FISHEFY I'GULi.T i g-TS. POLICIES ;jvD PITEEKA L TRADF. Pi.TTEFN 



The industry i.^ regulated by the Cede of Fishing of 1938. Othcrv:ise, the 

 industry is generally free fr or rfficial control. The principal narkcting 

 arrr.ngenent in effect is tht- one rdrer.dy described, that in vrhich a Sao Paulo 

 cooperp.tivo buys from nf filiated fishcr'nen'tit "estr.tlishcd frices and sells to 

 ccnsuir.crs thjre^igh its avn retail outlets, accounting for about 35 per cent of 

 all sales. The renaining corinercc in fish operates as a free market, although 

 r.roponvcnts of gcvornncnt control think the distributors are in an advanta.geous 

 position. ■ . ' ■ 



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Althcugh tho Institute of la.ritir.e Fishing in Santos is believed tc be 

 the f irst ■ of its kind in Scuth America, research is' handicap^-^'d'by the' lack 

 of trained perscinnel and adequate resources. The institute was established in 

 1935 to surerVise the various schools teaching the modern science of fishing 

 and to carry en research in marine biclogj'- as well as in the technology related 

 to the copiTiercial- eJcploitation of the fishing industry. 



A Secticn of Harine Fauna (Seccac da Fauna, I&ritima) v;as set up in the 

 State Ministry cf Agriculture a few years ago and began cataloguing the various 

 species i^f fish in the Sao Paulo coastal waters in acccrdance with a plan 

 djravjn \vp for all of Brazil by Professcr George S. Myers of Stanford University 

 (which was to receive a specimen of each type of fish studied). 



In its _]:r,;linir.ar5?- study the Seccao da Faiina Ivlaritina classified 13 orders, 

 20 sub-orders and 92 farilics, with 2B3 snecies in all. As elsev/here in the 

 world, the largest grrup of fish is re]Tresentcd by the crder Aconthonterii, v/ith 

 17 sub-orders, 56 families and ab cut 183 sp^^cierf. 



^ The sub-class Eusclachi of the , class Elasnobranchii is represented by 

 A ord'ers, IS families and A2 species (19 of which arc sharks, squalus and 

 various rays) already classified. The sub-class Neopterigii of tho class 

 Actinoptcrigii is represented by 9 crders, 20 sub-orders, 7Z. families and about 

 241 species. 



As previouslxr noted, 'it was determined that the Sao Paialo waters contain 

 2/1.0 species' 'of ricre or less commercial Value, all of them fit for hum.an con- 

 sum.ption and" many sxiitable for industrial purposes. Kctwithstanding, not more 

 than 120 species are regularly found in local markets, • 



The invent cry showed tliat almost 7i.9 }xr cent of the srecies found anyvvhere 

 in Brazilian waters nay bo encountered '"■ff the Sao Paulo coast, 



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The consumption of fish in Sao Paiilo now runs at the rate of abcut 15,000 

 metric tons annually. It is believed that the E^ffective dema.nd cculd be in- 

 creased appr'eci- bly if prices were satisfactory and facilities for distribution 

 improved. Fleet facilities and fishing equipment are entirely inadequate fcr a 

 large and prosperous industry. Distribution is made by antiquated and in many 

 cases unsanitary m.ethcds. Lack cf yropor rcfrigeraticn justifies suspicion as 

 to the freslmess cf fish sold through retail outlets, although the city of Sao 

 Paulo has a number of relatively modern markets. The industry has certainly- 

 made only a bcginnj.ng on its inherent possibilities. 



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