July 1951 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RE7IEW 



85 



For the fishery industries this means that 

 under modification (a) no rollback on canned sal- 

 mon prices can be effectuated and that the canned 

 salmon prices during the General Ceiling Price 

 Regulation base period, December 19, 1950-Janu- 

 ary 25, 1951, inclusive, continue to be the ceil- 

 ing prices. 



Since fresh fish and seafood and frozen fish 

 and shellfish are exempt from ceiling prices, no 

 ceiling price can be established on these items 



during the period covered by the Joint Resolu- 

 tion even if prices during this period should 

 increase over and above the levels which are 

 considered as tolerable under the stabilization 

 program. 



Trade Agreements ; H. R. 1612 , to extend for 

 2 years the authority of the President under sec- 

 tion 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to enter into 

 foreign trade agreements. Signed June 16, 1951 

 (P. L. 50) . 



THE MEXICAN FISHERIES INDUSTRY 



PRODUCTION AND I-lBTIiODS OF PROCESSING ; Ifexico keeps no official 

 records on the processing of fishery products. 



Reliable estimates place total frozen shrimp production between 

 10 and 12 million pounds per annum. This pack is almost totally 

 exported to the United States, usually in five-pound cartons. 



There is very little production of frozen fillets in Mexico. 

 Some species, such as Gulf pike and sea bass, are frozen in fillet 

 form on a limited scale by several freezing plants located in Guaymas 

 and Mazatlan. Some of this production is exported, but the greater 

 part is sent to Mexico City and other centers of domestic con- 

 sumption. 



The products canned are, in the order of their importance: 

 California sardine, Pacific mackerel, abalone, tuna, Spanish mackerel, 

 shring), oysters, and mullet. A variety of other species are packed 

 to a lesser degree, but their importance in the total pack is minor. 



The California sardine is packed in No. 2 cans and in oval one- 

 pound cans and is put up both in tomato sauce and brine. The Pacific 

 mackerel and abalone are packed in brine. Canned tuna has a little 

 oil added, while most other products are packed in their natural 

 form with the addition of a little salt. 



The canning and freezing plants, small and large, represent 

 an estimated total investment of §10 million. 



Dry fish is a fairly important item in Mexico, but the amount 

 of smoked and kippered fish produced in Mexico is insignificant. 



— Fishery Leaflet 559 



