Nowadays the foundation is facing a big crisis. There is no fishing gear factory in the country. The sea fishing vessels are constructed abroad. Maintenance and repair ring facilities are insufficient and the supply of parts is problematical, for both industrial and artisanal fishing vessels, their motors and fishing equipment. Guyana-type boats will be built and repaired, and Venezuelan handliners can also be repaired at this facility.
Large trawlers are able to land and market their catch.
There is an ice factory and processing facility available. The number of boats should be maintained at the current level, or at an even lower one. The condition of the industry could probably be further improved if better control was exercised against illegal fishing and transhipment at sea. It seems that the main prospects for increased production can be found in pelagic fish stocks. The large demersal finfish are fully exploited, but the catches of pelagic fish species could be increased.