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operate on the high seas. The high seas fleet, by fish- 
ery, follows: 
Fishery Number 
Shrimp i955 
Finfish 261 
Sardine 68 
Tuna 2A 
Cod 2 
Total DSO) 
Few of the vessels are of the large type used by 
major fishing nations such as Japan and the Soviet Union. 
Japanese and Soviet vessels of over 100 gross registered 
tons can remain at sea for extended periods to conduct mas- 
sive harvesting operations. Shrimp boats, weighing about 
30 gross registered tons, constitute about 85 percent of 
Mexico's high seas fleet. These boats can remain at sea 
for only a few weeks and have a limited storage capacity. 
The Mexican fleet has become more modern with the 
rapid increase in the number of fishing vessels. However, 
the fleet still lacks needed equipment, such as refrigerated 
hulls for preserving fish. One of Mexico's principal goals 
is to modernize the fleet. 
OWNERSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES 
The Mexican fleet is owned by three sectors: cooper- 
atives which are assisted and heavily controlled by the 
government, individual private enterprises, and the govern- 
ment. 
The government reserves certain valuable fisheries for 
the approximately 300 cooperatives. Reserved species include 
abalone, clams, lobsters, oysters, rock bass, and shrimp. In- 
dividual private enterprises harvest fisheries not reserved 
for cooperatives, while the government harvests only selected 
fisheries, such as cod. The following table illustrates the 
approximate percent of the total 1973 harvest and dollar value 
which is attributed to each sector of the Mexican fishing 
fleet. 
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of 
the United Nations, the fishing industry employed 65,514 
people during 1974, a 47-percent increase over the 1969 
employment level. Mexicans employed in fisheries other 
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