b. Fishing; groijuds . Tho r.cst prclific areas are rclrtivily close tc 

 shore in waters less than 200 fathoms . 



c . Fresh v/ater fi s heries in rivers and lakes . 



Apart fron the inpcrtant fishing regions of the Fiver Flatc and the 

 Atlantic, i.e. the ports of Montevideo, Piriipolis, Punta del Esto, La 

 Palona, Cabo Polcnic and Colonia, there are less inpcrtant fresh-water 

 fishing areas such as Saltc, Paysrndt, Santiago Vizquez, Kueva Palmira and 

 Carmelo. In the south-east region there are seven lakes covering a total 

 surface of fron A5 to 55 thoiTsand hectares, to which may ultimately be added 

 the lake formed by the Rio Negro dam at Fincbn del Bonete, of which it is 

 estimated that approximately 100,000 hectares are suitable for fishing. The 

 latter is not exploited at present, Jiowever, 



Er.plo yrcr-t, 



a. Ku mbcr of -workers . 



It ic believed that som.c 600 men are engaged in the fishing trade, as 

 fishermen, processors and distributors. 



b. Wages received . 



The average salary received by -.vcrkers employed by organized firmis in 

 the fishing trade is cstim.ated at 120 pesos (l) per mcnth. Those 'who work 

 independently may earn somev/hat more. 



c. Hours of labor and v/orking conditions . 



Workers have an eight-hour day, with overtime. YJorking conditic/ns for 

 the men employed in the fishing trade are precarious, owing to the lack of 

 r.cdern installations. All present equipment, including that used by the SOYP, 

 is badly in need of repair. 



d. Subsistence fishing and a n. ?ling for spor t. 



Chapter 1, sections a and b, of this report deal with the above. 

 Fish ing Vessels , 

 ^ • Number of v essels , 



b. Type and siz e. 



c. Po77Gr employe d. 



d. A dequacy cf existing vessels rnd pear to meet demands of industry . 



The number of vessels at present engaged in fishing is estimated at 

 29, the only ones worthy of r.enticn being those belonging to the SOYP, as 

 folloT^s: One steel trawler, the "Antares", cf 267 metric tons' displacemtent, 

 38 meters in length, coal biirning, carrying a crev/ of 18 m.en, with refrigerated 

 storage space, purcha.sed in 193S in England for 100,000 pesos; 



(1) Current rate of exchange: U^S 100 equal 17&.50 pesos 



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