TABLE 2.— SHRIMP LANDINGS IN ARGENTINA, BY ZONES, 1951; 

 (Converted to pounds, heads-on weight) 



Zone 



Small 



Large 



Total 



1/ Less than 100 pounds. 



The shrimp are caught in shallow water, usually less than 10 

 fathoms. Fishermen claimed that the largest langostinos were in the 

 deeper waters near Rawson, but they were imable to fish in depths greater 

 than 10 fathoms owing to the rocky nature of the bottom. 



The availability of the shrimp fluctuates widely (table 3) J 

 1952 and 1953 were particularly good years for the large shrimp in the 

 Rawson area. In both years, when shrimp were particularly abundant, the 

 boats were placed on daily maximura limits of 1^,000 kilograms (about 8,800 

 pounds) each. Since then the shrimp have not appeared in such abundance. 

 The 1953 shrimp catch was over 7.1 million pounds, heads-on weight. The 

 catch of large shrimp was over 5.8 million pounds in 1952 but dropped to 

 less than 2.2 million pounds in 1955. In 195U the total yield of the 

 marine fisheries vjas 15^4.8 mil.lion pounds. Halce, with 6k million pounds, 

 ranked first, and shrimp, with 3.2 million pounds, was seventh. 



TABLE 3. —SHRIMP LANDINGS IN ARGENTINA, BY YEARS, 19i46-1955 

 (Converted to pounds, heads-on wei^'Jit) 



