Bonito and Yellowtail Canned^ Not in Oil 



Imports under this classification are believed to consist almost entirely 

 of bonito csmned in brine „ This is a rew prcduit to the United States market 

 and is received under the basket tariff classification dutiable at I25 percent 

 ad valorem resulting from the 1943 Trade Agreement with Iceland, To date^ ship- 

 ments of this product to the United States have been small and m the two years, 

 1951 and 1952 J, receipts are estimated to have averaged about 2_,00Cc00G pounds 

 each year« 



The Tariff Commission^, likewise found that as in the case of tvina canned 

 in brine, axid bonito canned in oil, imports of bonito not in oil, were not 

 imported in quantities which caused or threatened to cause injury to the 

 domestic industry. 



TUNA FISHIN G GEAR 



The major portion of ths United States catch of tuna and tunaJ.ike fishea is 

 made with hook and line and purse seines. Relatively .?mall 'J;at^•;hes are taken 

 by pound nets, haul seines and harpoons, and occasional incid«ntal catches are 

 made by gill nets and otter trawl=„ 



Hook and Line 



There are four methods of taking tuna with hook and line. These are 

 trolling, live-bait fishing, keg-line fishing, and long-line fishing. 



TROLLING 



Trolling involves catching tuna on lu."'es in which barbies^ hooks have 

 been concealed. These are towed through the water at the end of liney from 

 small boats. A large portion of the albacore catch is made with this geair, 

 A description of this gear and its operation contained in California Bursau 

 of Marine Fisheries, Fish Bulletin, No. 74 ^ fellows; "A typical trolling 

 vessel has a 20- to 30-foot pole rigged on each side.,..,.,. Each is hinged 

 at the heel to the deck or house, or some conveni.ent points and is lov/ered 

 from the vertical by a line rove through block ?. When not in use xt is 

 carried vertical against the mast or stays. When fishing the poles are 

 lowered to a suitable height from the water c To each pole are attached three 

 or four trolling lines, with a steel or rubber spring in each to absoi^b the 

 initial shock of a striking fish. The lines are graduated in length and so 

 rigged that each can be pulled inboard without fouling the remaaning lines on 

 that side. Typically the lure is attached to the line by a wire leader of 

 varying length. However, the details of the gear construction are as 

 divergent as the fishennen, and all manner of variations can he found, 



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