It is expected that a large number of the small fishing boats 
will be available but that motors and parts will require repairs and re¬ 
placements; priorities should be granted for these, for fish nets and 
other gear, for paint, net preservatives and for fuel oil required for 
the operation of powered boats. In order to get the coastal fisheries 
into quick production it is suggested that the possibility >pf providing 
occupying forces with a minimum basic supply of gear (particularly 
netting) be seriously considered* 
In maintaining and expanding afluiculture production, the distri¬ 
bution of young fish should be arranged, preferably through the prefecture! 
experiment stations and fishery societies which normally carry on this 
function. In order to encourage this production quotas might be 
established. n/ 
For processing by drying and salting, the common methods for 
domestic markets, salt will be the major article in critical supply. 12/ 
Fish processing should be afforded a high priority in the demand upon the 
available supplies of this commodity. 
It is expected that the distribution of fish for food will be 
handled in conjunction with the distribution of other foodstuffs. The 
m*-in problems involved will be the seizure and inventory of food stocks 
and the control and distribution of emergency rations and, later, with 
the development of a food policy, the establishment of fish transport, 
distribution and pricing systems. 
11/ quotas should be reasonable ones. Some of the wartime quotas 
for aquiculture are thought to be unrealistically high. 
12/ See Appendix D* 
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