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VENEZUELA 



Introduction 6^ 



Fishery Resources ,, 64 



Oceanography 64 



Ecology 65 



Principal Species and Distribution 66 



Present Fishery Industries 67 



Production 67 



Distribution 69 



Fishermen 69 



Boats 70 



Fishing Gear 71 



Prices , 73 



Uariceting 75 



Canning 75 



Salting and Drying 77 



Shark Products 78 



Pearl Fishing 79 



Exports 79 



Imports 80 



Per Capita Consumption 80 



Die Organization and Activities of the 

 Fisheries Service of the Venezuelan 



Government ,, 80 



Law Enforcement 80 



Exploration 80 



Technology 81 



Fish Culture 81 



Potential Fishery Industries 83 



Unused Resources and Potential Markets .... 83 



Recommendations 85 



General Recommendations 85 



Specific Recommendations 86 



COLOUBIA 



Introduction ^ 89 



Fish Resources 89 



Oceanography suid Ecology 89 



Species and Distribution 90 



Comparative Abundance of Species . ■ 91 



Fishery Industries 91 



Distribution and Marketing 92 



Processing 92 



In^Dorts and Exports 92 



Production 92 



Per-Capita Consumption of Fish 93 



Prices 93 



Fishermen 93 



Boats 94 



Gear 94 



Potential Fishery Industries 95 



Unused Fishery Resources 95 



Potential Markets 96 



Game Fishing 96 



Fishery Activities of the Colombian 



Government 97 



Recommendations 97 



