To increase the tuna catch; two American submarine chasers 

 have been purchased recently. These vessels are equipped with two 

 900 horse power motors and have refrigeration compartments for 100,000 

 pounds of fish each. One of these vessels has already completed a 

 successful trial run and both are expected to leave soon for tuna 

 fishing with lines in the waters off the Canary Islands. 



Portugal possesses very large colonies in Africa (Angola and 

 Mozambique), as well as the Azores and the Madeira Islands. All are 

 located near actual and potential tuna fishing grounds. In the Azores 

 the tuna industry has been increasing production since 1929; five 

 large and six small canneries are operated principally on Sao Miguel 

 and Tereira Islands. These canneries operate 6O motor launches and 

 a number of small boats, and at peak production employ 2,500 persons 

 in fishing and cannings The main fish used for canning is bluefin, 

 although bond to is also canned in smaller quantities. Normal Azores 

 production is estimated at 3,300,000 pounds per year; in 1949, 

 2,200,000 pounds were canned and shipped to the United States, Italy, 

 Frajice, Switzerland, Belgium, and Brazil. 



Tuna fisheries are also conducted in the Cape Verde Islands. 

 Production is small, the pack in 1947 being about 600,000 pounds. 



Oceanic conditions off Angola are similar to those off Peru and 

 large tuna resources are available. In a recent visit to Angola, a 

 Fish and Wildlife Service observer noted quantities of yellowfin 

 widely distributed along the coasts A growing tuna canning industry 

 is centered around the port of Mossamedes. Presently, fishing is 

 one of the most important single industries of Angola. Recent annual 

 landings of all fish have been between 100,000,000 and 250,000,000 

 pounds. Tuna landings in 1950 were reported to have been about 

 2,600,000 pounds. Recently, fish canning has increased owing to the 

 demand for canned fish in Italy, 



Northern Europe 



NORmY, SWEDEN, AND DENMARK 



Although the Scandinavian countries are not located near the 

 world's principal tuna grounds, bluefin frequent nearby waters. This 

 fish has been taken in the Sound, the Kattegat, the Skagerak, the 

 North Sea, and the Norwegian Sea. The gradual warming of North At- 

 lantic waters during the last several decades has resulted in the 



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