A short-term survey of fisheries development in Northeast Brazil was carried out June 27 - September 3, 1966 by a Team of three professors (Dendy, Shell, Prather) from Auburn's Fisheries Department under personal contracts with the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Preliminary investigations were on the potential of the irrigation and water supply reservoirs constructed by DNOCS (National Department of Works Against the Droughts) to supply under management large quantities of fish for local consumption in this food-deficient area. The Team recommended that a program involving the intensive management of ponds for fish production should be initiated in addition to reservoir investigations.