IHE FISHERIES AND FISHERY RESOURCES OF GUATKMilTA 



INTRDDUCnON 



The fisheries and fishery resources of Guatemala were studied, in September 19^2, 

 as a part of a survey of the entire Caribbean area made by a Mission of the United States 

 Government under a cooperative arrangement between the United States Department of the 

 Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service and the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American 

 Affairs. The Mission was under the direction of Reginald H. Fiedler, Chief of the Division 

 of Fishery Industries, Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior, 

 and the field party in Guatemala consisted of Milton J. Ldbell, Fishery Engineer and 

 Clarence R. Lucas, Fishery Economist of the Service. 



Guatemala is the northernmost of the Central American Republics and has a coastline on 

 both the Caribbean and the Pacific. The majority of the population lives in the interior 

 of the country and thus far there has been no successful way of supplying them with marine 

 fishery products at a price they can afford to pay. 



Note: The Itission wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Senor don Jose Linares, 

 President of the Guatemalan Cormnission of Inter-American Developnent and the various officers 

 of the United States Diplomatic Mission in Guatemala, all of whan assisted the investigators 

 in every possible way. 



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