THE FISHERIES AND FISHERY RESOURCES OF THE DOMINICAN PEPUBLIC 



INTRQDOCTION 



The fisheries and fishery resources of the Dominican Republic were studies in October 

 19'+2 as a part of a survey of the entire Caribbeaui area made by a Mission of the United 

 States Goverrunent 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 LiisEion was under the direction of Reginald H. Fiedler, Chief of the Division 

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

 and the field party in the Dominican Republic consisted of Hilton J, Lobell, Fishery 

 Engineer, and Clarence R. Lucas, Fishery Economist of the Service, 



The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, 

 having a coastline on the Caribbean as well as on the Atlantic. The Republic has had con- 

 siderable interest in the fishery development and several surveys of its fisheries had been 

 made prior to 1942. 



Note: The lission is indebted to the Dominican Commission of Inter-American Development 

 and to Colonel McLaughlin, of the Dominican Government, for assistance in carrying out the 

 necessary field work and for making previous studies available. The United States Minister, 

 Mr. Avra IL. '.Varren, and his staff aided in many ways. Mr. W. Tapley Bennett, Jr., of the 

 United States Legation, accompanied the Mission on its field trip and assisted in many other 

 ways. 



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