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Possibilities for the Promotion of the Commercial Fisheries of Puerto Rico
Author(s) -
Bonnet Luis C.
Publication year - 1941
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1940)70[95:pftpot]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - puerto rican , fishery , economic shortage , promotion (chess) , fish <actinopterygii> , business , consumption (sociology) , distribution (mathematics) , geography , production (economics) , economics , political science , government (linguistics) , mathematical analysis , social science , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , macroeconomics , sociology , politics , anthropology , law , biology
The annual importation of fish into Puerto Rico amounts to about 36 million pounds as compared to a local production of only 3 million pounds. The chief impediments to a greater production and consumption of fish from Puerto Rican waters are the inadequate boats and gear of the fishermen and the faulty systems of handling and distribution. Better facilities for refrigeration are particularly needed. The Insular and Federal Governments are now cooperating in a program for the development of the fisheries of Puerto Rico in both the technological and economic aspects. Benefits to be expected from an expansion of the Puerto Rican fisheries include increased local trade and employment, not to mention the safeguard provided against a shortage of food under conditions of war.