/l Excluding shark and its by-products. 



PI Calculated by adding to the official figures covering consumption in 

 Habana (Appendix V) the estimated consumption of the entire coastal and 

 interior population at a reduced rate of fish consumption. Appendix VI 

 shows admittedly inaccurate official statistics covering fish production 

 in Cuba. 



/3 Converted to gross weight of fresh fish on the basis that one pound of 

 fresh fish yields half a pound of the canned product (see Appendix VII). 



A Average 19U0 and 19U1. 



Sources: Bureau of Fisheries, Cuban Ministry of Agriculture; canneries and 



commercial fishing companies. 



Only an approximate estimate can be made of the production of shellfish 

 and other sea food because official production and consumption statistics are 

 not strictly accurate nor comparable. In the case of crawfish ( langostinos ), 

 shrimp and clams, the consumption figures are probably more accurate; but as 

 regards turtle meat, squid and octopus, the production figures appear reasonably 

 close. The greatest discrepancy appears in the case of oyster and morro crabs, 

 production of which can only be guessed (see Table 2). 



Table 2. Estimated commercial production in Cuba of principal shellfish and 

 sea food other than fish, average 1937-Ul, annual 19U2-U5. 



Commodity 



Lobster /l 

 Morro crab's 

 Oysters /3 



/2 



Crawfish & shrimp /U 

 Clams /U 

 Turtle meat /5 

 Squid & octopus /5 



71 See report no. 188, May 17, 19U6, "Cuban Spiny Lobster Industry." 



/T" Very rough estimate. 



/5 Estimated by taking the higher of either the official production figure 



(Appendix VI) increased by 30 percent or the consumption figure (Appendix 



VIII) increased by 20 percent. 

 /U Estimated on assumption that consumption in Habana (Appendix VIII) constitutes 



80 percent of total production. 

 /5 Official production data. See Appendix VI. 

 /o" Less than 500. 

 Source: Bureau of Fisheries, Cuban Ministry of Agriculture. 



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