APPENDIX IV APPENDIX IV 
The types of seafood consumed remained fairly constant 
between 1969 and 1973, one exception being that fresh fish 
declined by 7 percent and canned fish increased by 7 per- 
cent. During the same period the portion of the domestic 
supply used for industrial purposes fluctuated, ranging 
from 34 percent to 40 percent of the total harvest. 
A NMFS official told us that there is a high Mexican 
demand for lobster, red snapper, and shrimp. The government 
has attempted to make these species available to Mexican 
citizens by limiting the prices of the fish products, which 
are negotiated at the point of sale. The price in 1973 
was prohibitively high for many Mexican citizens. 
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 
Between 1969 and 1973 Mexican fishery imports have 
greatly decreased and exports have greatly increased. The 
pr. e per ton of both has increased, but the price of 
imports increased by a much greater margin. 
Imports 
In 1973 Mexico imported about 38 million pounds of 
fish products--76 percent less than was imported in 1969. 
During the same period the value of imports declined by 
32 percent to a 1973 level of $8.6 million. The reduced 
imports were almost entirely due to greater domestic pro- 
duction of fish meal, the only fish product Mexico imported 
in large quantities between 1969 and 1973. Although fish 
meal imports declined by 80 percent during that period, 
they remained Mexico's major fishery import, representing 
79 percent of total fishery imports in 1973. Nearly all of 
the fish meal was imported from Peru. 
The quantity and value of imports from 1969 to 1973 
is shown below. 
Year Quantity Value 
(million pounds) (millions) 
1969 161.0 $12.6 
1970 TS Sy 2 1553 
Ww) 7/11 AMI EO 2 Dic 
ILNY2 194.0 oS 
1973 38.0 8.6 
As illustrated, in 1971 imports were highest in both 
quantity and value. The quantity imported in 1973 was only 
16 percent and the value imported was only 38 percent of the 
1971 level. However, the price per ton of fishery imports 
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