. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. Argentine Republic ANCHOVY FISHERY; The anchovy is one of the most important species produced by the Argentine fishing industry, and is principally exploited in Mar del Plata, south of La Plata estuary. Fishing for anchovies begins the middle of September and continues until the first part of November. During October 1948, 9,277,840 pounds of anchovies were taken, an amount greater than the total 1947 production of 9,129,648 pounds. Up to the end of October 1948, the total production was 10,090,520 pounds to which will be added the catch in
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. Argentine Republic ANCHOVY FISHERY; The anchovy is one of the most important species produced by the Argentine fishing industry, and is principally exploited in Mar del Plata, south of La Plata estuary. Fishing for anchovies begins the middle of September and continues until the first part of November. During October 1948, 9,277,840 pounds of anchovies were taken, an amount greater than the total 1947 production of 9,129,648 pounds. Up to the end of October 1948, the total production was 10,090,520 pounds to which will be added the catch in November, when the season ends. The anchovy fishery is prosecuted with boats of 6 to 10 metric tons working in pairs. Each boat, under favorable conditions, may produce as much as 35,200 pounds or as little as 4,400 pounds per trip. On the average,a pair of boats take about 13,200 FISHING FOR ANCHOVIES. NET IS TAKEN IN BY TWO BOATS. Mar del Plata, the center of the industry, has 82 plants for salting and canning anchovies registered with the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture. These plants have modern equipment and machinery and skilled technicians. Anchovies are processed in three forms: in small bottles; salted, similar to sardines; and in the form of various prepared anchovy products similar to those produced in other 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 United States. National Marine Fisheries Service; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Commericial Fisheries. [Washington] : National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt. Print. Off. ]
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