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The state union of Serbia and Montenegro is made up of two
member states, the state of Montenegro and the state of Serbia. The
Republic of Serbia covers an area of 88,361 km2. The principle
rivers – the Danube, Sava, Drina and Morava represent Serbia’s main
water resources. The Danube river basin covers 87% of the country’s
territory. Total length of all rivers and streams in Serbia is 65980
km, whereas the average density of river network is 747 m/km2. There
are about 50-60 natural lakes of the total surface of 5000 ha, and
about 150 reservoirs and ponds.
The Republic of Montenegro is situated on the western part of
Balkan peninsula, covering the area of 13812 km2. The Montenegrin
coast makes up part of the eastern edge of the South Adriatic
depression. The total length of the coast is 293.5 km. The length of
the continental coastline is 281.9 km, 176.2 km are open sea, the
coastline of Boka Kotorska Bay is 105.7 km .. The remaining 11.1 km
belongs to several uninhabited islets.
Fishing in Serbia-Montenegro is primarily marine fisheries in
Montenegro while riverine and inland fishing take place in Serbia.
Serbia and Montenegro lies in the FAO-GFCM Geographical Sub Area 18.
Almost all fishery production in Montenegro is derived from
aquaculture: primarily mussels and oysters. Presently there are 12
mussel farms, all situated in Boka Kotorska Bay and producing about
70 tonnes of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) per year,
and an insignificant quantity of oysters (Ostrea edulis).
There is only one fish farm on the Montenegrn coast and it is in
Boka Kotorska Bay, in Ljuta; here gilthead sea bream (Sparus
aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrachus labrax) have been
farmed in cages since 1998. The estimated production is about 20
tonnes/year (Macic,
2005). According to the Federal Statistics Office capture and
production of marine fish, crustaceans, shellfish and other molluscs
for 2001 were 4453 tonnes. In 2000 gross domestic product in
FR-Yugoslavia was 348887.5 mill. din. and the contribution from
Montenegro was 33498.7 mill. din. From that amount fishing in
FR-Yugoslavia takes part with 119.0 mill. din. and fishing in
Montenegro only 15.0 mill. din. (in 2000 1 dinar=0.086 USD). The
marine annual catch in 2001 was about 392 tonnes. Its annual gross
value was 705 600 USD. Local fish consumption does not exceed 2 kg/caput/year.
The estimated average annual gross income of marine fisheries was
about 10 000 000 €. The number of people employed in the marine
fishery sectors (168 in primary and 68 in secondary fisheries
production), the very small participation in GDP (0.07%), and the
insignificant ratio of exported to imported fish and fish products
(1: 465.5), marine, unlike the inland fisheries, do not contribute
much to the State economy.
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