A number of recent publications in English (Borgstrom, 1961; Herman, 1964; Helin, 1964; Kravanja, 1964; Shparlinskiy, 1964) have dealt with aspects of the growth of Soviet fisheries since the Second World War. Some of these publications are written from inside the Soviet fishing industry, others by western fisheries specialists. There would be no advantage in covering the same ground again in detail. The object of this paper is to draw attention to certain features of the Soviet industry not very fully considered in the accounts just mentioned. Before this can be done, however, it will be necessary to sketch in, as background, enough indication of the growth to make the rest of the paper comprehensible.

“It was during this month of June, that Drs Mcllroy and Macklin transformed our snuggery into an operating theatre and amputated the frost-bitten toes of our youngest member, Blackborrow, who had been suffering severely and was a chronic cripple. Wild and I acted as hospital orderlies and maintained the temperature of the ‘theatre’ at 50°, by stoking-up the bogie fire with penguin skins. In the dense smoke, by the feeble glimmer of blubber lamps, Macklin administered the chloroform and Mcllroy performed the operation which saved Blackborrow's leg if not indeed his life.”

Polar Record, Vol 12, No 77, 1964

Page 182, line 17. For Hant read Hunt

Polar Record, Vol 12, No 81, 1965

Page 738, line 25. For 1939 read 1959.

Page 760, line 9. Omit (of ICSU).

Page 760, line 10. For International Council for North Atlantic Fisheries read International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. Omit (of ICSU).

Page 760, line 14. For IPQ read IPG.

Page 808, line 8. For Tottenfjella read Tottanfjella.