. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. Canada (Contd.): May it would buy all unsold salt cod stocks in eastern Canada at the end of the present market period--around the end of July. Government to Buy Unsold Fish Federal Fisheries Minister Robichaud said the purchased fish would be sent as aid to underdeveloped countries. None of these countries would be normal importers of salt fish from Canada. The cost to the Fisheries Price Support Board, which is buying it for the federal government, will be about C$ million. The World Food Program of the United Nations will receive
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. Canada (Contd.): May it would buy all unsold salt cod stocks in eastern Canada at the end of the present market period--around the end of July. Government to Buy Unsold Fish Federal Fisheries Minister Robichaud said the purchased fish would be sent as aid to underdeveloped countries. None of these countries would be normal importers of salt fish from Canada. The cost to the Fisheries Price Support Board, which is buying it for the federal government, will be about C$ million. The World Food Program of the United Nations will receive about $500,000 worth immediately; another $50,000 worth will aid South Vietnamese refugees. Carryover was not limited to salt fish. The declining market left Newfoundland fish processors with 30-40 million lbs. of fresh-frozen fish on their hands--fish already bought from the fishermen. 67 Two more difficulties threaten: U. S. fish processors are asking U. S. Customs to determine if Canadian producers are dumping fish products on the market. Sales of Greenland halibut or turbot have been increasing in recent years. Americans say the name is misleading because the fish is neither halibut nor comes from Greenland. The Outlook Some observers say things have to improve because they cannot get much worse. The disappearance of the fishing industry seems too unreal. One fisheries department official sees hope in an expanded and more efficient deep-sea fleet. Modern, more efficient methods of harvest are fine but the problem of marketing the catch remains. The official suggests that the long-range answer may lie in sales of fish meal to underdeveloped countries. ("Financial Post," June 15.) HOW THE ?'{W!*''*''*H*lf?M,^^^>.y^ijSWiw!^^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Unit
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