FISHERIES OF CHILE 



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Whales Caught in Chile 

 1943 TO 1951 



1. — B-alaena austraiis 



2. — Balaenoptera musculus 



3. — Balaenoptera physalis 



4. — Meg-aptera nodosa 



5. — Physeter macrocephalus 



6. — Balaenoptera borealis 



Source : Direccion de Pesca y Caza, Ministerio de Economia y Comercio, Chile. 



The baleen whales yielded 721 metric tons of oil and the sperm 

 whales 2600 metric tons, a total oil production of 3321 metric tons for 

 this company, whose whaling activities are an adjunct to its extensive 

 and diversified soap and manufacturing activities. Over 90% of this 

 concern's output is used in the manufacture of soaps, the remainder 

 (baleen oil) goes into its production of margarine. The carcasses are 

 used in the fish meal and bone meal manufacture. 



The smaller company owns a catcher which operates along the 

 central and southern Chilean coast. The 1949 production was 900 bar- 

 rels (152.4 metric tons) of baleen whale oil and 2301 (84.8 metric tons) 

 of sperm whale oil. When this firm at Talcahuano cannot sell its pro- 

 duction to the Compania Industrial for hydrogenation and use in the 

 latter firm's soap factory, the Talcahuano firm sells its production to 

 small soap factories located in the south of Chile. 



6. Processing Industries 

 Fish have been processed in Chile for many years, but on a limited 

 scale. During the past fifteen years, however, considerable activity has 

 taken place. In 1950, 56 fish processing industries with a capital of 

 350 million pesos were in operation. 



