(12) The peak of the fishing season for skipjack is in the 

 summer, while that for tuna is in the winter. They are 

 both seasons when general fish production throughout the 

 country is at its lowest, 



(13) The tunas are the fishes most desired by buyers in 

 America, and on the other hand, the necessary materials 

 for this fishery are imported chiefly from America,, 



(14) The tuna-fishing grounds of the greater part of the 

 Pacific Ocean and of the northern part of the Indian 

 Ocean were developed by Japanese fishermen, but they 

 are soon to become international fishing grounds. 



(15) There is still, throughout the worlds a great deal of 

 room for the development of fishing grounds^ and there 

 are at present no signs of a decline in the resourceSo 



10, Administrative control 



Formerly this was a free fishery, but in September 1946 the Ministry 

 of Agriculture and Forestry promulgated regulations for the control of 

 the tuna fisheries. According to these regulations, anyone taking skip- 

 jack, tuna, or sharks by pole-and-line or long-line gear from a vessel 

 of over 20 gross tons must have permission from the Minister of Agricul- 

 ture and Forestry, and this system continues in force at present, 



11. Industry groups 



There are two organizations which include all of the skipjack and 

 tuna fishermen throughout the whole country. There is an association 

 of the local tuna fishermen's cooperatives in each area and there is an 

 association for fishermen in regions where there are no organized 

 cooperatives or similar groups. ( Translator's note, °-A list of the 

 member organizations is omitted), 



12. Labor organizations 



There are five organizations whose membership is composed exclusively 

 of skipjack and tuna fishermen, and their combined membership is about 

 8,000 men, ( Translator's note.. — The names and addresses of these 5 labor 

 groups have been omitted from the translation) 5 



13. Welfare establishments 



Three rest homes for tuna fishermen are located at the ports of 

 Misedci, Yaizu, and Morotozaki« ( Translator's note, -~A list of the 

 membership of the Japan Tuna Fishermen's Association by prefectures and 

 a list of the officers of the organization have been omitted from the 

 translation). 



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