and only 2^200 pounds of bluefin tuna. The 1933 catch of bluefin 

 was reported to be 5s9545000 poxinds, but the largest bluefin catch 

 in recent years was 1,413 sOOO pounds in 1946. 



Some of the tuna caught in the Spanish Protectorates reportedly 

 is canned in small canning plants in Tangier. In 1933^ 1,058,000 

 pounds of canned tuna was produced. 



FRANCE 



Tunas and tunalike fishes are caught along both the Atlantic 

 and the Mediterranean coasts of France. On the Atlantic coast, 

 where most of the tuna fishing is concentrated, bluefin and alba- 

 core are important. These species enter the coastal waters off 

 southwest France during May, and migrate northward along Bretagne 

 and Normandy c Tunas are also caught along these coasts during the 

 southward migration in the fallo 



Major Atlantic tuna fishing ports are Saint Jean de Luz, 

 Douarnenez, Concarneau<, Port Louis, Etel, Yeu, Les Sable s-d'Olonne, 

 and La Rochelle. Half of the fishing fleet operates from the Island 

 of Groix. Fish are caught generally from small sailboats with hook 

 and line. Recently, boats have been equipped with motor power and 

 refrigeration! production has increased as the vessels have fished 

 further offshoreo The largest Atlantic tuna canneries are located 

 in Camaret, Douarnenez, Audierne, Concarneau, Lorient, La Rochelle, 

 and Saint Jean de Luz. 



In the Mediterranean, relatively minor quantities of albacore, 

 bluefin, and bonito are caught during the spring. Fixed nets are 

 the most important gear for catching bluefin. The only French tuna 

 cannery in the Mediterranean Area is at Sfete. 



In recent years tuna landings have varied from a low of less 

 than 2,000,000 pounds in 1944 to an average of slightly more than 

 33,000,000 pounds for the years 1949-1951., as shown in table 35<. 



Most of the tuna catch is canned; little is consumed fresh 

 or frozeno Tuna, canned in olive oil, is exported, but the quanti- 

 ties cannot be determined from available statistics. French export 

 statistics show the total export of canned fish as salmon, sardines. 



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