. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. PUERTO RICO'S COMMERCIAL MARINE FISHERIES A Statistical Picture Jose A, Suarez-Caabro Puerto Rico's fishing industry presents a great contrast: it has a modern, productive, and highly capitalized tuna fleet--and an in- shore fishery that has not changed substan- tially in several generations. We began to evaluate the inshore marine fisheries, using statistical information, in June 1967. It was part of the Fisheries Re- search and Development Program cospon- sored by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, Comm
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. PUERTO RICO'S COMMERCIAL MARINE FISHERIES A Statistical Picture Jose A, Suarez-Caabro Puerto Rico's fishing industry presents a great contrast: it has a modern, productive, and highly capitalized tuna fleet--and an in- shore fishery that has not changed substan- tially in several generations. We began to evaluate the inshore marine fisheries, using statistical information, in June 1967. It was part of the Fisheries Re- search and Development Program cospon- sored by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, Common- wealth of Puerto Rico. The University of Miami's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences was technical adviser from July 1967 through June 1969. The program was authorized under Commercial Fisheries Re- search and Development Act of 1964 (PL 88-309). The main objective is to establish a sys- tem for obtaining data on landings and sales of fish and shellfish in Puerto Rico's inshore fisheries. The system will assist the local fishing industry--and fill the statistical needs of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and other interested agencies. Statistical data include number and types of fishing craft and gear, and number of fishermen. This article presents the results of our work in 1968-1969. FISH & SHELLFISH LANDINGS, 1968-1969 Currently, the information gathered through the sale tickets system is coming directly or indirectly from many fishermen. Inmy opinion, at least 70% of total landings are. Fig. 1 - Reported landings from inshore commercial fisheries (in 1,000 lbs.) by coastal regions, Oct. 1967-Oct. 1969. Dr. Su^rez-Caabro is Project Leader, Fishery Statistics Program, Department of Agriculture, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Reprint (Sep.) No. 866 31. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these i
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