The fresh fish export trade should dispose of non-refrigerated 

 vessels, and acquire vessels equipped with freezing or refrigeration 

 installations of capacities varying between 15 and 150 tons for exporta- 

 tion of fresh fish to nearby countries. 



It is believed that it would be to the interest of the Turkish 

 economy to install plants for the processing of fish waste into fish meal 

 and for the extraction of fish oils. At present there exists only one 

 fairly modern plant of this type which was installed by the Germans during 

 the war in Istanbul. The plant has a daily processing capacity of 25 tons 

 of fish waste and can produce according to season 8 percent to 12 percent 

 fish oil, and 20 percent to 22 percent fish meal, which contains 60 percent 

 to 65 percent protein. 



Interior — Duplicating Section, Washington, D. C. 



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