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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 9 



Angola (Contd.): 



Fishing Institute Laboratory in Luanda: 

 On^ay 20 the Center of Technological Stud- 

 ies and Analyses of the Fishing Institute was 

 inaugurated in Luanda. The laboratory con- 

 tains departments for chemical and physical 

 analyses, and for biology and microbiology 

 studies. According to the director of the 

 Fishing Institute, the Center will perform the 

 inspection functions handled heretofore by 

 the laboratories of the Veterinary Research 

 Institute, and in addition will engage in fish 

 processing research. He observed, however, 

 that until similar laboratories can be estab- 

 lished in Benguela and Mocamedes, produc- 

 tion there will continue to be inspected by the 

 veterinary laboratories. 



Delivery of the " Goa " Research Vessel : 

 On May 28 the Goa, a fishery research ves- 

 sel (constructed at the shipyards in Lobito 

 and launched almost a year ago) was formal- 

 ly turned over to the Fishing Institute fully 

 equipped and ready for operation. She is well 

 equipped with the latest in electronic devices 

 and refrigeration. Though owned by the In- 

 stitute, it will operate under the supervision 

 of a mission of the Center of Bio-Oceanology 

 and Fishing, directed by a well-qualified 

 Portuguese fishing technician who is current- 

 ly in Peru observing methods adopted there. 

 The Center is under the Board of Overseas 

 Research (Junta de Investigacoes do Ultra- 

 mar) of the Ministry of Overseas. (United 

 States Consulate, Luanda, June 8 and 29, 

 1966.) 



Burundi 



FISHERY DEVELOPMENTS 1965: 



In 1965 fishing was fair from April to Oc- 

 tober but better towards the end of the year. 

 Overall production was better in tonnage then 

 in 1964 as a result of a considerable increase 

 in the number of fishermen. 



The type of fishing in Burundi is divided 

 into three classes: 



Industrial fishing (done by the local Greek 

 colony) is practiced by ten units (one more 

 than in 1964). While the tonnage of larger 

 fish has diminished, that of the smaller fish 

 which are dried has greatly increased. 



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Artesianal fishing practiced by 180 cata- 

 marans (semi-professional Burundi fisher- 

 men) as against 127 in 1964. The tonnage 

 caught by these were 1,921 metric tons as 

 against 1,479 in 1964. 



Ordinai'y fishing has developed consider- 

 ably with 1,666 pirogues against 1,343 in the 

 previous year. The tonnage of fish caught 

 rose to 8,728 tons in 1965 from 5,478 tons in 

 1964. 



In com.parison with 1964, the tonnage of 

 fish cajight rose by 39 percent. In value the 

 increaSfe was even more spectacular than that 

 (from about US$270,000 to about $920,000) be- 

 cause of devaluation and' because of prices 

 which advanced greatly during the year. 



Demand for fish is continually increasing 

 along the lakeshore (Lake Tanganyika) and 

 even in the interior. Since no study has yet 

 been made regarding the productive capacity 

 of the lake, it is not yet known if it is worth- 

 while to increase the catch of fish on the 

 2,000 hectares (about 5,000 acres) of lakebe- 

 longing to Burundi. Nevertheless, the re- 

 sponsible authorities of Burundi are trjdng 

 to introduce the use of motors, and studies 

 on the capacity of motorized pirogues have 

 already been made. A study, approved by 

 international organizations, foresees equip- 

 ping 30 catamarans which will be divided a- 

 mong various fishing centers in order to in- 

 crease the desire for this equipment among 

 other fishermen. (United States Embassy, 

 Bujumbura, July 5, 1966.) 



