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laborsaving machine for these tasks is a prerequisite to the 
establishment of a viable minced-flesh industry for croaker. 
Market development 
Croaker has been regarded as a low-grade fish and does 
not have the consumer appeal as that of other species. Re- 
tail merchandising is a problem area. Food store personnel 
do not have the handling technique and also give low status 
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A university study for the western Gulf of Mexico which 
covered the marketability of incidental catches concluded 
that fish products derived from discards were affected by 
competing products in the larger markets of which they were 
a part. But many product markets will easily absorb products 
processed from discard-type fish. 
EFFECTS OF A 200-MILE LIMIT ON THE FISHERY 
The 200-mile-extended jurisdiction will provide protec- 
tion for a major part of the croaker fisheries because a 
large portion of the Gulf of Mexico croaker fishing grounds 
are’ in’ the 12= to 200-mile zone.” There is no* foreign L£rishing 
within this zone. 
HERRING-LIKE FISHES 
There are many species of coastal pelagic fish found in 
the Gulf of Mexico and southeast Atlantic. The use of these 
pelagic stocks is minimal. Several of these species, the 
clupeoid or herring-like fishes, are considered to have a 
potential for industrial and foodfish utilization. The spe- 
cies so considered include round herring, thread herring, 
scaled sardines, spanish sardines, and one or more species 
of anchovies. 
STATUS OF GULF STATES HERRING-LIKE FISHERIES 
In 1974 the only reported landings of the herring-like 
fishes under consideration occurred in one Gulf State-- 
Florida. The species landed, thread herring and spanish 
sardines, are used as bait in recreational fishing. 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF HERRING-LIKE FISHERIES 
Resource availability 
In 1968 a coastal pelagic latent resource potential of 
8,337 million pounds was estimated for the Gulf of Mexico. 
Herrings, sardines, and anchovies were considered to be the 
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