THE CARIBBEAN ARFA — VKNEZUELA 



The Servicio has taken over the activities of the pearl fishery vdth the exception of 

 the revenue branch. 



The Servicio has performed many functions, among which are the following: 



1. Giving fishing supplies to needy fishermen and prizes for outstsyiding 

 achievements of fisherman. 



2. Assisting with technical knowledge on motorization of boats and more 

 efficient means of building boats and gear. 



3. Giving technical assistance to industrial plants in preparing new products. 



To assist in the development of better fishing boats and the use of more modem fishing 

 gear, the Servicio has constructed a model fisning vessel at Isla Margarita. This vessel 

 was built under the supervision of a Basque expert and is represented as being of the most 

 modem and usable type. 



The length between perpaidicualrs is 16 meters (about 52 feet), beam, 3.60 meters 

 (about 12 feet)j and depth, 1.90 meters (about 6 feet). The planking is of pitch pine and 

 the ribs and keel of native woods. There is a small deckhouse placed about amidships — 

 living quarters and engine room are below deck. There is a small cold-storage compartment. 

 There is a mast amidships about 18 feet high. The motor is diesel — of 60 horsepower — and 

 a speed of 10 to 12 miles per hour can be developed. The vessel is built much like a pilot 

 boat with a great amount of overhang in the stem. The bow is an extreme clipper type. 

 There is a great deal of sheer in the deck lines. 



The vessel is to be equipped with modern fishing gear, including a purse seine, trawl, 

 and with apparatus for fishing sharics. An aiixiliary motor on deck drives a machine for 

 handling the gear. 



One of the most inportant functions of the Servicio de Pesqueria is the collection of 

 statistical data on the catch and the issuance of licenses. The Servicio provides its field 

 officers with the following instnictionsi 



1. The fisheries data have as their object the con^Jilation of the necessary 

 information to prepare summaries showing the nunijer of persons employed and 

 the value of the fishing industry. 



2. These data should be collected in person by an official of the Servicio at 

 the fishing camps (rancherias), and the official gathering the information 

 ■will also sign the completed forms. 



3. The forms to be used are printed and bound in books of 100 sheets in triplicate. 

 There are to be distributed as follows: the red to be delivered to the owner 



of the rancheria, the yellow to the liLnistry, and the white to remain in the 

 book for the use of the issuing office. 



4. The cooperation of the ov.Tier of the rancheria should be obtained in assigning 

 correct values for all peimanent structures and apparatus used in fishing. 



5. Since approximate calculation as to the nunber of people employed will not be 

 accepted, exact figures must be obtained. 



6. The official collecting these data may, within the limit of these instructions, 

 decide the order of their collection depending on transportation facilities and 

 the location of the rancherias. To do so, he must prepare a plan lor the 

 collection that includes all the rancherias in his jxirisdiction, showing the 

 time when he will be there, the date of travel, sind the approximate cost. The 

 report should be sent to the main office as soon as possible since it is desired 

 to initiate the analyses of these data as soon as possible. 



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