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Fishermen and gear 51 



Processing and marketing 5U 



Foreign trade 56 



General 56 



Export taxes 57 



Imports 58 



Governmental assistance 58 



EL Salvador: 



Commercial species and fishing grounds 61 



Outlook for production 62 



Fishermen and gear 63 



Foreign trade 6k 



Governmental assistance 6U 



French Guiana 65 



Guatemala: 



Commercial species and fishing grounds 6? 



Outlook for production 6? 



Processing and marketing 68 



Foreign trade 68 



Honduras ; 



Commercial species and fishing grounds 69 



Foreign trade 71 



Mexico : 



Development of the shrimp fishery in Mexico ih 



West coast 7^4 



East coast 75 



Catch 76 



Ccnmercial species and fishing grounds 81 



V7est coast 81 



East coast 83 



Outlook for production 85 



Cooperatives 87 



Fishing methods, vessels and gear 89 



Production costs 93 



General 93 



East coast 93 



West coast 100 



Comparison east and west coasts lOli 



Processing and marketing 105 



Drying 107 



Canning '. . . 108 



Freezing 108 



Freezing costs Ill 



Cartons and cases . 112 



Labor 112 



Operation and maintenance 113 



Marketing 113 



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