

170

Capacity of fish oil


tanks (cub.m)

37

vessel's reserves:


diesel fuel (t)

561

heavy fuel (t)

234

fresh water (t)

225

Power-plant:


main engines

diesel

type

8 DR 43/61-B1

number x output kwt(h.p.)

1 x 1470 (2000)

Electric capacity (kwt)

800

Production capacity:


freezing equipment frozen blocks 10 kg, size 800 x 250 x 60 mm (tons per day)

30

fish meal plant (tons raw-fish per day)

20

Trawl winches:

118,0 KN x 60 m/min

LONG-RANGE FREEZER TRAWLER, TYPE "PIONER LATVII", PROJECT 394A

Function of vessel: fishing with trawl, freezing of fish up to -18° c, producing of fish meal and technical fish oil.

PRINCIPAL DATA:

Built by

Chernomorski shipyard,
Nikolaev,
Ukraina

Years of build

1970-1973

Overall length (m)

83,9

Extreme breadth (m)

14,0

Loaded draught (m):



forward draught

5,32


after draught

5,99

Total displacement (t)

3676

Speed (knots)

12,3

Autonomy under the fuel reserve (days)

80

Number of bed-places

97

Number of crew-members

63

Number of holds

3

Total capacity


of holds (cub.m):

1580

for frozen fish

(-22°C) 1309

for fish meal

271

Capacity of fish oil tanks (cub.m)

46

Vessel's reserves:


diesel fuel (t)

605

heavy fuel (t)

171

fresh water (t)

160

Power-plant:


main engines

diesel

type

8 DR 43/61-B1

number x output kwt(h.p.)

1x147170 (2000)

Electric capacity (kwt)

1200

Production capacity:


freezing equipment frozen blocks 10 kg, size 800 x 250 x 60 mm (tons per day)

35-40

fish meal plant (tons raw-fish per day)

30-35

Trawl winches:

117,6 KN x 60 m/min

INTERMEDIATE-RANGE FREEZER TRAWLER, TYPE "ORLIONOK", PROJECT 333

Function of vessel: fishing with trawl, freezing of fish up to -18°c, producing of fish meal and technical fish oil.

PRINCIPAL DATA:

Built by

"Volkswerft",
Stralsund,
Germany

Years of build

1984-1986

overall length (m)

62,22

Extreme breadth (m)

13,82

Loaded draught (m):



forward draught

4.04


after draught

6.38

Total displacement (t)

2467

Speed (knots)

13,07

Autonomy under the fuel reserve (days)

34

Number of bed-places

40

Number of crew-members

35

Number of holds

2

Total capacity of holds (cub.m):

577

for frozen fish

(-28°C) 507

for fish meal

70

Capacity of fish oil tanks (cub.m)

20,3

Vessel's reserves:


diesel fuel (t)

355,4

fresh water (t)

42

Power-plant:


main engines

diesel

type

8 VD 26/20 AL-2

number x output kwt(h.p.)

2 x 880 (1200)

Electric capacity (kwt)

1776

Production capacity:


freezing equipment frozen blocks 10 kg, size 800 x 250 x 60 mm (tons per day)

30

fish meal plant (tons raw-fish per day)

10-12

Trawl winches:

90,0 KN x 87.5 m/min

LONG-RANGE FREEZER AND CANNING TRAWLER, TYPE "MOONSUND", PROJECT 488.

Function of vessel: fishing with trawl, freezing of fish up to - 18°C, producing of canned fish, fish meal and technical fish oil.

PRINCIPAL DATA:

Built by

"Volkswerft",
Stralsund,
Germany

Years of but Id

1986-1990

Overall length (m)

120,43

Extreme breadth (m)

19,02

Loaded draught (m):


forward draught

6,63

after draught

6,63

Total displacement (t)

9260

Speed (knots)

15,06

Autonomy under the fuel reserve (days)

96

Number of bed-places

115

Capacity of fish oil tanks (cub.m)

67

Number of crew-members

84

Number of holds

4

Total capacity


of holds (cub.m):

3949,2

for frozen fish

(-28°C) 2705

for fish meal

495,2

for canned fish

749

vessel's reserves:


diesel fuel (t)

116,6

heavy fuel (t)

2038,4

fresh water (t)

166,1

Power-plant:


main engines

diesel

type

6 VDS 48/42 AL-2

number x output kwt (h.p.)

2 x 2650 (3600)

Electric capacity (kwt)

4520

Production capacity:


freezing equipment frozen blocks 10 kg size 800 x 250 x 60 mm(tons per day)

60

fish meal plant (tons raw-fish per day)

50-60

canned fish (tins per day)

26000

Trawl winches:

200,0 KN x 120 m/min

REFRIGERATED SEINER TYPE. "ALPINIST"

LENGHT 53,7 m
HULL HEIGHT 6.0 m
LIGHT DISPLACEMENT 861 t
DEADWEIGHT 341 t
CROSS TONNAGE 710 brt
CAPACITY 100 t
POWER OF THE MAIN ENGINE: 970 kwt (1320 h.p.)
SPEED 12 KNOTS
QUANTITY OF BUNKS: 29
NAVIGATING ZONE: UNLIMITED
BREADTH 10,5 m
SHALLOW DRAUGHT 5,31 m
FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT 1202 t
NET TONNAGE 206 nrt
COOLING FISH

HOLD FOR CARGO

HOLD N I 218 m3 HATCH 1.65 x 1.65
OF SNOET DURATION COOLING FISH T - 2°

SUPPLY

DIESEL FUEL 168,5 t
FRESH WATER 51,5 t
DAILY FUEL CONSUMPTION 4,5 t (AT FULL SPEED)

DERRICKS

DERRICKS 2 CARRING - 1,6 t

FROSTY PLANT

REFRIGERANT HLADON 12
COOLING FOR HOLDS, DELIVER ICE

WE HAVE 2 SHIPS

FISH-SHRIMP FREEZER TRAWLER, TYPE "LAUKUVA", PROJECT 12961

Function of vessel: fishing with bottom, twin and pelagic trawl, shrimping on duble-board scheme, freezing of fish and shrimp up to -18C°,

PRINCIPAL DATA:

Built by

Shipyard "Avangard",
Petrozavodsk,
Russia

Years of build

1990

Overall length (m)

36,68

Extreme breadth (m)

8,8

Loaded draught (m):


forward draught

3,26

after draught

3,67

Total displacement (t)

548,8

Speed (knots)

10,7

Autonomy under the fuel reserve (days)

20

Number of bed-places

20

Number of crew-members

19

Refrigerated hold (cub.m): (-25°C), (-4°C)

96

Vessel's reserves:


diesel fuel (t)

82,1

fresh water (t)

10,12

Power-plant:


main engines

diesel

type

6 NVD 46 A-2U

number x output kwt(h.p.)

1 x 590 (800)

Electric capacity (kwt)

400

Production capacity:


freezing equipment frozen blocks 10 kg, size 800 x 250 x 60 mm, srimps in boxes (tons per day)

7

Trawl winches:

61,8 KN x 10-90 m/min

LONG-RANGE FREEZER TRAWLER, TYPE "LUCHEGORSK", PROJECT 394 RM

Function of vessel: fishing with trawl, freezing of fish up to -18°c, producing of fish meal and technical fish oil.

PRINCIPAL DATA:

Built by

Shipyard "Baltia",
Klaipeda,
Lithuania

Years of build

1975

Overall length (m)

83,57

Extreme breadth (m)

14,01

Loaded draught (m):



forward draught

5,31


after draught

6,00

Total displacement (t)

3725

Speed (knots)

12,5

Autonomy under the fuel reserve (days)

60

Number of bed-places

99

Number of crew-members

59

Number of holds

2

Total capacity


of holds (cub.m):

1195

for frozen fish or for fish meal (-18°C)

1195

Capacity of fish oil tanks (cub.m)

30

Vessel's reserves:


diesel fuel (t)

464

heavy fuel (t)

328

fresh water (t)

222

Power-plant: main engines

diesel

type

8 DR 1 43/61-B1

number x output kwt(h.p.)

1 x 1470 (2000)

Electric capacity (kwt)

900

Production capacity:


freezing equipment frozen blocks 10 kg, size 800 x 250 x 60 mm (tons per day)

30

fish meal plant (tons raw-fish per day)

2 x30

Trawl winches:;

118,0 KN x 60 m/min

LONG-RANGE FREEZER TRAWLER, TYPE "KRONSHTADT", PROJECT 394 AM

Function of vessel: fishing with trawl, freezing of fish up to -18°C, producing of fish meal and technical fish oil.

PRINCIPAL DATA:

Built by

Chernomorski shipyard,
Nikolaev,
Ukraina

Years of build

1976

Overall length (m)

83,81

Extreme breadth (m)

14,02

Loaded draught (m):



forward draught

4,71


after draught

6,51

Total displacement (t)

3800

Speed (knots)

12,5

Autonomy under the fuel reserve (days)

70

Number of bed-places

93

Number of crew-members

63

Number of holds

3

Total capacity


of holds (cub.m):

1624

for frozen fish (-22°C)

1388

for fish meal

236

Capacity of fish oil tanks (cub.m)

45,9

Vessel's reserves:


diesel fuel (t)

600

heavy fuel (t)

167

fresh water (t)

130

Power-plant:


main engines

diesel

type

8 DR 43/61-B1

number x output kwt(h.p.)

1 x 1470 (2000)

Electric capacity (kwt)

1200

Production capacity:


freezing equipment frozen blocks 10 kg, size 800 x 250 x 60 mm (tons per day)

35-40

fish meal plant (tons raw-fish per day)

30-35

Trawl winches:

123,6 KN x 100 m/min

SRTM-type freezing storn trawler (Kiev-Leemeti 1986, Lehtma 1987)

Specifications:


Length o.a./p.p. m

54.8/49.4

Breadth/depth to main deck/draught m

9.8/5/4.25

Displacement/deadweight t

1220/393

Tonnage gross/net register tons

723/216

Freezing cargo holds m3

414

Freezing capacity tons in 24h/temp°

16.5/-25° plate freezer

Main engine SKL diesel 8NVD48 AU

1160 HP - 852 kwt

Electric station 4 aux. Diesel generators

600 kwt total, 380V

Propeller

3-blade, variable step

Trawl winch

electric-powered 54 kwt

Fuel bunkers m3

160

Water evaporator Alfa Level obt

5 tons in 24 hours

Accommodation

30 persons

Operating region unlimited, sailing autonomy 35 days

TM-0723

The vessel in supposed to be leased out

1. Number of ship

3H-723

2. Name of ship

KANDOVA

3. When and where built

1986 Stralsund

4. Port of registry

Tallinn

5. Registry

N - 28

6. Length

62,20

7. Breadth

13,80

8. Draught

5,22

9. Gross tonnage

1985

10 Net tonnage

568

11. Cargo hold

510 m3

12. Type diesel total power

1764 kwt

13. Crew

40

14. Distinctive number or letter

UPSN

15. Fish-freezing

30 t

16. Trawl pelagic


17. Cargo Fish

260 t

TM-0700

The vessel is supposed to be leased out

1. Number of ship

3N-0700

2. Name of ship

PYLVA.

3. Date of building

1986

4. Port and number registry

Tallinn, nr. 63

5. Length, m

62,20

6. Breadth, 12

13,80

7. Draught, m

5,22

8. Gross tonnage

1895


Net tonnage

563

9. Cargo hold, m 3

510

10. Engine, HP

2400

11. Crew, persons

40

12. Call signal

LYIG

13. Fish-freezing

50

14. Type of fishery

Trawl Pelagic

15. Cargo fish

260 t

The date of SRTM-1474

1. Number of ship

EK-1474

2. Name of ship

Paystu

3. Date of building

1980

4. Port end number

Tallinn

5. Length, m

54,8

6. Breadth, m

9,82

7. Draught, m

4,14

8. Gross tonnage

63 5,4

9. Net tonnage

198.5

10 Cargo hold, m3

414

11 Engine, HP

1000

12 Crew, persons

29

13 Call signal

ESBS

14 Fish-freezing

20 t

15 Fishing area

unlimitted

16 Diesel fuel reserves

150 t

17 Fishing gear

Mustad autoline system

The date of SRTM-0026 "Kondopoga"

1. Hull number

EK-0026

2. Name of ship

Kondopoga

3. Date of building

1971

4. Port and number of Registry

Tallinn E E-30926

5. Length, m

50,18

6. Breadth m

9,3

7. Draught a

3,73

8. Gross tonnage

600,54

net tonnage

233,93

9. Hold capacity

418 m3


1.60 t of fresen fish

10. Main engine h. p.

800

11. Crew persons

19

12, Call signal

EWSF

13. Area of sailing

unlimitted

14. Diesel fuel reserves

132 t

15. Fuel consumption per day

3,5 t

The data of SRTM-1602

1. Hull number

EZ-1602

2. Name of ship

Pirita

3. Date of building

1968

4. Port & number of registry

Tallinn
96

5. Length, m

54,3

6. Breadth, m

9,8

7. Draught, m

4,1

8. Gross tonnage

722


net tonnage

217

9. Hold capacity

412 m3,


2 7 t of frosen fish

10. Main engine, h. p.

1160

11. Crew, persons

3C

12. Call signal

ESCL

13. Area of fishing

unlimitted

14. Diesel fuel reserves

155 t

15. Fish freezing chambers

capacity 15 t/day

16. Fuel consumption per day

4.2 t

17. Autonomous fishing

29 days

18. Fishing gear

bottom trawl, pelagic trawl

shipping or the USSR

1-42910

1. Number of ship

EK-1451

2. Name of ship

Palyassaaro

3. Date and place of building

1978, USSR Kiev

4. Port and number of registry

Tallinn, nr. 4

5. Length, m

54.8

6. Breadth, m

9.8

7. Draught, m

4.1

8. Gross tonnage

635,4

9. Not tonnage

198,6

10. Cargo hold, m3

414

11. Engine, HP

116o


KWT

832

12. Crew, persons

30

13. Call signal

ESCW

14. Fish-freezing

10

15.

TRAWL,
Pelagic

16. Cargo fish

200

BMRT-0425 "Parallax"

This ship is supposed for reception freezing & transportation of fish production

1. Hall number

EB-0425

2. Name of ship

"Parallax"

3. Date of building

1967

4. Port & number of registry

Tallinn 3

5. Length, m

83,12


Breadth, m

15.84


Draught, m.

6,5

6. Gross tonnage

2332,94


Net tonnage

940,09

7. Cargo bold

2663 m3

8. Main engine

2400 HP

9. Grew, persons

60

10. Fish area

unlimitted

11. Call signal

UZVK

12. Fuel reserves

480 T

13. Fishfreezing

30 t per day

14. Fish meal plant

4 t per day

15. Autonomous fishing

70 days

Annex 4 - Financial result of 168 days of trawling operations in Namibia 1993/94.

Type of the vessel: Moonsund

Distribution of the time for operation.

Total time of work

168

In the port

10

Sea passage

20

Harvesting

133

Mooring in the sea

5

Items of the revenue.


In tons

In thousands of USD

Receiving of fresh fish

6966


Frozen w/r round h.mackerel

5545.77

1277.64

Frozen w/r round mackerel

0

0

Canned fish

0

0

Fish meal

245.2

80.93

Total


1358.57

Items of expenditures

In thousands of USD

Gazoil

81.8

IFO-30

389.1

Mobilguard

51

Packaging

89.94

Plastic bags

38.05

Catching equipment

5.2

Wage

135.6

Fee

0

Tax

44.43

Foodstuffs

28.33

Unloading

5

Port expenses

182

Catching rights

209.38

Depreciation

85.4

Repair

120.9

Other production expenditures

113.7

General expenditures of company

131.8

Labour protection

3

Total

1714.63

Profit

-356.06

Agreement: contract between companies

Annex 5 - Financial result of 279 days of trawling operations in Namibia 1993/94

Type of the vessel: Moonsund

Distribution of the time for operation.

Total time of work

279

In the port

47

Sea passage

7

Harvesting

220

Mooring in the sea

5

Items of the revenue.


In tons

In thousands of USD

Receiving of fresh fish

11840


Frozen w/r round h. mackerel

9363

1918.97

Frozen w/r round mackerel

0

0

Canned fish

0

0

Fish meal

437

161.04

Total


2080.01

Items of expenditures

In thousands of USD

Gazoil

160.8

IFO-30

509.4

Mobilguard

66.2

Packaging

197.9

Plastic bags

51.2

Catching equipment

16.2

Wage

275.1

Fee

0

Tax

90.8

Foodstuffs

72.3

Unloading

10.7

Port expenses

200.7

Catching rights

294.9

Depreciation

139.2

Repair

1

Other production expenditures

70.8

General expenditures of company

82.2

Labour protection

4.8

Total

2244.2

Profit

-164.19

Agreement: contract between companies

Annex 6 - Financial result of 243 days of trawling operations in Mauretania 1993/94

Type of the vessel Prometei

Distribution of the time for operation.

Total time of work

243

In the port

2

Sea passage

1

Harvesting

145

Mooring in the sea

95

Items of the revenue.


In tons

In thousands of USD

Receiving of fresh fish

5282


Frozen w/r round h. mackerel

2177

828.97

Frozen w/r round mackerel

355

125.79

Frozen w/r round sardinella

1013

260.43

Fish meal

298

119.33

Total


1334.52

Items of expenditures

In thousands of USD

Gazoil

498.89

IFO-30

36.51

Mobilguard

52.2

Packaging

45.43

Plastic bags

19.47

Catching equipment

5.3

Wage

96.4

Fee

0

Tax

42.2

Foodstuffs

36.4

Unloading

46.5

Port expenses

38.6

Catching rights

400.3

Depreciation

47.4

Repair

0.9

Other production expenditures

54.1

General expenditures of company

57.1

Labour protection

11.1

Total

1488.8

Profit

-154.28

Agreement: Joint ventures "Maurest" and "Estrelu du mar".

Annex 7 - Financial result of trawling operations in Mauretania 1993/94.

Type of the vessel: Prometei

Distribution of the time for operation.

Total time of work

184

In the port

1

Sea passage

7

Harvesting

91

Mooring in the sea

85

Items of the revenue.


In tons

In thousands of USD

Receiving of fresh fish

3758


Frozen w/r round h. mackerel

1707

642.98

Frozen w/r round mackerel

253

91.95

Frozen w/r round sardinella

447

118.51

Fish meal

241

96.4

Total


949.84

Items of expenditures

In thousands of USD

Gazoil

404.08

IFO-30

23.52

Mobilguard

45.2

Packaging

60.8

Plastic bags

19.1

Catching equipment

4.5

Wage

78.5

Fee

38.66

Tax

63.06

Foodstuffs

30.3

Unloading

59.3

Port expenses

140.34

Catching rights

284.9

Depreciation

45.2

Repair

0.3

Other production expenditures

125.3

General expenditures of company

60.6

Labour protection

68.6

Total

1552.26

Profit

-602.42

Agreement: contract between companies

Annex 8 - Financial result of 101 days of klondyking in U.K. 1993/94.

Type of the vessel Moonsund

Distribution of the time for operation.

Total time of work

101

In the port

9

Sea passage

13

Harvesting

79

Mooring in the sea

0

Items of the revenue.


In tons

In thousands of USD

Receiving of fresh fish

1783


Frozen w/r round h.mackerel

211

93.78

Frozen w/r round mackerel

1101

666.78

Canned fish

1888.2

210.5

Fish meal

28.7

14.5

Total


985.56

Items of expenditures

In thousands of USD

Gazoil

30.91

IFO-30

108.56

Mobilguard

15.63

Packaging

24.64

Plastic bags

16.88

Catching equipment

3.23

Wage

76.12

Fee

0

Tax

25.12

Foodstuffs

19.47

Unloading

7.11

Port expenses

8.45

Catching rights

100.14

Depreciation

49.95

Repair

3.44

Other production expenditures

72.04

General expenditures of company

25.08

Labour protection

0.28

Total

587.05

Profit

398.51

Agreement: contract between companies, klondyking.

Annex 9 - Ookean 1994-budget for vessels in operation.


Budget 1994 - for Vessels in Operation in 1994



Q3









Catch Species

Tons













Total

121100




















Product Value





Q3a










Price per Ton

Total Value






EEK

EEK





Tons Frozen







66460

4052-66

269340000





Tons Canned







766.5

13750-82

10540000





Tons Fish Meal







2650

4286-79

11360000





Tons Fish Oil













Tons Salted







150

16400

2470000





Tons Other







2670

4415-73

11790000












Income Total


305500000



















Forecast of Expenses for 1994 (Thousands of EEK)



Q3b









Expenses Total

348000






Goods

34400






Materials

37100






Fuel

101100






Energy

900






Wage

98000






Other Expenses

11800






Amortization

36600






Social Taxes

17000






Medical Insurance

11100






Other Taxes






Annex 10 - Annual account 'Ookean' 1993 (1.1.1994)


in thousands EEK

Assets

End of the year

Beginning of the year

1. Liquid assets



1.1. Money and securities



1.1.1. Cash and bank accounts

2169

637

1.1.2. Currency account

1001

16

Total

3170

653

1.2. Buyers credit debts

6715

39612

1.3. Not recovered damages

51

104


Other credit debts

46744

62226


46795

62330


116980

102595

2. Reserves




Stocks of inputs

35296

24530


Not finished production

291

9


Finished production

20492

17103


Goods

606

1623


Other


1


56685

43266

3. Fixed funds



3.1. Fixed funds

363428

402833


Costs of fixed funds





beginning of year

386787




end of year 7

37011



Not finished capital





works

2948

1599


366376

404432

4. Long-term Investments




varios securities

145

-


loans

6

8


151

8

Total assets

540192

550301

Liabilities



7. Short-term liabilities




bank-loans

5377

3342


unpaid loans

770



6147

3342


debts

21363

47341


debts in salong and social costs

55459

20139


debts in taxes

50066

16538


advance payments

4504



Other debts

263974

58498


268478

58498


401513

145858

8. Long-term liabilities




bank-loans

9193

11687


unpaid debts

8991



18184.

11687

9. Equity




fixed capital

396464

51044


reserves


1543


inflation increase of fixed capital


342013


negative profit

-274125

-1844


-275969



120495

392756

Total liabilities

540192

550301


(brutto sales)

1. Sales capacity

1993

1992



342375

321609


2. Turnover tax


8328

10711

3. Not sales


334047

310898

4. Expenses





goods


25364

39640


materials


52265

47505


fuel and energy


115919

129788


salary


75941

59310


social costs


12716

10678


helth insurance tax


8247

6915


other payments


65

53


other expenses


67536

55874


costs (expenditure)


40207

4878


unfinished production


-3405

-14264



394855

340377

5. Sales revenue


-60808

-29479

6. Other profit


18508

-

7. Other expenses


8737

-

8. Financial income





interests


228

639


dividents


4

61


currency exchange


31884

8073


other



29786



32116

38559

9. Financial costs




Interests paid


7737

1141

currency exchange


33651



other (incl. ESVA)


185948

8073



227336

9214

10. Gross negative profit


-246257

-134

11. Extra profit


-

499

12. Extra expenses


-

617

13. Negative profit before income tax



-617

14. Income tax



-

15. Other taxes


27868

1227

16. Net negative profit


-247125

-1844

Movement of fixed assets

Total assets

Beginning of the year

In

Out

End of the year

Depreciated cost

total

new

total

new


789620

404

357

56477

4

733547

363428

1 Production








assets total

767721

375

328

56154

3

711942

345708

-buildings

44847

-

-

970

-

43877

24753

-equipment

712707

318

318

53886

2

659139

318569

-other inventory

1389

2

2

430

1

961

269

-land

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-other

8778

55

8

868

-

7965

2117

2. Non production








assets total

21899

29

29

323

1

21605

17720

Annex 11 - Ookean calculation of klondyking operation

Project "English Coast"

1. Introduction

There is 4 vessels planned for project. Mothership "F. Chopen" and RTMKS "Eestirand" - 1.07 - 31.12. 94; RTMKS "Stralsund" and "Heinaste" after previous trip and homeport - 1.10 - 31.12.94. During the second phase of the project the same vessels are planned to use in January-April 1995. Because the starting of the second phase depends on the results of the first one there is no calculations for the second phase presented here.

The main idea is based on the long-term experiences of the klondyking. The local company is buying the fish from the fisherman and paying the all taxes (for export, customs and port) we are meeting the other expenses. 57% of the vessels production belonged to the partner in accordance with the contract of 1993. Partner was interested in frozen fish only and there was no restrictions for us in use our part (43%). The contract for 1994 is not signed jet but "JT" company - our previous partner - is ready to sign the contract for this year. Negotiations will start on July 8. It is possible that partner will try to increase their part (all ex SU big vessels are interested to work in this region - the experiences are confirming that. Even the biggest vessel "Vostok" is working in this region. There was 30 klondyking vessels all together working and the competition was very tight). In course of negotiations the question will be solved, but we are calculating with 60% for partner and 40% for us.

In the area the fishermen fish and deliver:

- July-September - herring,
- October-December mackerel.

2. Timetable for "F. Chopen" and "Eestirand"

- 01.07

start

- port before and after trip

15 days

- going to the fishing area and back

12 days

- documents

2 days

- receiving the fish

155 days

- 31.12.94

end of the trip.


Total: 184 days

3. Timetable for "Stralsund" and "Heinaste"

- 01.07.

tart

- port before and after trip

15 zdays

- going to the fishing area and back

12 days

- documents

2 days

- receiving the fish

63 päeva

- 31.12.94

end of the trip


Total: 92 days

3 Klondyking

Taking into account the local bad weather and long term experiences it is possible to take per day:

- "F. Chopen" - 60 t
- "RTMKS - type - 46 t

Total:

"F. Chopen"

- 60 x 155 days = 9300 t

"Eestirand"

- 46 x 155 days = 7130 t

"Stralsund"

- 46 x 63 days = 2898 t

"Heinaste"

- 46 x 63 days = 2898 t


Total: 22226 t

4. Fish

- partner - 60% - 13334 t
- Ookean - 40% - 8891 t

including

- herring 8692 t

partner - 5215 t
Ookean - 3477 t of that,

- mackerel 13534 t

partner - 8120 t
Ookean - 5413 t

5. Production

Because partner is interested in frozen fish only it is necessary to frozen 13335 t of fish for partner.

It is reasonable to produce:

herring - 3477 t:


- canned preserved herring (1.3-1.5 kg cans) 574 000 cans

861 t

- herring in oil - 1 mlj. cans -

482 t

- frozen herring

2134 t

Mackerel 5413 t:


- canned fish - 3.0 mlj. cans -

1383

- frozen fish

4030 t

6. Marketing and price

The main quantities are going to the Eastern market and Lithuania. Domestic market is small. There is no problems with marketing because long term business relations provide us with the possibilities to sell fish. At the moment the prices are (x1000 EEK):

- frozen herring 1 t - 8.0;

2134 x 8.0 = 17072.0 EEK

- frozen mackerel 1 t - 8.0;

4030 x 8.0 = 32240.0 EEK

- canned herring


1.3 kg can - 0.018;

400 x 0.018=7200.0

1.5 kg can - 0.020;

174 x 0.020=3480.0

- canned herring in oil - 0.005

1 mlj. x 0.005 = 5000

- canned mackerel - 0.005

3 mlj. x 0.005 = 15000

Total:

79992.0

7. Profit and expenses (x 1000 EEK)

- total profit

79992

- total expenses (appendix 1, 2)

63912.9

Total

16079.1

8. Profitability (x 1000 EEK)

It should be taken into account the profit and also the value of spare parts and repair, depreciation, general expenses and repairfund, interest 24%.

profit -

16079.1

owners expenses

11116.0


21195.0

credit -

24 mlj EEK

interest -

24%

Total:

21435.1

9. Credit

Credit is needed to start with "F. Chopen" and "Eestirand" in fishing area. Mainly the means are needed to cover fuel, package, crew, spare parts and pretrip repair. 24 mlj. EEK are needed. The get the next two vessels into fishing area the credit of 12 mlj. EEK is needed. It is planned to get these money of the selleng the production of the first two vessels which will be transported in July-September by transport vessel to Tallinn.

Long term credit 24 mlj. EEK is needed. Calculations were made for 1 year. During the second phase of the project the same vessels will be used in 1995. In I kv. the money is needed not only to continue with those vessels but also to start with fishery for redfish. Calculated expenses include credit (24 mlj. EEK) and profitability (21.4 mlj. EEK).

These money are needed in I kv. 1995 to cover expenses. Credit will be payd back in May 1995 after termination of the project and selling the fish.a

10. Transport of production

It is necessary to carry the fish from the vessels to Tallinn because:

- hold capacity is not enough to keep all the owners fish on board up to the end of trip;
- partner is taking the fish by big (600-1000 t) portions;
- "Ookean" needs the money to prepare other vessels to continue fishing.

The RTMS "Mustjärv is planned to do 3 trips to the area and to carry to Tallinn the products at least for 20.0 mlj. EEK. The transport expenses are included into clondyking expenses. What kind of products will be delivered to the Estonian market will be decided later.

11. Credit sources

- banks
- companies delivering the fuel

The banks are the most reliable but also the most expensive sources of the credit. It is very difficult to get such a sum in Estonia. Interest is 22-24% per year.

The most expensive is the fuel:

I phase

diesel fuel - 3214 t
black oil - 4500 t
oil - 170 t

The cost of which is at the moment is 14.6 mlj. EEK for I phase and 8.0 mlj. EEK for the II phase.

Negotiations with fuel companies are needed to settle the matter. "Marine Bunker" Ltd. is thinking about that, There are also other companies which could be involved.

Summary

1. First of all the credit question should be solved. To start in time the credit must be opened at least 15.06.

2. Negotiations with the partner must be tight because 1% means around 220 t of fish qand aroun 1.7 mlj. EEK. It is possible manage with 40% for Ookean.

3. To sign the contracts it is necessary to find the clients having money. Without proper marketing there is no sense to run the project.

Operation costs of mother ship "F. Chopin"

In thousands of EEK

Diesel fuel (1776 tons x 170$ x 13.5 EEK)

4075,9

Heavy fuel (341 tons x 110$ x 13,5 EEK)

506.4

Oil (100 tons x 1100 $ x 13.5 EEK)

1405.0

Cardboard package (220 pcs x 7.0 EEK)

1540.0

Plastic bags (660 pcs x 1.3 EEK)

850.0

Boxes (600 pcs x 3.6 EEK)

2160.0

Additives

200.

Vessels travel equipment

1000.0

Food for crew (100 x 50 EEK x 184 days)

920.0

Transport of the production to the port (1000 tons x 100 $ x 13.5 EEK)

1350.0

Port expenses

27.0

Depreciation

27.0

General expenses

920 0

Other production costs

237.0

Sales costs Repairs fund

1185.0

Salary

2370.0

Taxes

782.1

Unexpected expenses

200.0

Operation costs of RTMKS "Eestirand"

In thousands of EEK

Diesel fuel (334 tons x 170 $ x 13.5 EEK)

789.5

Heavy fuel (2038 tons x 110 $ x 13.5 EEK)

3026

Oil (30 tons x 1100 $ x 13.5 EEK)

445.5

Freon (1 ton x 4500 $ x 13.5 EEK)

60.7

Cardboard package (165 pcs x 7 EEK)

1155.0

Plastic bags (500 pcs x 0.6 EEK)

300.0

Cans (2.0 mil. x 1.0 EEK)

2000.0

Boxes (42 pcs x 4 EEK)

168.0

Oil for canned products (10 tons x 20 pcs)

200.0

Equipment

800.0

Food for the crew (81x50 EEK x 184 days)

745.2

Repair, spare parts

1180.0

Salary (10 % from revenue)

2000.0

Taxes (33 % from revenue)

660.0

Depreciation

1147.0

General expenses

410.0

Other expenses

1030.0

Sales cost

271.0

Repairs fund (5% from revenue)

1355.0

Port expenses

300.0

Transport of product

2025.0

Transport of equipment and fuel (diesel fuel 244 tons, heavy fuel 400 tons)

1080.0

2. Operation costs of RTMKS "Stralsund" and "Heinaste" in the framework of given project.

Because the given vessels are analogous with "Eestirand", the costs are nearly the same as in "Eestirand". According to this argument we may expect, that as the time of operation of these vessels was 50 % from the time of operation of "Eestirand" (92 days), their operation costs would be such amount less in absolute terms from the costs of "Eestirand" respectively.

- Expenses of RTMKS "Stralsund"

= 10574.0

- Expenses of RTMKS "Heinaste"

= 10574.0

Total

= 21148.0

Annex 12 - Ookean calculation of mackerel operation

Projet "Scumbria"

Introduction

Two vessels RTMS-7522 "Tamula" and RTMS-7538 "Valgejärv" are planned to run during the project "Scumbria". The fishing area - the open part of the Norwegian Sea (outside the economic zone). The target species - mackerel.

There is no need to pay for the fishing right to fish in the fishing area chosen because the area is under no jurisdiction of any state.

In accordance with the experience the best time for horse mackerel fishery in this area is the July and August. The catches can be 30-32 t per day. Because the termination of the project Blue whiting in June the same vessels are planned to use under project "Scumbria".

1. Schedule

- in port before and after cruise

8 days

- going to the fishing area and back

- 16 days

- fishing

- 54 days

Total:

- 78 days

2. Production

- frozen Atlantic mackerel 2x1000 t

- 2000 t

- fishmeal 2x100 t

- 200 t

Total:

2200 t

To maintain the planned production it is necessary to fish by two vessels 3000 t of fish (27.8 t per day).

3. Marketing and agreements

There is clear market demand for frozen mackerel and fishmeal. The actual price for mackerel is 8-10 EEK/kg and with 8 EEK/kg there is no marketing problems at all but with 10 EEK/kg it is not so easy. The mean price for fishmeal is 3.5-3.8 EEK/kg and there are no marketing problems with that. The signing the agreements is planned when starting the project based on the previous preliminary agreements.

4. The price

The market is not stable e.g. during the February-March 1994 there was possible to get 10 EEK/kg for mackerel but during the Hay it was very difficult to get more than 8.2-8.5 EEK/kg. Anyway it is possible to sell the mackerel for 8 EEK/kg. We are using 8 EEK/kg of mackerel and 3.5 EEK/kg of fishmeal in calculations.

5. Planned profit

- frozen mackerel

2000 t x 8000 = 16.0 mlj. EEK

- fishmeal

200 t x 3500 = 0.7 mlj. EEK

Total:

16.7 mlj. EEK

6. Credit needed

To get vessels to start trip 3.8 mlj. EEK per vessel is needed. It means that 7.6 mlj. EEK is needed to start with two vessels. Le us assume that Blue whiting project profit is 3.1 mlj. EEK and these means can be used to start the next "Mackerel" project we need credit of 4.5 mlj. EEK including interest of 2% per month - 3 months 0.27 mlj. EEK.

7. Vessel expoitation expenses

- credit (incl. interest)

= 7.6 mlj., EEK

- salary for crew

= 3.0 mlj. EEK

- taxes

= 1.0 mlj. EEK

- general expenses and depreciation

= 1.5 mlj. EEK

- repair and spare parts

= 0.5 mlj. EEK

- port expenses after trip

= 0.3 mlj. EEK

- sales expenses

= 0.2 mlj. EEK

Total:

= 14.1 mlj. EEK

8. Expected profit (2 vessels)

- income

= 16.7 mlj. EEK

- expenses

= 14.1 mlj. EEK

Total:

= 2.6 mlj. EEK

9. Profitableness (2 vessels)

- profit

= 2.6 mlj. EEK

- general expenses and depreciation

= 1.5 mlj. EEK

- repair and spare parts

= 0.5 mlj. EEK

Total

= 4.6 mlj. EEK

Annex 13 - Ookean calculation of redfish operation

Project "Redfish"

1. Introduction

The 6 BMRT type vessels will be used in the project during the winter and spring in the traditional fishing grounds: Flemish Cup and Irminger Sea.

1993-1994 there were 6 BMRT and 2 RTMS and 2 Monsund type vessels. For the March-April the best results were for BMRT vessels - the running expenses of them were 30-40% smaller than of other (diesel fuel).

2. Starting

The vessels will be used as follows:

- BMRT-555
- BMRT-564
- BMRT-598
- BMRT-604
- BMRT-605
- BMRT-606

These vessels are in Tallinn now preparing for the trip.

Repair expenses. - 4.4 mlj. EEK.

3. Equipment

Taking into account inflation - 5.8 mlj. EEK.

4. BMRT vessels catches in 1993-1994

Flemish Cup. March-April. 35 fishing days. 1993 - 15.6 t per day. 1994 - 3.6 t per day. Mean 8.6 t per day.

Irminger. April-July 80 fishing days. 1993 - 18.7 t per day, 1994 - 24.3 t per day. Mean 21.5 t per day.

5. Progn. for 1995

Fl. Cup -

- 35 x 6 x 8.6 = 1806.0 t

Irm.

- 80 x 6 x 21.5 = 10320.0 t

Total

12125 t

6. Processing

1993-1994 the fish was processed in accordance with the buyers requirements (gutted redfish).

We plan to use the 12125 t as follows

wh. frozen redfish

1900 t (Tr. vessel Kreutzwald)

gutted redfish

4600 t (processing coeff. 2.2)

fismeal

1125 t

7. Marketing and prices

dom market wh. frozen redfish 8750 EEK/t
gutted redfish for Japanese market 10300 EEK/t
fismeal dom. market 6250 EEK/t

8. Profit

wh. frozen redfish

8750x190=16625 000 EEK

gutted redfish

10300x4600=47380000 EEK

fishmeal

6250x1125=7031000 EEK

total

71036000 EEK

9. Money

Fish caught will be delivered to Tallin and sold during the 10 days giving 16 625 000 EEK.

From Japanese partner:

April

10 000 000 EEK

May

17 380 000 EEK

June

10 000 000 EEK

July

10 000 000 EEK

Total

47 380 000 EEK

Fishmeal will be sold in Tallinn during August = 7 031 000 EEK

10. Profit and expenses

- for the production

71 036 000 EEK

- expenses (repair etc)

42 400 000 EEK

Profit

28 636 000 EEK

11 Credit

- for repair etc

7 600 000 EEK

- fuel and equipm

Jan-Vebr 95 = 34 800 000 EEK


42 400 000 EEK

12. Credit sources

Est banks
for compan
Fuel comp

Partners of 1994 have given credit without interest of 2.25 mlj. EEK. Payment was done by fish caught = 6x2,25 mlj. EEK 13 500 000 EEK.

Fuel companies giving credit 2-3 months (550 t dis fuel, 150 t black fuel and 15 t dis and other oils per vessel). It means 1.5 mlj. EEK.

6 x 1.6 mlj EEK = 9 600 000 EEK.

Additional fuel 700 t, black fuel 100 t per vessel in the sea also as credit = 1.9 mlj EEK

6x1.9 mlj. EEK = 11 400 000 EEK.

13. Guarantee

It means that foreign partners will cover by credit, without interest all the expenses to get vessels to fish. Credit is needed from Estonian banks to cover repair 7.6 mlj EEK for 1 year. The vessels mast be jused as bank guarantee.

Resume

Ookean has no means to start the fishing under project.

It is possible to run profitable fishery.

Profit 28 636 000 EEK. less credit interest 24% 6 700 000 EEK per year and salary there will be profit of 11 788 800 EEK.

Costs and revenues of BMRT During the accomplishment of the project Redfish from 01.09.94 to 31.08.95.

1. Repair

522.5

2. Idle 01.09.94-01.03.95, 6 months.


Diesel fuel 1 x 180 x 168 x 12.5

378

Heavy fuel 0.5 x 180 x 119x12.5

133.8

Salary 20x6

120

Port expenses

100

Total

1254.3

3. Trip expenses (180 days)


Diesel fuel in the port (30 days) 1 x 30 x 168 x 12.5

210.5

Diesel fuel during fishing (150 days) 8.5 x 150 x 168 x 12.5

2677.5

Heavy fuel in the port 0.5 x 30 x 119 x 12.5

22.3

Heavy fuel during fishing 1.5 x 150 x 119 x 12.5

334.7

Diesel oil 15 x 900 x 12.5

168.7

Catching equipment 30x12.5

375

Technological equipment

221.7

Food for crew 180 x 50 x 63

567

Vessels equipment

150

Port expenses

150

Transport of fish to Tallinn 320t x 120$ x 12.5

480

Fuel transport to fishing area 800t x 40 x 12.5

400

Other

30

Total

5787.4

4. Sales

11839

5. Costs


Points 1,2,3

7564.2

Salary

2130.2

Taxes

702.4

Total

10397

6. Profit


Revenue

11839

Cost

10397

Profit

1442.5

Repair costs of vessels of the project "Redfish".

Name

Register class

Repair type

Executor

Expenses

BMMRT 0185 "Lahemaa"

15.12.97

After trip

Stringer Ltd. etc. crew

70000
80000

BMMRT 0186 "A. H. Tammsaare"

15.10.96

After trip

Stringer Ltd. etc. crew

70000
80000

BMRT 0555 "Hobulaid"

02.05.99

After trip

Stringer Ltd. etc. crew

70000
80000

BMRT 0564 "K. Ristikivi"

29.12.94

After any 5 years for obtaining the class of register

Stringer Ltd. etc. exchange crew

900000
350000

BMRT 0598 "Soela"

After any 5 years for obtaining the class of register

Stringer Ltd. etc. exchange crew

900000
350000

BMRT 0604 "R. Sirge"

08.11.96

After trip

Stringer Ltd. etc. crew

80000
90000

BMRT 0606 "Oskar Luts"

25.03.95

After trip

Stringer Ltd. etc. crew

90000
90000

BMRT 0605 "Jakob Hurt"

21.09.95

After trip

Stringer Ltd. etc. crew

85000
50000

Annex 14 - List of Estonian Baltic fleet fishing and support vessels

List of the Estonian Baltic fisheries fleet

List of the Estonian Baltic fisheries fleet (cont.)

List of the Estonian Baltic fisheries fleet (cont.)

List of the Estonian Baltic fisheries fleet (cont.)

List of the Estonian Baltic fisheries fleet (cont.)

List of the Estonian Baltic fisheries fleet (cont.)

Annex 15 - List of Estonian Baltic support vessels

List of the Baltic support vessels

Annex 16 - Registered companies in the Estonian fisheries sector.

The annex contains a list of the registered companies in the Estonian fisheries sector as available from the National Estonian Board of Fisheries.

COOPERATIVE MEREKARU
VANA-SAUGA 16 EE3600 PÄRNU
MATI LASN, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

JAHTA LTD.
KALAMEHE 5-5 EE3600, PÄRNU
AVO MIITER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VAAL RENTED ENTERPRISE
JANNSENI 33 EE3600 PÄRNU
VÄINO RUUL, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

SIIG LTD.
LÄÄNE 18 EE3600 PÄRNU
EERIK KURS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

IHTYS LTD.
KREUTZWALDI 53-7 EE2710
VÕRU ANDRES LOIGU, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

VAGULA KALAMAJAND
SÕMERPALU VALD
EE2720 VÕRU COUNTY
LEO KASVANDIK, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

IHERUS LTD.
KULDRE SJSK URVASTE VALD EE2724 VÕRU COUNTY
ANDRES MÄNNISTE, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

LAINE LTD.
OMEDU RAJA VALD EE2373
JÕGEVA COUNTY
MIHHAIL GUZ', CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

PEIPSI JÄRV LTD.
KALDA 81 RAJA
EE2373 JÕGEVA COUNTY
GURJAN ANNIKOV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

OMEDU RAND LTD.
SJSK OMEDU EE2373
JÕGEVA COUNTY
PAUL KÄRBERG, CHAIRMAN
TEL 237-26653
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

PEIPSI RAND COOPERATIVE
RAJA EE2373 JÕGEVA COUNTY
PAVEL TS'URKIN, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

SÕRVE RAND COOPERATIVE
KAUNISPE SALME VALD EE3300
SAARE COUNTY
PRIIDI SAAR, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

MURATSI COOPERATIVE
MURATSI KAARMA VALD EE3300
SAARE COUNTY
VALDEK ÕUN, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

SAARE KALUR LTD.
ROHU 5 EE3300 KURESSAARE
PEETER JALAKAS CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD
ACTIVITY: HOLDING

TEPURAND COOPERATIVE
RUHVE LAIMJALA VALD EE3312
SAARE COUNTY
VÄINO RLTD.SEL, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

TOBILTD. COOPERATIVE
SOELA LEISI VALD EE3300
SAARE COUNTY
AIVO TABRI, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VIIGER LTD.
NASVA KURESSAARE VALD
EE3300 SAARE COUNTY
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

RANDLANE COOPERATIVE
A. OHAKA 2-7 KÄRLA EE3333
SAARE COUNTY
PAUL PAJU, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

NATTURI LTD.
MIIDURANNA VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
LEMBIT LAHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

R ACTIVITY: HOLDING L LTD.
MIIDURANNA VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
TÕNU TOONELA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

EWEKS LTD.
MIIDURANNA VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
ENDEL JOHANSON, CHAIRMAN

EEMAR LTD.
HAABNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
VALDO LOORENTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PRANGLI COOPERATIVE
PRANGLI SAAR VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
URMAS PAU, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

RÄIM COOPERATIVE
LEPPNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
KALEV AASMA, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

ERU LTD.
HAABNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
ARNE SÕNA, DIRECTOR

ML VIIKARI LTD.
HAABNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
AIN MATHIESEN, DIRECTOR

LEST
LAURISTINI 27-46 PALDISKI
EE3074 HARJU COUNTY
BORIS LAZARENKOV

LETA COOPERATIVE
TAPURLA LOKSA VALD
EE3026 HARJU COUNTY
AARNE PALMROOS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

FORELL COOPERATIVE
LOHUSALU LAULASMAA SJSK KEILA VALD
EE3072 HARJU COUNTY
ELMET SARV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

KALMAR LTD.
VIIMSI 36 EE0010
TALLINN
KALJU END, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: DISTANT WATER FISHING

VICTA LTD.
KANGRU 9/3-20 EE0003
TALLINN
VIKTOR SMERITS'EVSKI, CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD

MAJAK COOPERATIVE
KOPLIRANNA 49
EE0017 TALLINN
VASSILI TROFIMOV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC,
ACTIVITY: DISTANT WATER FISHING,
ACTIVITY: FISH PROCESSING

KAKUMÄE COOPERATIVE
LESTA TEE 7
EE0035 TALLINN
VALTER KIHULANE. CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

POSEIDON LTD.
KOPLI 98B-32 EE0017
TALLINN
PEETER TUDE, DIRECTOR

MERELLA LTD.
SADAMA 2 EE0038
TALLINN
L.SEDAS'OVA, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

NARVA-JÕESUU TRAALLAEVASTIKU BAAS
KALDA 39 EE2001 NARVA-JÕESUU
VLADIMIR BELOKON DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

SMOL-KALUR COOPERATIVE
MÄE 17-31 EE2001 NARVA-JÕESUU
L. SMOLDAREV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

SEBO
KINGISSEPA 2-26
EE2000 NARVA
N. BRJAKIEVA DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

DIAIT LTD.
UUSKÜLA 1-27 EE2000
NARVA
T. JUINA DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

EST-POL JOINT VENTURE
KARJA 17-23 EE2001
NARVA-JÕESUU
A. SMOLDÕREV DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VIRU-LADOGA LTD.
KALDA 39 EE2001
NARVA-JÕESUU
B. HENTS, CHAIRMAN

TRALFLOT PARTNERSHIP
KALDA 39 EE2001
NARVA-JÕESUU
BORIS HENTS, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VIOLA LTD.
UUSKÜLA 15-9 EE2000
NARVA
GALINA VASSILENKO, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

PEIPSI LAINE LTD.
JÄRVE TEE 7 LOHUSUU
EE2053 IDA-VIRU COUNTY
PAUL KÄRBERG, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

VIRU RAND PARTNERSHIP
PÜHAORU 4 TOILA
EE2021 IDA-VIRU COUNTY
REIN ILVES, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES,
ACTIVITY: FISH PROCESSING

PEIPUS LTD.
VLTD.KNARVA ALAJÕE VALD
EE2033 IDA-VIRU COUNTY
VADIM IVANOV, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

ERU COOPERATIVE
MÄNNI 1 VÕSU
EE2126 LÄÄNE-VIRU COUNTY
HANNO NÕMME, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

SALMO LTD.
ARAVUSE PAJUSTI EE2130
LÄÄNE-VIRU COUNTY
REIN TENSON, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

TILGU LTD.
KLTD.E 12-11 TABLTD.ALU
EE3070 HARJU COUNTY
JAAN KREMPEL, CHAIRMAN

KOLGA COOPERATIVE
KOLGA KUUSALU VALD EE3016
HARJU COUNTY
JAANUS UUSSALU, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

ESMAR PARTNERSHIP
HAABNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
KALJO VISNAPUU, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: HOLDING

PRINGI-L LTD.
MIIDURANNA VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
LEMBIT SUURSALU, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

JAANIKARI LTD.
LEPPNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
FRED LAINJÄRV, CHAIRMAN

HAKO LTD.
UUS-SADAMA 25 EE3170
HAAPSALU
RAINE KALJULA DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

ARGUS LTD.
PUISE RIDALA VALD
EE3181 LÄÄNE COUNTY
KONSTANTIN OUTOV, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

NICONE LTD.
KAARE 4-6 VIRTSU EE30
LÄÄNE COUNTY
TERVO PRUUL, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

KONDOR LTD.
RANNAKÜLA NÕVA VALD
EE3175 LÄÄNE COUNTY
JÜRI LIIVA, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

NÕVA RAND, COOPERATIVE
RANNAKÜLA NÕVA VALD EE3175
LÄÄNE COUNTY
AIN MIKIVER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

N CO W.EST LTD.
DIRHAMI NOAROOTSI VALD EE3174
LÄÄNE COUNTY
TIIT SAAR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

NEMO LTD.
DIRHAMI NOAROOTSI VALD
EE3174 LÄÄNE COUNTY
ANDRES NIGLAS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

WESTMER LTD.
HOLMI 14 EE3170
HAAPSALU
HEINO-ELDUR KUUSK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

CAROLINE LTD.
KALEVI 5 EE3170
HAAPSALU
HARRI KUMEL, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

ROJAL LTD.
PARGI 11-2 EE3170
HAAPSALU
ANDRES ÕUNAPUU CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC,
ACTIVITY: FISH PROCESSING

HIIU KALUR LTD.
SADAMA 15 EE3200
KÄRDLA
PEETER VOHU, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: HOLDING

LEHTMA PORT
KÕRGESSAARE LAUKA VALD EE3200
HIIU COUNTY
HEINO KALMUS, HEAD OF SERVICE

DAGOMAR LTD.
SADAMA 15 EE3200
KÄRDLA
ANDRES TERAS DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC,
ACTIVITY: DISTANT WATER FISHING

HALDI LTD.
MERE 2 EE3200
KÄRDLA
OLEV HEILO, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

UTUMÄKI LTD.
KÕRGESSAARE LAUKA VALD EE3202
HIIU COUNTY
TOIVO JÕHVIK, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VÄINA, KALURITALUDE COOPERATIVE
SALINÕMME PÜHALEPA VALD EE3210
HIIU COUNTY
RANDI PAAT, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VALIK LTD.
KESKALLEE 23-4 EE2020
KOHTLA-JÄRVE
EDUARD KRUSTEIN, CHAIRMAN

NARVA-KALUR PARTNERSHIP
KINGISSEPA 2-22
EE2000 NARVA
NIINA BRJAKIJEVA, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

TAURUS LTD.
TORGU VALD EE3338
SAARE COUNTY
TOIVO PÄRA, CHAIRMAN

LINDA LTD.
KARILATSI VASTSE-KUUSTE VALD
EE2605 PÕLVA COUNTY
MATI VÄINO, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

TAHKURANNA LTD.
UULU VALD EE3631
PÄRNU COUNTY
JAAN PIKLA, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

TREIMANI LTD.
"TREIMANI"
HÄÄDEMEESTE VALD EE3635
PÄRNU COUNTY
TOIVO VAIK, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

KIHNU, COOPERATIVE
LEMSI KIHNU EE3607
PÄRNU COUNTY
UNO UIBO, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VÕISTERAND, COOPERATIVE
VÕISTE UULU VALD EE3631
PÄRNU COUNTY
TAAVET AAVA, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

KAVARI LTD.
VÄRATI TÕSTAMAA VALD
EE3663 PÄRNU COUNTY
REIN KOHTITSKI, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

TERVAKALA LTD.
TREIMANI HÄÄDEMEESTE VALD
EE3635 PÄRNU COUNTY
TOIVO VALK, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

MERIKULD LTD.
RANNAMETSA HÄÄDEMEESTE VALD
EE3632 PÄRNU COUNTY
JAAK ALTD.. CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

PEIPSI SELTS LTD.
KOLKJA PEIPSIÄÄRE VALD
EE2414 TARTU COUNTY
VLADIMIR KARZUBOV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

KALLASTE KALUR LTD.
VÕIDU 120 KALLASTE
EE2417 TARTU COUNTY
FJODOR PLES'ANKOV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

LATIKAS LTD.
MEEKSI EE2427
TARTU COUNTY
BORISS ROOV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

ILMATSALU KALA LTD.
ILMATSALU TÄHTVERE VALD
EE2461 TARTU COUNTY
MARE PUHK, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: INLAND FISHERIES

WEST LTD.
HOLMI 14 EE3170
HAAPSALU
OTU SUKLES, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: HOLDING

LAHE LTD.
KLTD.TANI 12-5 EE3170
HAAPSALU
ANTS KARI, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VIIRES LTD.
RAHU 9 VIRTSU HANILA VALD
EE3195 LÄÄNE COUNTY
ENN SOOP, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VIRTSU RÄIM COOPERATIVE
VIRTSU HANILA VALD EE3195
LÄÄNE COUNTY
HELMUT TÄHT, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VIIGER LTD.
MÄE 4-1 VIRTSU
HANILA VALD EE3195
LÄÄNE COUNTY
ELDUR LEPIK, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

NATTURI LTD.
MIIDURANNA VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
LEMBIT LAHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

R ACTIVITY: HOLDING L LTD.
MIIDURANNA VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
TÕNU TOONELA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

EWEKS LTD.
MIIDURANNA VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
ENDEL JOHANSON, CHAIRMAN

EEMAR LTD.
HAABNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
VALDO LOORENTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PRANGLI COOPERATIVE
PRANGLI SAAR VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
URMAS PAU, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

RÄIM COOPERATIVE
LEPPNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
KALEV AASMA, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

ERU LTD.
HAABNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
ARNE SÕNA, DIRECTOR

ML VIIKARI LTD.
HAABNEEME VIIMSI VALD
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
AIN MATHIESEN, DIRECTOR

LEST
LAURISTINI 27-46 PALDISKI
EE3074 HARJU COUNTY
BORIS LAZARENKOV

LETA COOPERATIVE
TAPURLA LOKSA VALD
EE3026 HARJU COUNTY
AARNE PALMROOS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

FORELL COOPERATIVE
LOHUSALU LAULASMAA SJSK KEILA VALD
EE3072 HARJU COUNTY
ELMET SARV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

KALMAR LTD.
VIIMSI 36 EE00 10
TALLINN
KALJU END, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: DISTANT WATER FISHING

VICTA LTD.
KANGRU 9/3-20 EE0003
TALLINN
VIKTOR SMERITS'EVSKI, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

MAJAK COOPERATIVE
KOPLIRANNA 49
EE0017 TALLINN
VASSILI TROFIMOV, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC,
ACTIVITY: DISTANT WATER FISHING,
ACTIVITY: FISH PROCESSING

KAKUMÄE COOPERATIVE
LESTA TEE 7
EE0035 TALLINN
VALTER KIHULANE, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

POSEIDON LTD.
KOPLI 98B-32 EE0017
TALLINN
PEETER TUDE, DIRECTOR

MERELLA LTD.
SADAMA 2 EE0038
TALLINN
L.SEDAS'OVA, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

REAL LTD.
NIIDU 8-15 EE3300
KURESSAARE
ELMUT RAND , CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

KALA LTD.
PIHTLA TEE 40-2 EE3300
KURESSAARE
MATTI LEMBER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

NAS-FIL LTD.
NASVA KURESSAARE VALD
EE3300 SAARE COUNTY
IGOR RAENOK. CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VIIRE LTD.
NASVA KURESSAARE VALD
EE3300 SAARE COUNTY
HILLAR LIPP, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

AUL LTD.
NVA KURESSAARE VALD
EE3300 SAARE COUNTY
AARE MERILA, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

SUTU LTD.
PIHTLA VALD EE3310
SAARE COUNTY
ARVO SUURHANS. CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

MUHU RAND LTD.
VÕRKAIA NÕMMKÜLA MUHU VALD
EE3321 SAARE COUNTY
HEINO IGE, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

TULPA LTD.
VANAMÕISA PIHTLA VALD
EE3310 SAARE COUNTY
MATI ÕUNAP , CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

HVG LTD.
ROOPA 10 EE3300
KURESSAARE
ARVI PREI, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

HH JA POJAD LTD.
NASVA KURESSAARE VALD EE3300
SAARE COUNTY
HEINO HÄRMAT, DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

VINT LTD.
RANNA 44-2 EE3300
KURESSAARE
AIN TALUR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

MOONSUND SHIPPING LTD.
ROHU 5 EE3300 KURESSAARE
TIIT PIHEL, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: DISTANT WATER FISHING

BALTIC SEA FOOD LTD.
KESKNÕMME KIHELKONNA EE3300
SAARE COUNTY
JUHANI MAURI KIISTALA, GENERAL DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISH PROCESSING

MUHU KALATÕÕSTUS LTD.
NÕMMKÜLA MUHU VALD
EE3321 SAARE COUNTY
ERIK VOHU GENERAL DIRECTOR
ACTIVITY: FISH PROCESSING

SAAREMAA TRAALAEVASTIK LTD.
TORGU VALD EE3338 SAARE COUNTY
TÕNIS RIHVIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

WIND LTD.
SMUULI 9-3 8 EE3300
KURESSAARE
KUIDO KOPPEL, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

RAA LTD.
VALLA 1 KIHELKONNA EE3334
SAARE COUNTY
REIN MÄEOTS, CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

TRAAL LTD.
ROOMASSAARE 6-8 EE3300
KURESSAARE
EDGAR NUUM , CHAIRMAN
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

MARWEL LTD.
RÄVALA PST 6 EE0105
TALLINN
ÜLAR RÄNK, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

IDEST LTD.
VEIMERI 4-71 EE0038
TALLINN
VIKTOR PISEUKOV, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

AHKOLA LTD.
ROHUNEEME TEE 34 HAABNEEME
EE3006 HARJU COUNTY
VELLO LAANPERE, CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD

GOTTA LTD.
TONDI 16-9 EE0013
TALLINN
MARGO PURRU, HEAD

NAUTEX EDIVEL LTD.
TONDI 16-9
EE0013 TALLINN
MARGO PURRU, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

BALTI KALA LTD.
PIKK 47-4 EE0001
TALLINN
VEIKO HUKKANEN, CHAIRMAN

KALBUR-F LTD.
"RATASKAEVU" 24 EE0001
TALLINN
AKSEK SIEMER DIRECTOR

VIIGER LTD.
KALEVIPOJA 11-22 EE0036
TALLINN
KALJU LAAST DIRECTOR

OLYMPIC EESTI LTD.
SUUR-SÕJAMÄE 35
EE0104 TALLINN
HEIMO-ONNI KONNTILA, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

NAUTEX LTD.
LIIVALAIA 14-213 EE0001
TALLINN
MARGO PURRU, CHAIRMAN

NOVA RAND COOPERATIVE
RANNAKÜLA NÕVA VALD
EE3175 LÄÄNE COUNTY
AIN MIKIVER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ACTIVITY: FISHING IN THE BALTIC

Annex 17 - Production in the fish processing industry

Production Volume

The below table lists the information which is available from the Statistical Office of Estonia.

Table: Production in Estonian Fishing Industry (ts)


1990

1991

1992°

1993°

All fish products

233,161

191,405

96,405

97,820

All other products except canned fish

149,859

123,106

66,869

76,624

Of this:

Chilled products

8,781

8,254

3,198

3,553

Smoked products

6,468

4,122

1,470

2,355

Salted products

177

162

180

1,208

Frozen products

124,368

103,386

56,695

67,373

Canned fish products

83,302

68,299

29,536

21,196

Fish products for animal feed *

24,429

21,632

5,951

4,818

Source: Statistical Office of Estonia.

* Not included in totals.

° Data from this year does not include all production.

When comparing this information with the information from Estonian Fishery Association, it appears that the figures differ considerably.

Table: Production in ts in the Estonian Fish Processing Industry.

Production

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994
6 months

All fish products for human consump.

86,850

67,330

26,540

29,000

18,600

Fish products for human consumption excl. canned fish

29,675

22,679

6,967

6,635

5,065

Of this:

Chilled products

8.377

8.166

3.376

2,546

936

Smoked products

5,386

3,614

1,089

298

578

- Salted products

10

39

170

598

578

- Frozen products

12,256

7,593

1,439

1,268

2,329

- Other

3,646

3,267

893

1,925

854

Canned fish products Of this:

57.175

44,651

19,573

22,365

13,535

- Smoked sprat in oil

4,965

5,601

4,019

5,558

6,167

- Preserves

11,503

10,235

2,692

917

898

Source: Estonian Fishery Association

The Estonian Fishery Association believes that their statements of the production in 1990 and 1991 are fairly accurate, while the remaining years may cover only half of the production. On this background, it was decided to primarily apply the figures available from The Statistical Office of Estonia.

The information from The Statistical Office of Estonia includes a large number of frozen products. Such products are not commonly produced by the land-based processing industry. Probably, the frozen products are related to 'OOKEAN' activities. The following table shows the 'OOKEAN' production.

Table: 'OOKEAN' production in ts.

Production

1990

1991

1992

1993

All fish products

135,256

116,228

52,594

66,680

All products except canned fish Of this:

115,934

98,442

50,418

65,779

Smoked products

58

62

39

39

Salted products

165

92

34

86

Frozen products

107,251

88,525

45,385

64,390

Canned fish products

19,322

17,903

2,176

900

Fish products for animal feed *

17,460

13,999

4,000

987

Fishmeal *

22,790

20,626

5,691

4,537

Source: Statistical Office of Estonia

* Not included in totals.

The frozen fish production of the land-based fish processing industry comes almost entirely from 'ESVA'. 'ESVA's annual production amounts to 3,000-6,000 ts.

In conclusion, it is decided to apply the figures from The Statistical Office of Estonia, except for frozen products for which the annual production is between 3,000 and 6,000 ts. The following table shows the estimated production of the Estonian fish processing industry.

Table: Estimated Production (in ts) of the Estonian fish processing industry.


1990

1991

1992

1993

Canned fish products

83,302

68,299

29,536

21,196

All other products except canned and frozen fish

46,683

41,251

10,174

9,251

Of this:

Chilled products

8,781

8,254

3,198

3,553

Smoked products

6,468

4,122

1,470

2,355

Salted products

177

162

180

1,208

Fish products for animal feed

24,429

21,632

5,951

4,818

Fishmeal



932


All fish products for human consumption

129.985

109,550

39,710

30,447

Note: The annual production of frozen products is 3-6000 ts.

Production Value

Information regarding the production value is not available.

The only information which it has been possible to obtain is listed below.

Table: Value of the Production of the Food Processing Industry.


June 1994
(mio. EEK)

June 1994 in % of May 1994

Jan-Jun 1994
(mio. EEK)

Meat industry

110.4

93.6%

594.5

Fish processing industry

80.0

109.5%

426.3

Milk industry

134.3

123.8%

595.0

Flour industry

4.3

83.7%

28.2

Pastry industry

47.7

101.0%

274,4

Drinks industry

105.3

119.5%

504.1

Cigarette industry

17.5

134.6%

82.2

Source: Ministry of the Economy.

Annex 18 - Raw material supply to the fish processing industry

The only information available regarding the supply of raw material to the Estonian fish processing industry comes from Estonian Fishery Association. The figures are estimated.

Table: Supply of Raw Material (in ts) to the Estonian Fish Processing Industry.


1990

1991

1992

1993

1994
6 months

Supply from Baltic Fleet

61,632

57,560

28,000

35,000

23,000

Supply from distant-water fleet

49,668

28,700

7,000

3,000

2,000

Imported raw material

?

?

?

?

?

Total

111,300

86,260

35,000

38,000

25,000

Source: Estonian Fishery Association

As described before (cf. Annex 17), the figures available from Estonian Fishery Association do not cover the entire land-based processing industry. But it is estimated that the above relation between raw material supplied by the Baltic and the distant-water fleets, respectively, applies to the entire processing sector.

The Statistical Office of Estonia states the following about the value of imported fish products:

1st quarter, 1993: EEK 4.7 million
1st quarter, 1994: EEK 35.8 million

The import included primarily herring and mackerel from Norway, which during the period in review was purchased at an average price of USD 0.40 per kilo. The estimated import offish is consequently:

1st quarter, 1993: 900 ts
1st quarter, 1994: 6,500 ts

Presuming that import is uniformly distributed around the year, the import volumes are as follows:

1993: 3,600 ts
Jan-Jun 1994: 13,000 ts

This gives the following distribution of raw material supplied to the Estonian fish processing industry:


1990

1991

1992

1993

1994 Jan-Jun

From Baltic fleet

55.4%

66.8%

80.0%

84.1%

60.5%

From distant-water fleet

44.6%

33.2%

20.0%

7.2%

5.3%

Imported

-

-

-

8.7%

34.2%

Annex 19 - Employment and unemployment in Estonia

The below table shows the trend in the total number of persons officially registered as unemployed in Estonia.

Table: Trend of Unemployment (in Numbers) from 1991 to 1994 in Estonia


1991

1992

1993

1994

Jan


859

14,893

16,214

Feb


966

17,539

16,876

Mar


1,485

19,871

18,400

Apr


2,406

21,286

19,521

May


3,803

22,702


Jun

242

4,737

22,063


Jul

400

5,737

19,593


Aug

459

6,584

18,646


Sep

581

7,560

16,151


Oct

682

8,730

15,274


Nov

754

10,517

14,992


Dec

786

12,579

14,682


Source: Statistical Office of Estonia

The average number of employees in Estonia and the Estonian fisheries sector appears from below table.

Table: Average Number of Employees in the Fisheries Sector and in the Country as a whole according to the Wage Survey arranged by Statistical Office of Estonia


1991

1992

1993

Total

812,300

601,753

516,519

In the fisheries sector


14,578

8,737

Source: Statistical Office of Estonia

Annex 20 - Wages

The trend in the Estonian minimum wages is shown below.

Table: Development of Minimum Wages in Estonia from 1991 to 1994. (Up to July 1992 in RUB/Month, after June 1992 in EEK/Month)

Month/year

1991 RUB

1992 RUB/EEK

1993 EEK

1994 EEK

January

135

600

300

300

February

135

600

300

300

March

135

1000

300

300

April

135

1000

300

300

May

135

1000

300

300

June

200

2000

300

300

July

200

200

300


August

200

200

300


September

200

200

300


October

200

300

300