KIEV, Feb. 10 - Ukraine's ocean fishing fleet saw around UAH 19 million (over $700,000) of profit in 2015, including UAH 9.5 million ($350,000) of dividends that will be paid to the country by the state fishing company.

The State Fishing Industry Agency of Ukraine said in a Tuesday press release that this is first profit that the state will receive from operations of the ocean fishing fleet since 1997. The state company paid its debts to foreign creditors in full.