Producticn p.nd nethcds of prccessi n f;. 1937 to date . 

 Annual production, in its several forms, is givon below in terras of metric 



tons. 



Dry salted 

 Canned Pickled and snoked 



928 

 871 

 792 

 810 

 800 

 849 

 807 

 798 

 919 



The different species are processed in onounts corresponding roughly to 

 the percentage given in paragraph 7 (a). Tin containers with a net capacity of 

 280 graras are used. These are delivered in cases of 48 cans each. 



Production of By-products . 



a. Fish oil . 



(1) Total Production - by kind 



The production of fish oil is of negligible conriorcial iraportanco, since 

 the entire annual output, roughly 200 metric tons, is tised in the feeding of 

 aninals. 



( 2 ) Nuraber of mills and tyne of -cq-uipmcnt for primary processing and 

 fvirther refining . 



Fish oil production is limited to two small firms. No information with 

 regard to installations is available. 



(3) Grades produced . 



The oil produced is either Unrefined or Inedible. 



(4) Consumption in country - amount by i ndustry, giving edible a nd 

 inedible separately . 



As noted above, only inedible oil, -which is entirely consumed in the country, 

 is produced. 



b. Fish real for rnir:kal and poultry feed, and for fertilizer . 



The production of fish meal in the period 1937-45 is given below. 



Year Kilograms 



1937 ■ 168,240 



1938 215,402 



1939 190,072 



