"ملف ١٧/ ١٦ صناعة صيد الأسماك في مسقط (زيارة الدكتور بيرترام إلى مسقط)" [و‎‎٥] (٢١٢/٩)

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is an ovGr-simplification of tho angur-iont. But it needs to
Be stressed that new fishery' enterprise on the part of the
Company is unlikely to show real results in less than a year
and that such enterprise cannot easily he divorced from a post
war policy of ensuring an adequate diet for tho labour force*
D. AIOC KEQUIREItSNTC OF FISH .
In considering the requirements of fish at Abadan and
tho measures needed to meet them, it'is desirable to have a
target in mind, The European and Senior Persian and Indian
Staff (including families) to be fed by AIOC at Aioadah and
'’out-stations 1 ' totals a little over 4000, while the labour
force (again including dependents on the spot) is apparently
between 100,000 and 130,000. For present preliminary calcu
lations the lower figure is used. In view of the higher,
standard of living of the Staff, it is reasonable to attempt
to provide it with a larger quantity of fish per head than
among tho labour forceo . Further, tho latter not being natural
fish eaters, it is contended by some.that it might be diffi
cult to get them to cat, in the form of fish, the total of
•protein which would be good for them* This latter point will
I think remain irrelevant for a long time*
" To provide the whole dependent population with 1 lb .
of fish per head per month requires a total .of nearly 30 tons
per month* In view of the present,, and probably long con
tinuing meat shortage, it may be reckoned that a desirable aim
is 15 lbs of fresh fish per month per head for the staff and
5 lbs per month per head for the labour force* This would
require- a total of abour. 3000 tons of fresh fish per' year#
Let 3000 tons of fresh fish per year' be taken as the AIOC
preliminary target* This quantity is roughly equal to tho
total yearly local production of fresh fish in the whole of
Palestine* At present about 800 tons of fresh fish per
year is available at Abadan* It Is thus evident that there
is ample room for much further effort and enterprise on-the
part of the Conipany 0
E* PRESEFT AVA1LIBILITY OF FISH AT ABADAN.
a * Fresh Fish * At present about 800 tons of fresh fish per
year, or bsay 'OS tons per month, is available at Abadan# This
is obtained by means, of a scheme which started early 1943* The
development of■the - scheme is very largely due to the initiative,
handwork, and personality of Mr* Wylde, the Abadan Superinten
dent of Food Production* He is much to be congratulated on
his success*
The present fresh fish'scheme‘consists essentially Of col
lecting the catch, the produce of the fish traps, of an orga>-
nised body of indigenous fiphermen on their home grounds at the
south end of Abadan Island* , t
A local contractor, under stringent financial control, does the
bulk of the detailed organization of the fishopmen. The Ooiirpa-
provides' launches and ice, in which the fish is collected
daily at the mouth of the Shatt-el-Arab and brought up'to Abadan
for immediate distribution, or temporary cold storage*
(Sep Note II)