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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 7 



Malaysia (Contd.): 



on September 4 with an enrollment of 25, 

 eluding 7 trainees from Sarawak. 



in- 



The Fisheries Division's 4 -day training 

 courses in fish culture practices attracted a 

 total of 36 trainees. 



Mexico 



SHRIMP FISHERY. 1965 AND EARLY 1966: 

 The Mexican west coast shrimp fishery, 

 while continuing to produce at a low level, 

 finally exceeded last year's substandard out- 

 put toward the end of the first quarter of 1966. 

 Exports to the United States for the season 

 from September 1, 1965, through March 18, 

 1966, were 30,883,000 pounds, up 189,000 

 pounds. Prices were up substantially to rec- 

 ord levels. 



Although no data were available, indica- 

 tions were that Gulf of Mexico production in 

 the first quarter was running a little ahead of 

 last year, which was a good season. At least 

 18 new shrimp vessels are under construc- 

 tion at Carmen and Campeche, reflecting a 

 slight note of optimism. 



Preliminary data on fishery production in 

 the State of Baja Ca liforn ia, the largest vol- 

 ume area in Mexico, indicate that 1965 catches 

 were almost exactly the same as in 1964, a- 

 bout 58,500 metric tons. This is somewhat 

 disappointing, as Baja Calif ornia was expected 

 to show a good increase and lead the Mexi- 

 can fisheries out of the doldrums. (U.S. Em- 

 bassy, Mexico, D.F., May 14, 1966.) 



Morocco 



STUDY TO REVIVE FISHING 

 INDUSTRY IN AL HOCEIMA: 



A delegation consisting of representatives 

 from the iministries of Industry and Mines, 

 the Interior, and the Merchant Marine ar- 

 rived in Al Hoceima in mid-May 1966 to study 

 the resources and the means available for 

 developing the fishing industry in this area of 

 the Mediterranean coast. The ministerial 

 group will study several plans which have 

 been drawn up by a group of businessmen in 



Al Hoceima. The study is being undertaken 

 as part of a national effort aimed at bolster- 

 ing the fishing industry in Morocco. (United 

 States Consulate Tangier, M ay 13, 1966.) 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review , June 1966 p. 78, 



Norway 



HERRING AND COD FISHERY 

 TRENDS, APRIL 23 1966: 



Herring : As of April 23. 1966. the 1966 

 Norwegian herring catch amounted to 5.1 mil- 

 lion hectoliters (474,000 metric tons) and the 

 capelin catch amounted to about 3.26 million 

 hectoliters (303,000 tons). Fish meal and oil 

 plants absorbed all of the 1966 capelin catch 

 and 79 percent of the herring catch. 



The bulk of the 1966 herring catch was 

 taken in the winter herring fishery which end- 

 ed in late March. The 1966 w.'nter herring 

 catch was double that in the previous year and 

 the capelin catch was also up sharply. 



Cod : The Norwegian catch of spawning and 

 Finmark cod as of April 23, 1966, totaled 

 68,741 tons of which 20,056 tons went for fil- 

 leting, 20,578 tons for drying, 21,680 tons for 

 salting, and 6,427 tons for fresh consumption. 

 The 1966 cod fishery off northern Norwayhas 

 been somewhat more productive than in the 

 past 2 years when catches were very light. 

 As of April 24, 1965, the catch of 55,064 tons 

 was used, 16,613 tons for filleting, 18,378 

 tons for drying, 11,970 tons for salting, and 

 8,103 tons for fresh consumption. ( Fiskets 

 Gang . April 28, 1966.) 



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FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPmC 

 PROGRAM REVIEWED: 



The Oceanographic Institute of the Nor- 

 wegian Fisheries Directorate carries out re- 

 search to assist Norwegian fisheries. The 

 objective of the Institute is to study the basis 

 of Norwegian fisheries, and to publish re- 

 search results and distribute data that may 

 aid the fisheries. On March 4, 1966, the Nor- 

 wegian Government appointed a review com- 

 mittee for this oceanographic program to 

 evaluate its effectiveness and whether or not 

 changes are needed. (U. S. Embassy, Stock- 

 holm, May 3, 1966.) 



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