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Mauritius Livestock
Although self-sufficient in poultry and pork, Mauritius
had
to import 80 percent of its dairy products and 90 percent
of its
beef in 1991. The following are figures for livestock
production
in 1991: beef, 544 tons; goat and mutton, 178 tons; pork,
906;
poultry, 13,250; and milk, 10,800,000 liters.
Fishing
Declines in local fishing catches in the early 1980s
prompted
the government to institute programs aimed at ensuring
selfsufficiency in fish. The programs included the
construction of
fishing wharves and the purchase of new vessels. In 1990
the
total catch amounted to 13,985 tons, which included fish
caught
by foreign vessels for the tuna canning industry.
Data as of August 1994
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