Two fishery schools are operated by the Mexican Government, 

 one at Mazatlan (formerly at Guaymas), and another at Alvarado, Veracruz. 

 A third school is planned for either Ciudad del Carmen or Gampeche. The 

 schools are for boys who have completed the primary (6th grade). The 

 coiirse is 1 year and, in addition to history, mathematics, and grammar, 

 some training is given in navigation, boat and engine repair, fishing 

 techniques, and net making and repair. The students are furnished room 

 and board. 



Occasional assistance for biological work aimed toward conser- 

 vation and management of the shrimp resources has been given through the 

 Ministry of Marine and the Bank of Mexico. The sums have not been large 

 and by no means in proportion to the importance of the industry or to the 

 revenue the government derives from it. Much of the biological work has 

 been financed directly by the industry. 



Although only applicable indirectly to the fishermen and no longer 

 in effect on shrimp, the law pertaining to new industries was of considerable 

 assistance in establishing the shrimp-freezing industry in Mexico. Under 

 this law the freezing plants were exempt from import duties and surcharges, 

 stamp taxes, gross receipt tax, and the normal income tax on industrial 

 profits. These benefits, for shrimp freezing plants, expired in 1951. 



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