water within three miles off Cuba 1 a north coast and 30 miles from the south 

 coast, in about 10 vessels with both motor and sails. The catch is packed in 

 ice and brought to the canneries. 



For coastal fishing, one-mast tank-boats (balandros) 30 to 35 feet long 

 which make 5 to 7 knots are mostly used at Batabano, Manzanillo, Caibarien and 

 Cienfuegos. Some of these boats equipped with auxiliary motors make 7 to 8 

 knots. The catch usually consists of 2, $00 to 3,500 pounds of fish. A number 

 of two-mast vessels ( guairos ) make 5 to 7 knots and bring U,500 to 6,000 pounds 

 per voyage. In addition, there are a few heavy-duty row-boats, 15 to 18 feet 

 long and equipped with removable mast. Fishermen are anxious to equip all sail- 

 boats with motors to save time and avoid waste, but motors are very scarce and 

 at a premium. 



d. Adequacy of fleet . The Cuban fishing fleet and its gear reportedly are 

 fairly adequate to meet present*- demand of the industry, although there is still 

 some difficulty in securing fishing equipment. The Cuban Government hopes to 

 increase production by increasing and modernizing the country 1 s fishing fleet. 



Deep-water fishing vessel. 



(Courtesy of Revista Indus tria 

 Pesquera, Habana 



