America. In the southern end of the Zone there is a sheltered harbor at Pt 

 Lobos which is used when the fish are coming from the south. Zone I in- 

 cludes about 250 miles of coast line. 



Table 2 



Comparative Production of Fish in Chile 



(By Species) 



1945 X 1956 X 1947 x 1948 x 1949 x 1950 x 1951 x 1952* 



Anchovies 253 416 273 927 689 570 436 427,680 



Tuna 2069 918 479 274 454 412 570 773,658 



Bonito 592 409 1679 2426 4250 2927 3973 4,886,415 



Swordfish 1455 2166 1701 1209 690 786 870 570,113 



Anchovies 



Tuna 



Bonito 



Swordfish 



Sardines 



95,400 



139,600 



4,499,050 



481,800 



348,100 



31,635 

 925 



387,365 



44,590 



1,894,710 



21,750 

 6,948 



43,723 

 12,430 



1951 



Anchovies 



Tuna 



Bonito 



Swordfish 



Sardines 



289,600 

 151,900 

 3,510,100 

 560,250 

 134,400 



71,560 



461,300 



244,140 



1,752,135 



32,625 

 3,684 

 1,558 



65,734 

 8,000 



X in Ions 

 * in kilos 



Zone II — Antofagasta. This Zone includes the entire State of Antofa- 

 gasta and the ports of Tocopilla, Mezillones, Antofagasta and Taltal. Toco- 

 pilla, at the north end of the Zone, is the main swordfishing area. There the 

 fleet comprises from thirty to thirty-five boats. These at times overlap with 

 the Iquique fleet, depending on where the main body of fish lie and which 

 port is paying the higher price. Next to the south is Mejillones, situated on 

 a long headland north of Antofagasta which port is too far southeastward 

 in a deep bay to be able to reach swordfish grounds. The last port south 

 in the Zone is Taltal. Because it is rather remote not much information is 

 available. About a dozen boats fish swordfish, plus, probably, a few more 



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