THE VENEZUKLAN SALT-FISH INDUSTRIES 



CONTE^fTS 



Part II 



Potential Productive Capacity of the Venezuelan Fisheries and Its Achievanent 



Section A 



Using Present Facilities and Methods and Supplying Only Necessities for Maintenance and 



Organization: 



Page 



Production 29 



Conversion of Fishing Gear and Craft 29 



Development of Unused or Underutilized Species 29 



Development of New Areas 35 



Salt 35 



Studies to Control "Reddening" 3^ 



Containers 37 



Labor o...o 38 



Transportation <> 38 



Ports 38 



Warehousing • •• 38 



Refrigeration and Ice-Making 38 



Merchandising 38 



Methods of Preparation — salted fish 38 



Inspection «.. • • UQ 



Financing hO 



Materials Requirements ••.• 40 



Operating Schemes ..*.« 42 



Section B 



With Over-all Organization, Gradual Modernization of Existing Facilities and Methods^ De- 

 velopnient of New Fishing Areas, and the Addition of New Facilities and Producing Methods 



Production .••. 42 



Conversion of Fishing Gear and Craft 42 



Development of Unused or Underutilized Species .o. 43 



Development of New Areas 48 



Salt o 49 



Containers <, ; • ••• 49 



Labor o.*' 50 



Transportation ....e.> 50 



Ports 51 



Warehousing 51 



Refrigeration and Ice-Making • • • 51 



Suggested Improvements in Preparation 51 



Quality of Products and Inspection 53 



Merchaindising • ••• 53 



Financing 55 



Materials Requirements » 55 



' Costs and Prices 56 



Sunirary ..• «.• 58 



Operating Schemes 59 



Appendices 



I. Common Names of Fish as used in Venezuela and their 



English Equivalents 64 



II. Glossary of Terms used in Venezuelan Fishing Industry.... 65 



III . Exchange Rates , Weights and Measures 66 



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