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THE ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF RUSSIA 133
Sea, it is probable that in the future Russia will only
import the finer brands from China, India, and Ceylon,
and satisfy her requirements, to a great extent, by
homegrown tea.
Fisheries.—A source of great wealth lies in Russia’s
fisheries. There does not exist a complete valuation of the
total yearly output of the fisheries, but it is not improbable
that their value exceeds those of any other countries. The
fisheries are divided into geographical zones. According
to the Russian Statistical Annual published in 1915, the
output, value, and number of persons engaged in this
industry in the year 1911 are represented by the following
figures :
Zones Output of fisheries in poods (ooo’s omitted) Output of fisheries in tons Value in roubles (ooo’s omitted) Number of persons engaged in fishing
The Caspian region 23,167. 373,700 66,367, 172,000
The Upper Volga . 2,916, 47,000 2,280, x 0,000
The Azov and Black Seas 4,182, 67,500 6,262, 35.000
The Baltic 2,697, 43.500 5.394, 21,000
The North-West Lakes . 1,809, 29,100 2,928, 11,000
The Murman and White
Sea Coasts 900, 14,500 2,000, 14,000
Total in European Russia . 35.671, 575.300 85.231, 263,000
The region of the River Obi . 753. I2,IOO 2,379, 4.300
The region of the River Yenisei 162, 2,600 486, 900
The region of Lake Baikal 280, 4.500 788, 2,500
>> Yakuts 57, 900 71, 500
,, ,, Far East . 4.500, 72,600 4,200, 8,000
,, ,, Turkestan . 2,500, 40,300 4,000, 17,000
Total in Asiatic Russia. 8.252, 133,000 11,924, 33,200
Grand total 43,923, 708,300 97.155, 296,200
According to this table the Volga-Caspian fisheries stand
first. A large amount of this catch, and especially the more
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