THE CARIBBEAN AREA — VE^fEZUELA 



Technology 



1, Practical instruction on the construction and operation of modem methods of 

 fishing (nets, traps, etc.). 



2, Development of methods and modem systems for the preservation of fishery products 

 on a commercial scale, 



3, Methods of transporting live or refrigerated fish. 

 A. Organization of cooperative fishing associations. 



Fish Culture 



1. Escperimental projects on transplantation of fish, molluscs, and Crustacea to places 

 where it is considered that appropriate conditions for their culture exist. 



2. Study of natural hatching and growing places of fish, molluscs, and Crustacea on 

 their spawning gro\md3. Their biological conditions, sedentary species residing 

 therein, migratory species, and those irtiich come to these areas to spawn, 



3. Experimental projects on artificial fertilization and incubation of fish eggs. 



The central office of the Servicio de Pesqueria is located at Caracas and here the 

 administration and direction of the field offices is conducted. There is a small staff to 

 carry on the necessary administrative work and the preparation of special reports. The 

 Fishery Inspectors carry out the enforcement of laws and regulations, collect statistics 

 on the fishery, issue fishing licenses, conduct special surveys, and act as representatives 

 of the central office. Patrol vessels are attached to each of the district offices. 



A report of the Servicio de Pesqueria describes the field organization in some detail. 

 There are three main fishing zones and one for the interior. The Eastern Zone extends from 

 Punta Playa, in the Federal Territory of Delta Amacura, to the mouth of the ttiare River in 

 the State of Anzoategui. This zone is staffed with the following personnel: officer in 

 charge and an officer for law enforcement, residing in Porlamar; a control officer in 

 Carupano; a sub-inspector at Juangriegoj a sub-inspector at Cumana; a sub-inspector at Puerto 

 de la Cruz, and seven honorary Fishery Commissioners at the following fishing ports s 

 Pan^iatar, Puerto Fermin, La Gnardia, Punta de Piedras, Boca del Rio, Boca de Pozo, and San 

 Pedro de Coche. The officer in charge administers ad honorem the pearl fishery which is 

 also controlled by a Revenue Officer located at Porlamar. The floating equipment of this 

 zone is composed of two motor patrol boats for the protection of the pearl beds during 

 closed fishing seasons; a motor launch for the law enforcement and control of fisheries; 

 and a motorized live-well boat for demon strati cms of transporting live fish. 



The Central Zone extends from the mouth of the Unare to Puerto de Chichirivichi in the 

 State of Falcon and has the following personnel: an official in charge, a control officer 

 and two sub-inspectors in La Guaira, a siib-inspectors in La Guaira, a sub-inspector at 

 Puerto Cabello, and an honorary Fishery Commissioner at Los Roques. A motor launch for 

 patrol and a live-well boat are attached to tnis zone. 



The ^.Yestem Zone extends from Punta de Chichirivichi .to Punta Castille te in the State 

 of Zulia. The personnel consists of an officer in charge and a sub-inspector at Maracaibo, 

 a sub-inspector in La Vela, and an honorary Fishery Commissioner at Las Peonias, La Canada, 

 Palmarejo, Isla de Toas, Sotavento, El Hato, sind Las Cabeceras. A patrol vessel is detailed 

 to this zone. 



The jurisdiction of these zones extends to the territorial waters of the Venezuelan 

 islands in the Caribbean, 



The Fish Cultiire Zone includes Lake Valencia and the rivers and lakes of the Andes in 

 the States of Trujillo, Merida, and Tachira. The personnel includes an officer in charge, 

 under ccntract, of the cultivation and propagation of trout in the region of Los Andes and 

 a caretaker of Lake Valencia for the pools at Boca del Rio. This region is equipped with a 

 tank ti^ck for fish transport. 



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