As a result of the military actions in Ukraine, the prices of energy carriers and fuels have risen sharply, which directly reflects on the cost of produced fish products. As a result of the inflation that has appeared, there is also a change in the preferences of consumers, who are oriented towards the consumption of cheap, low-budget fish imports at the expense of quality and fresh items with catches originating from the Black Sea. A sharp collapse in sales resulted. The disruptions in the market had a sharp impact on the income from the sale of production for the first half of the year - which amounted to only BGN 21,474 (with BGN 280,000 income from the sale of production for 2021). At the same time, the expenses for the half-year for raw materials and employee salaries over BGN 200,000. The impossibility of realizing the catches greatly limited the fishing effort of all fishing vessels of Lavrak EOOD, which is why the applicant company was forced to limit going out to sea. In the permitted periods, an immediate danger of free-floating sea mines in the waters of the Black Sea was registered, posing a danger to the crew and the fishing vessel as a result of the immediate military actions in the Black Sea. Our concerns were chiefly for the health and lives of the crew, for when going out early in the morning, as well as when returning late in the evening, the mines could not be seen by the captains. Hitting fishing vessels with a mine can be surprising and at any time in the open sea, especially in case of light waves and/or coincidence of course with sea currents. Our ships are the only asset of the company and for this reason we consider it more important that they are kept undamaged until the international situation calms down. The crews of the fishing vessels themselves are also stressed and supported the company's decision not to enter the sea. For the whole of 2022 RK Lavrak performed only 9 pcs. trips to the sea.
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