The Archive · 1939

Chusan Island Fishing To Be Exploited

Shanghai, July 7 Intensive exploitation of the Chusan Island fishing grounds off Hangchow Bay by means of the development of a system of high-speed transporta~ tion to Shanghai is being envisaged by the Central China Fishing Company, Sino-Tapanese subsidiary of th Central China Development Company, the "Shanghai Mainichi" reported yesterday Investigations conducted from April to June this. year by the compan: with the assistance of experts {ror the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and' Forestry, have established that the Chusan slond area should be able to yield $20,000,000 worth of fish a year, Japanese fishermen will he sent to the recently-occupied islands September to serve as instructors to Chinese fishermen in new methods of intensive fshing.

Six"80-ton transport ships, capable bringing 56,250 kilograms fresh sh to Shanghai in 1S hou will be placed into service, the ne' paper added,

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