. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. Fig. 2 - Reported landings of fish and shellfish from coastal wa- ters, Oct. 1967 through Oct. 1969. After CaboRojo, the more productive fish- ing centers were Vieques Island and Fajardo (east coast), Guanica and Lajas (south west coast), Aguadilla and Mayaquez (west coast), and Naguabo and Humacao (east coast). Cabo Rojo and the above areas together produce 66% of Puerto Rico's total reported produc- tion. The average price paid to fishermen, for fish and shellfish combined, July 1968-June 1969, was 28 cents. The lowest (23 cents) was reco
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. Fig. 2 - Reported landings of fish and shellfish from coastal wa- ters, Oct. 1967 through Oct. 1969. After CaboRojo, the more productive fish- ing centers were Vieques Island and Fajardo (east coast), Guanica and Lajas (south west coast), Aguadilla and Mayaquez (west coast), and Naguabo and Humacao (east coast). Cabo Rojo and the above areas together produce 66% of Puerto Rico's total reported produc- tion. The average price paid to fishermen, for fish and shellfish combined, July 1968-June 1969, was 28 cents. The lowest (23 cents) was recorded on the west coast; the highest (38 cents) on north coast. Fish represent 87,6% of the weight (Fig. 3) and 73% of the exvessel value of the landings. Of the shellfish, spiny lobster (including some sand lobsters) was most by weight and 22% by value. It also brings the highest exvessel price per pound (74 cents) of any fish and shellfish; land crab is close behind at 64 cents per pound. The remaining 4% of landings were other shellfish and turtle. These values represent averages for the is- land, but price per pound varies regionally. SHELLFISH ANDTURTLE 2% NON-EDIBLE AND OTHERS. Fig. 3 - Distribution of marketing classes of fish and shellfish re- ported from coastal waters, July 1968-Jvme 1969. Information is available for the past two years, but reliable data are not. It is difficult and premature to try to make accurate esti- mates of annual production and seasonal var- iation. If magnitude of reported landings of previous years is compared with July 1968- May 1969 data, it can be concluded that figures have increased steadily since July 1968 (Fig. 2). However, it is still questionable whether this increase represents part of a seasonal cycle of availability offish and shellfish--or simply an improvement in data acquisition, or both. Composition of Catch Accurate information on catch composi- tion is extremely difficult to obtain because of the diversity of
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