Socio-economic effects of an increase in inland fisheries production in El Salvador

FOR THIS ANALYSIS, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF 3,000 METRIC TONS OF FISH FROM 1,000 HECTARES OF INLAND WATER WERE USED, A CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTION FOR EL SALVADOR. THE STUDY PROPOSED THAT NOT ONLY WOULD FISH PRODUCTION INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, BUT WOULD ALSO GIVE SIGNIFICANT RETURNS TO FISH PRODUCERS. IN THE SHORT RUN, PRODUCTION WOULD INCREASE EXPENDITURES FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING, BUT IN THE LONG RUN, AS INCOME BECOMES STABILIZED, CONSUMPTION OF DURABLE GOODS WOULD INCREASE. ALSO, YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE CURRENT WORK FORCE WOULD BE RELEASED FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL. INLAND FISHERIES PRODUCTION WILL NOT SOLVE ALL THE INCOME AND POPULATION PROBLEMS, BUT FISH PRODUCTION WOULD IMPROVE PROTEIN CONSUMPTION, THE LEVEL OF INCOME, AND GIVE ATTRACTIVE RETURNS TO MANAGEMENT.