hook and line from small fishing boats , Landings have been small 

 and have declined sharply ^ as shown in table 32; the increased 

 landings in 1950 were made principally by a new company ( Societe 

 des Madra^ues Tunisiennes ) j which was given monopoly rights in 

 the tuna industry for 40 years: 



TABLE 32 » - TUNISIA; UNDINGS OF TUNA AND TONALIKE FISHES, 

 1930-1937 AND 1944-1950 



YEAR POUNDS 



1930 o « o o o o o .»„, o o o o o o o o o . o o .«» o ....... o o o o o o o o o o . 2,081,520 



1931 =o.ooooc,.oooo.,..o,o..=..o.co.ooo...„«o„coooo 2,079,315 



1932 o . o o o o o o „ o o „, o .. o „ o o ...„. o o o . o „.. o » o „„..„« o » . 1,287,720 



1933 oo«o.»ooo,o.oo.o,co.o„».o,.„ooo„,„o„„«o.„„„oo« 1,082,655 



1934 . „ o o o „ o o o o , o o « . o « o » o o . o o o . , o , . . , . . . o o o o „ o o o . 1,483,965 



1935 „ o o o , o o » o . o o o . o o o o . o . « o « o » . . o o o o . o o o c o o o » o . . 740,880 



1936 „,,000O„.0.00000«0O00O00.OO0.0,..C..O0..O0„0O0 577,710 



1937 c o . . c o o o e o o o , o o » o o „ o o „ o , „ o . „ o . o . o o o , . „ o « o o 1,658,160 



1944 o.o««ooo»o.ooo„o„o... 0.000,0.00000000.000000.0 385,875 



1945 oo.oooo.oo.ooooo,o....oooo.oooooo.oo.oo.oo.oo, 557,865 



1946 O.O.0O00000000.O00.O...O0OOO.OOO..O0.OOOO0...C 438,795 



1947 o . o o . . . o o o o o . o . o o o o o o . o . . . . o o o o o . o o . . o o o 253,575 



1948 o . . . . o o o o o o o o . o o o o o o o . o . . o o . o , o , . . . . o . . o o . o 264,600 



1949 . . . . . . o o o . o . o . . . . . o . . . o . , . o . o o . . . . . o . . . . o . U3,325 



1950 . . o o . o o o . . . . o . o o . o o c o o o o o . o o . o o o o . o o o o o . o o o . o 952,560 



In 1950c, half the catch was canned and exported. The possi- 

 bility of increasing tuna pnDduction is regarded optimistically by 

 Tunisian authorities, as tuna are reportedly plentiful and excel- 

 lent locally produced olive oil is available for use in canning. 



AUIERIA 



In 1936, Algerian landings included 560,070 pounds of bluefin 

 and 178,605 pounds of albacore; landings of these tunas in 1947 

 were 1,741,950 pounds. Tunas are caught in fixed traps and with 

 hook and line. The main fishing centers in Algeria are Oran, 

 Hiilippe ville , and Boneo 



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