. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 19?0 C0i4i',IEnCIAL FiaffiiiilES SEVIJSW 59 vied with each other to sell their production at whatever price it \7ould bring, A slight ray of hope tiiat the canning industry might establish a more cooperative relationship with the fishing proprietors in the aale of the catch vms provided by an agreement made at the important fishing center of Matosinhos last year to fix prices and the of sardines to be delivered to the caiuxeries, Ihis agreement is said to have worked out well and to have shown possibility of an ef- fect
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 19?0 C0i4i',IEnCIAL FiaffiiiilES SEVIJSW 59 vied with each other to sell their production at whatever price it \7ould bring, A slight ray of hope tiiat the canning industry might establish a more cooperative relationship with the fishing proprietors in the aale of the catch vms provided by an agreement made at the important fishing center of Matosinhos last year to fix prices and the of sardines to be delivered to the caiuxeries, Ihis agreement is said to have worked out well and to have shown possibility of an ef- fective accord between the tv;o industries for the mutual defense of their interests. Aside from internecine conflict over pricesj the canning industry's chief cur- rent problem is the lack of export markets. Portugal's traditional customers for canned fish have made iiuports more difficult by increasing tneir restrictions, re- ducing quantities authorized in cCBumerclal accords, and in some cases prohibiting imports entirely. The network of bilateral trade agreements establisned by Portu- gal with other European countries since the war has proved unsatisfactory to the industry because in the majority of cases actual exports of canned fish have not approached the contingents set in the respective agreements, Ihe industry has been extremely critical of the measures taken to protect its interests in the negotiation of trade accords and has insisted tuat sucn accords must carry some guarantee of compliance on the part of the countries concerned, Ihe development of canning in- dustries in other countries and the consequent movement to discourage or prohibit imports of canned fish has also had its repercussions on the Portuguese industry. Biis factor has been responsiole for the loss of Portxiguese markets in Central and South America, Also, there is the severe competition represented by the Moroccan industry which disposes of a plentiful supply of fish and cheap labor. The Moroccan pro
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