PUBLICATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 

 OF INTEREST TO THE TUNA INDUSTRY 



by 



Donald R. Johnson 



While the publications of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries have been previ- 

 ously outlined in certain reports of the Fish and Wildlife Service, this summation will 

 emphasize the sources of information of special interest to the tuna fishing and canning 

 industries. 



The reports of the Bureau can be grouped in a variety of ways. The categories 

 selected here are: (1) current events, (2) statistics, (3) specialized reports, (h) 

 reports on research. It is emphasized that these categories are not the specific series 

 of the Bureau. Insofar as pertinent, the various series are mentioned within these 

 categories (certain series no longer in use or of interest to the tuna industry are 

 purposely omitted). 



CURRENT EVENTS 



STATISTICS 



In the category of current events we 

 include daily and monthly publications of 

 a general nature covering such matters as 

 landings, prices, imports, and timely 

 reports of interest to the industry, in- 

 cluding events in foreign countries. 

 Publications include: 



FISHERY PRODUCTS REPORT (daily) — 

 mimeographed reports published in 

 key cities in the United States 

 covering the respective local fish- 

 eries in detail and also general 

 matters of price, imports, current 

 legislation, and developments of 

 interest in this country and abroad. 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW (monthly) 

 — processed reports treating more 

 completely but broadly with landing 

 patterns, prices, etc. This journal 

 covers some matters that are indicated 

 in summary fashion in the daily fish- 

 ery products reports and also usually 

 includes pertinent reports on recent 

 research by the Bureau. Foreign fish- 

 ery matters are discussed, current 

 legislation is set forth, and fishery 

 publications are briefly reviewed. 

 Individual articles from this publica- 

 tion can often be obtained as separates. 



With the cooperation of the states 

 and industry the Bureau assembles and 

 publishes regularly certain statistical 

 information on landings, fishing effort, 

 fish holdings, and various current uses. 

 A number of different publications are 

 issued as duplicated leaflets. An 

 annual Statistical Digest covering all 

 major United States fisheries is pub- 

 lished. Statistical publications of most 

 interest to the tuna industry include: 



FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITED 

 STATES (annual). This Statistical 

 Digest covers a large amount of 

 pertinent factual information on 

 all major fisheries. It consists 

 of numerous statistical tables 

 plus some explanatory text. 



PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES 

 (annual) 



CALIFORNIA LANDINGS (monthly and 

 annual) 



CANNED FISH AND BYPRODUCTS (annual) 



MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS (annual), 

 This covers quantity and value of 

 canned, cured, packaged fish 



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