sources are of the opinion thrt the s err city', of tin plrtc in Uruguay v/ould 

 prevent the succesvsful cstablishncnt of fi?h-cr.nning plrnts. 



PJhilc the present per capita consunction of fish in Uruguay is low, sor.c 

 authorities believe that a systematic cnnpaign aiir>ed ft altering the people's 

 taste could increase ccnsunption to roughly 20,000 metric tons annually. The 

 benefits, in the forr. of increased neat exports, v/ould be considerable. It is 

 estimated that experts of meat v;ould 'be increased by 5,000,000 pesos annually 

 and that the Bank of the Fepublic would profit to the extent of 1,000,000 pesos 

 per year through exchange transactions. Advocates of this plan also point out 

 that freeing m.ore meat for the foreign market v/culd aid both the Frigorifico 

 Macicnal and the Enak of the P.epublic, 'vhich nov/ jointly meet the deficit in- 

 ciirred by supplying r.eat to the city of I/.cntevideo. 



Proper exploitation of the Uruguayan fishing waters, therefcre, offers 

 the ccuntry and its industrialists many rcvrrds^ 



^' History of the development c.f the fi shing indtistry v.'ith special 

 nctoo en '.vartimc developmr-ats, if pe rtinent . 



The history of the development cf the fishing industr}'' in Uruguay is 

 very brief, fcr it was net uatiA ^/erv recently thft it held a place cf any 

 ir.pcrtance in the cor.merciai and industrial life of the country. For many years 

 the. industry was lef'C to individ'aals r/ho, using tno mb.-3t px'a.mltivo methods, 

 caught, sold and distrib-'iteL'. J'-os!i f.^i^h to tno publi:'', Thevr aotivitxes cculd 

 hardly be termed 'jell- orfi&i:ii;.'.ed ur highj-y-developed com^re-r-.-ial-iy. In the last 

 fcur years the industry has ^fOjne--; U- im.portanoe -.vith the establishment in 

 Monte vrideo of certain pri-'at.e . ^ : iiti which operate a tnorc i.icdern system of 

 fishing and distribution and v;hoGc s'lc-joss is a proof of the, great latent 

 po:-;5ic.'.."iities of the industry. Another very im.portant factor in the groivth of 

 this industry is the atti'uude of ohe Uri,^gu.ayan government; which^ through the 

 SOYP, is doing all it can to encc-iragc the consumption cf fish and v/hich, when 

 the SOYP is leorganized, will net only conduct a cam.paign to persuade the 

 Uruguayan people to eat m.ore fish, but will endeavour to utilize the by-]Trcducts. 

 Fishing as a sport has becrr^e increasingly popuJar during the last fev; years, 

 there being many clubs which crganize competitions and excursions fcr their 

 members. 



The fishing industry, because of the unim.portant position it occupied 

 in the Uruguayan eccnom.y, suffered little during the war and vras able to m.aintain 

 its normal limited supply and ma.nuf acture . 



^» Princi pal ports or distr icts . 



The following are the principal ports and districts of the fishing 

 industry in Uruguay: 



Montevideo Salto 



Punta del Este Psysandih 



La Paloma • Santiago Vazquez 



Cabo Polonio Nueva Palmira 



Piriapolis Colonia 

 Carm.clo 



