ALGERIA 



Algerian shrimp production in 1956 was in the neighborhood 

 of 3^ million pounds. 



The species predominant in the catch is a verj small gray 

 shrimp which runs from about 190 to 220 to the pound. About 80 per- 

 cent of the Algerian shrimp catch is taken off the coast of the De- 

 partments of Algiers and Gran. 



The equipment of the shrimp fishing industry is generally 

 considered old and obsolete, 



Algerian shrimp are exported to France. The size of these 

 exports cannot be determined because shrimp is combined with other 

 crustaceans in the official statistics, Algerian shrimp are at some 

 disadvantage in the French market because of high transportation costs, 



Total production in the period 19^1 to 1956 has been as 

 follows (as reported in Foreign Service Despatches): 



Thousand pounds 



37 



