It is estimated that the 1955 catch was about 300,000 pounds, 

 heads-on weight. Most of this amount was sold within El Salvador, 

 although some shrimp were exported fresh-iced to Honduras and frozen 

 to Guatemala. Most of the lagoon -caught small shrLmp are marketed 

 cooked-whole and salted. The large shrimp are usually marketed fresh, 

 both whole and headless, and a few in the frozen state. In San Miguel 

 jumbo headless shrimp were retailing in the market for 60 cents a pound. 



Figure 8.— Women cast netting for shrimp at La Union, El Salvador. 



OUTLOOK FOR PRODUCTION 



Fishing grounds off El Salvador probably can eventually yield 

 between 1 and 3 million pounds of shrimp, heads-on weight, a year. Any 

 immediate sizable increase in catch would have to be for export, since 

 the local markets would not be able to expand rapidly enough to absorb 

 a greatly increased supply. Eventually local demand should absorb the 



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