THE CARIBBEAN AREA — DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 



other ocoupaticflis. His income is small but he usually is content with little. He is quite 

 independent but friendly and cooperative. As far as could be determined, *here were no 

 formal organizations of fishermen, although the fishing village itself often forms a close 

 unit. 



Article 9 of the fishing La?.- (Number 1518), dated 1939, sets forth the license fees 

 for fishermen and boats. It states: 



1. For a sail or m.otor boat with a crew of more than three and engaged 



in industrial fishing 1/ $50.00 2/ 



2. For a sail or motor boat ti th a crew of thiree or less and engaged 



in industrial fishing , ; $30.00 



3. For a sail or motor boat with a crew of more than three, engaged in 

 conaercial fishing 2/ $15.00 



U» For a sail or motor boat with a crew of three or less, engaged in 



camnercial fishing $10.00 



5. For a sport fishing boat $5.00 



6. For a small boat, skiff or canoe $1.00 



Article 11 states that "enjoyment of exceptions for fishing will be granted: 



1. To persons engaged in investigations; and 



2. To persons who use no boats or those called 'fishermen of the coast', provided 

 that they use only poles and hook and line." 



1/ Industrial fishing refers to fishing wherein the catch is subject to processing in 

 whole or part before being sold. 



2/ In United States currency equivalent, 



2/ Commercial fishing refers to fishing wherein the catch is to be sold without processing. 



Boats 



License records for the year 19^1 of fishing boats report that a total of 587 craft of 

 all types were registered for fishing. Of this number, one was listed as a motor boat, one 

 as a motor launch, 5 as large rowboats, U1- as large sailboats, 3 as sailboats with auxiliary 

 motors, 194. as canoes (cayucos), and 342 as small skiffs or rowboats without sail or motor. 

 The largest number of boats was registered in the province of Seibo, 113; composed of one 

 motor launch, 16 large sailboats, 41 cayucos, and 55 small skiffs. The province of Samana 

 had a total of 108 craft made up of one motor boat, 4 large row boats, 102 cayucos, and one 

 small skiff. 



The motor vessels are of general type not designed particularly for fishing. Ihe sail- 

 boats range from 15 to 35 feet in length, are fairly well built, and are quite usable for 

 the type of fishing engaged in. The cayucos range up to 25 or 30 feet and are constructed 

 from logs hollowed out into canoe fona. The small skiffs are a heterogeneous collection of 

 small rowboats, often cranky and poorly built. Ihey are usable only for fishing in shelter- 

 ed waters. Practically all boats in use in the fisheries in the Republic are built locauLly. 



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