Iliei FRi^SI'lI C0^3DITI0N OF THE TXTKA FISrEiaSS 

 Translated from Katf.uo to i^gii ro , rio„ 16, JMay 1951 



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;6„-- -The article of v.'hich this is 



partial trans la-cion appeared in the anniversary Tjumber of 

 -■ne magazine of the Japan Tuna Boat Owner's Association, 

 and aims to show the degree of recovery whioh Japan's 

 tuna industry had made in 5 years after the waro Xhe sources 

 of some of the statistics are not stated, "but in vie-,T of 

 the character of the organiaaticn which published them it 

 is felt -chat they are probably fairly aocuratso Amounts 

 appearing in the original arcici© in Japanese units of 

 kan and yen have been converted into pounds and dollars 

 at the ra-es of 8o2? pounds to the kan and 560 yen to the 

 dollar 'i/ifhere amounts are stated in -consj it is not clear 

 whether long tons, short tons, or metric tons are meant, 

 but It is assumed that in the case of import and export 

 Items, which are chiefly traded with the United States, 

 the tons are of 2^000 poundSo If not, the difference is 

 small because the long ton is 2,240 pounds and the metric 

 ton is 2,205 pounds o Vessel tonnages are given in 100- 

 cubic-foot units of capacityo 



1, Fishing vessels 



As a result of the war the tuna fleet was at one time largely 

 destroyed, but it has recovered swiftlyo At present the number of 

 vessels is not greatly different from the prewar number and the 

 size of the vessels has increased markedlyo 



Fishing vessels (of over 20 tons) 



