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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 8 



Brazil (Contd.): 



The Institute Director intends to strength- 

 en ties with United States oceanographers and 

 marine biologists. 



At this time, the Institute Director is en- 

 deavoring to recruit researchers, particular- 

 ly specialists for fisheries, including fish 

 technology, but also experts in shrimp biolo- 

 gy and the basic chemical composition of spe- 

 cies of commercial interest. Exploratory and 

 stock fishery specialists assessment experts 

 are also desired. Dr. Vannuzzi's main prob- 

 lem is in recruiting the specialists for fish- 

 eries and fish technology. 



It will be recalled that the Institute is re- 

 cipient of a Ford Foundation grant of $545,000 

 for a 5 -year period. According to its approved 

 program, this grant is to be used for visiting 

 researchers; for specialists on fishery meth- 

 ods and fish processing; on post-graduate 

 training; for fellowships abroad and for equip- 

 ment. The latter item includes some funds 

 for the new building being constructed on the 

 campus of the University of Sab Paulo, for a 

 pier-side laboratory for fisheries to be con- 

 structed this year at Santos, and for some of 

 the equipment on board the new oceanographic 

 vessel. The Institute obviously has funds to 

 move forward in its program, and is planning 

 on the wise utilization of the funds. (U.S. Em- 

 bassy, Rio de Janeiro, May 20, 1966.) 



Bulgaria 



IMPORTS OF GREEK FISHERY PRODUCTS: 

 During 1966, Bulgaria's imports of fresh, 

 frozen, salted, and canned fishery products 

 from Greece will amount to about US$600,000 

 or 5 percent of all Greek exports to Bulgaria. 

 This year's export commodity list (no details 

 given) is based on a 1964 Trade Agreement 

 between both countries (U. S. Embassy, Ath- 

 ens, April 20, 1966). 



Canada 



LOBSTER FISHERMEN IN NEWFOUNDLAND 

 TO BE COMPENSATED FOR STORM LOSSES : 



X joint Federal-Provincial program to 

 compensate Newfoundland lobster fishermen 



who suffered heavy trap losses in the severe 

 storm of May 8, 1966, was announced May 17, 

 19 66, by the Canadian Federal Fisheries Min- 

 ister. The storm struck the west and south 

 coasts of the Province. 



The Federal and provincial governments 

 will provide compensation to lobster fisher- 

 men in the area damaged by the storm at the 

 rate of $2.00 per trap. The compensation 

 will be paid to each fisherman on the basis of 

 the number of traps which he had in the water 

 on May 8, 1966, providing that more than 35 

 percent of his traps were lost or destroyed. 



No compensation will be paid under this 

 program to any person who owned less than 

 35 lobster traps as evidenced in the declara- 

 tion made when they applied for a lobster li- 

 cense for the 1966 season. 



Any fisherman who receives compensation 

 under this programmust undertake during the 

 1966 season to replace the number of traps for 

 which he claimed compensation, and must in- 

 sure the replaced traps with the Canadian 

 Fishermen's Indemnity Plan. (Canadian De- 

 partment of Fisheries, Ottawa, May 17, 1966.) 



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FIRM PROMOTES FRESH-WATER 

 FISH EXPORTS TO EUROPE: 



For expanding exports of fresh -water fish 

 to Europe, a Canadian firm won an award 

 from the Manitoba Department of Industry and 

 Commerce, March 31, 1966. The prize-win- 

 ning firm was formed by two Manitoba fish 

 processors for the sole purpose of exporting 

 Manitoba fresh -water fish to Europe. 



As the first stage in its export sales cam- 

 paign, the firm concentrated on distributing a 

 sales brochure, illustrating Manitoba's fresh- 

 water fish, to fish importers throughout all of 

 Western Europe. The president of the firm 

 then made a sales trip to Europe. He covered 

 9 countries in 5 weeks and made sales presen- 

 tations to 52 different importers. Since his 

 return, an average of 2 shipments per week of 

 10,000 pounds each of northern pike andwhite- 

 fish have been shipped from Manitoba to 21 

 active customers in France, West Germany, 

 Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. The 

 company's export sales in 1966 are running 

 33 percent ahead of last year and should reach 

 close to a million pounds. (U. S, Embassy, 

 Ottawa, May 18, 1966.) 



