NETHERLANDS WEST INDIES (CURACAO) 



The anKDomt of shrimp caught along the coast of Curacao is very 

 small. Production statistics are not available. . There is seasonal 

 shrimp seining in a lagoon at St. Martin, which is probably the only 

 island in the Lesser Antilles where shring) are of any commercial im- 

 portance. The catch is consumed locally. 



TRINIDAD 



The total catch for the Island, consisting of Penaeus aztecus, 

 P, schndtti, and Xiphopeneus kroyeri , is about 300,000 pounds a year. 



In 1956, Penaeus aztecus and P. schmitti were on sale in the 

 markets of Port of Spain for between 50~and 60 cents per pound. 



Nine small skiff trawlers operate out of Port of Spain, They 

 carry two men each and haul otter trawls 20 to iiO feet wide at the mouth. 

 They are powered with 10-horsepovjer diesel engines. 



Near Icacos, about 30 beach seines are operated. These seines 

 are from 1^0 to 300 feet long and require up to six men for operation. 

 It is in this fishery that most of the Xiphopeneus are taken. 



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