THE CARIBBEAN AREA 



BRITISH WEST INDIES 



not be satisfied by local initiative alone. For this reason, it is essential that the 

 fisheries, an important but undeveloped source of food of outstanding nutritional value, 

 be stimulated by the governments concerned. 



The extent of the fisheries and fishery industries in the Eastern Group of the British 

 West Indies is showi in the following statistical tables compiled from official records in 

 the various CkJlonies. 



Fishery Industries of the British West Indies (Eastern Group). 1942 

 Operating Units Employed 



BOATS MEN POTS 



SEINES 



GILL NETS 



TROLL LINES HANDIINES 



Number Number Number Number- I^th. Number- Lgth. Number- Total Number- Total 



of ea. of ea. length length 



in ft. in ft. in ft. in ft. 



3 - 300 



350 -21,000 : Few - 2/ 



175 -10,500 J Few - 2/ 



100 - 3,000 : Few - 2/ 



300 - 6,000 : Few - 2/ 



TOmL 



545 -1,770* 9,000 s 21 - 6,300 '• 3 - 900 ' 925 -«iO,500 s Few - 2/ 



Kindward Islanda 



400 : 50 - 300 

 50O : 15 - 700 

 150 : 10 - 1,200 

 150 : 10 - 1,200 



200 : 



400 : 16 - 1,000 



100 - 7,000 

 400 -30,000 

 300 -18,000 

 200 -12,000 

 100 - 6,000 

 160 -10,000 



Few 

 Few 

 200 

 200 

 100 

 240 



2/ 



40,000 



38,000 



19,000 



70,000 



TOTAL 



630 :1,830: 1,800 :101 - 5,500 



1,260 -83,000 : 740 -167,000 



Barbados 



Trinidad & Tobago 

 British Guiana 



by handlines off 



shore 



561 :1,193: 1,500 : 10 - 360 : 

 600 :2,070:10,000 : (10 - 1,2701/) 

 : : :(100- 600) 



70: 



150- 960 



340 -20,000 : 550 - 45,000 

 1,000 -60,000 : 70 - 42,000 



GRAND TOTAL 



2,343 :6,936:22,300 : 242 



:153 :3,500 - 



1/ Italian type 



2/ Data not available 



200 



