another at Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines, followed suit /l. New fish canneries 

 reportedly are being erected on the south coast of Cuba, and the Government 

 also is building a large plant at Batabano, which is expected to be completed 

 within six months for operation by a fishermen' s cooperative. 



The fish canning season begins in March or April and ends in Septem- 

 ber or October. The principal species canned are tunny (principally Thunnus 

 alalunga and a small quantity of Thunnus thynnua ) , albacore ( Germo alalunga) , 

 and bonito ( Sarda sarda and Scomber pelanl ). ATl are indiscriminately labelled 

 "bonito 1 * or "tuna" for domestic consumption, depending on local preference. 

 The tunny packed for export reportedly is the Thunnus alalunga. Two of the 

 three fish canneries recently*began to pack sardines, while the largest cannery 

 is still experimenting. 



The fish are packed in peanut oil or oil and tomato sauce. The tins 

 used are 307 x 112 and Buffet 307 x 202, and net contents range from 7 to 9.5 

 ounces. The tins are packed in cases of 2U or U8 each. One pound of fresh fish 

 reportedly yields 8 ounces of the finished canned product. Table 3 shows produc- 

 tion since 19u0. 



Table 3. Production of canned fish in Cuba, 19U0 to 19U6. 



Year 



Tunny, albacore 



and bonito 



Actual 



cases 



Equivalent cases 

 of U8 7-oz tins 



Sardines 

 cases of 

 U8 8-oz 

 tins 



UB-tin 

 cases 



cases 



cases 



19U0 

 19U1 

 19U2 

 191*3 

 19UU 



1,777 



2,252 



1,721 



2,776 



1,268 



2U-tin 



cases 



1,777 

 2,252 

 1,721 

 2,776 

 1,268 





 

 

 







I9hh 

 19U5 

 19U6 



U,013 



7,56U 



20,830 



2,326 



U,52l 



13,006 







2,500/2 



5,000/2 



Source: Fish canneries. 



The names of the fish canneries, brands, production and other data are 

 submitted in Appendix VII. 



c. Pickled. 



None produced. 



Jl A description of canneries is contained in report no. 188, ibid. 



/2 Estimated. 

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