After 2li hours, the fish is withdra;7n and placed in trays for drying 

 in the sun or in special hot-haises. Drying roquires a further 18 to 2U 

 hours. Then the fish is placed in wooden boxes, which generally hold about 

 20 kilograms of fish each. Fish thits processed are considered fit for ccn- 

 sumpticn vmtil about 3 nionths after the processing date. 



The production of dried or preserved fish in 19'U- is shC'V.r. in the 

 following table: , 



Canned, preserved fish 

 Dried fish 

 Salted fish 

 Pressed fish 

 Pickled fish 



Total 



ffoducticsn: of ey-ffoducts " 



1,112,682 



100.00 



The production of fish by-products is neglig5.ble. Shark oil is 

 produced at the rate of about 10 tons monthlj'-. This represents the output 

 of two factories in Sao Paulo and one in the Stj-te of Santa Catarina, v/hose 

 production is sold to Sao Paulo consumers . Because of its low vitaridn 

 content, the oil is generally not suitable for nedicinal purposes but is used 

 as industrial oil. A small quantity of oil concentrate is put into certain 

 pharmaceutical preparations, 



caisui'priaf 



The consumption pattern closely parallels production and imports, for 

 very little fish produced locally leaves the State. The sardine is the 

 mc'St common domestic type consumed, v;hile the pescadinha is especially favored 

 by those who can afford the higher-priced fish. 



The dried codfish v/hich is so popular in the local diet is imported 

 from Norway and ether foreign countries. Split open and flattened, and dried 

 so that it is hard and white, this fish is tc be seen hanging in virtually 

 every corner grocery store, in which it suffuses a very distinctive and to 

 the unaccustomed nostrils a decidedly disagreeable axoma. 



IMPCP'TS AKD F.XPCFTS 



Dried codfish from Norway and canned sardines from Portugal are the 

 principal items entering into the imports of fish thrcugh Santos given bolcw: 



19/45 



Dried salted fish 

 Canned fish 

 Frozen fish 



miGHT IN 



KILnGF'i.!.S 



509,806 



69,323 



98,-^,57 



10 



