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CHAPTER IV " DOMESTIC PRODUCTION (continued) 



Tuna fleet participation in other fisheries, or 

 transport trade (continued) 



Possibilities of engaging in the transport trade 23U 



Fleet operations 236 



Should the tuna fleet move to other locations to obtain 



more favorable operating ccnditions ^ 236 



New areas available to the tuna fleet for fishing 



operations or for bases 236 



Gulf and Southeastern States 238 



Puerto Rico 239 



Virgin Islands 2U0 



The Philippines, Trust Territories, and 



Equatorial Pacific '■ 2I4.I 



Where tuna are available and are not fished by domestic 

 commercial fishermen, is it likely that a commercial 



fishery will be developed by United States industry? 2U^ 



Atlantic Coast 2k^ 



Background of Atlantic Coast tuna fishing 2k^ 



Quantities and species available 2L|.7 



Availabilitjr of local fleet and fishermen 2l;8 



Availability of bait 2^0 



Markets and canneries available 2^1 



Ports and cold storage facilities 2^2 



Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean area 251i 



Trends toward development of a tuna fishery in 



the Gulf and Caribbean area 2^lj. 



Quantities and species available in the Gulf 



and Caribbean 2^6 



Availability of local fleet and fishermen 2^8 



Availability of bait— 2^9 



Markets and canneries available 2^9 



Ports and cold storage facilities 260 



Central Pacific area 261 



Recent developments in the Central Pacific 26l 



Quantities and species available 261 



Availability of local fleet and fishermen 263 



Availability of bait- ■ 263 



Availability of ports, processing facilities, 



and markets-- — • 26U 



Limitations of territorial waters and foreign regula- 

 tions on the United States tuna fishery 26U 



Vessels affected and their areas of operation 265 



Foreign territorial sea claims and fishing 



regulations--- ■ 266 



Relations with foreign countries and causes of 



disagreement-- ■ 268 



