Pound and trap nets, stop nets and purse seines in New England and the 

 Middle Atlantic States produce huge quantities of herring during the 

 bluefin season. Mackerel, squid and menhaden^ considered to be excel- 

 lent tuna bait for long lines, are also in abundant supply and easily- 

 obtainable . 



Facilities for transferring live herring from fixed fishing sta- 

 tions to live bait boat tanks are found in ports fron eastern Maine to 

 Cape Cod. In 1952 a Calif ornia- type tuna c Upper loaded 100 bushels 

 of live herring from a Kaine weir and kept the majority of the fish 

 alive in bait tanks for several days before leavirig the area. Sub- 

 stantial quantities of squid are also caught by New England pound nets 

 during the summer months. An anple supply of either fresh or frozen 

 bait is available for long line fishing. New England ports where sup- 

 plies of live and frozen bait may be obtained are as follows: 



Maine. ........ .Eastport, Rockland, Boothbay Harbor, Harpsvjell, 



Portland . 



Massachusetts. .Gloucester, Boston, New Bedford, Provincetown. 



Rhode Island . . . Newport , Point Judith . 



Connecticut . , . .Stonington. 



MARKETS AND CANNERIES AVAIUBIE 



Five tuna cjoining plants which have operated recently have a com- 

 bined capacity for processing approximately 100 tons of raw tuna daily, 

 and their operations represent the best outlet for marketing the pro- 

 duction from an expanded Atlantic tuna fishery. Location of the can- 

 neries is as folloTJs: Eastport, Maine j Gloucester, Massachusetts^ 

 Nanticoke, Maryland; Tighlman, Maryland, and Beaufort , South Carolina. 



Information received from officials of two New England tuna can- 

 neries is that these plants are capable of processing a combined total 

 of 50 tons of raw tuna daily. The South Carolina cannery has a dcdly 

 processing capacity of 10 tons of raw tuna„ A realistic estimate of 

 the annual processing capacity of these three plants in terms of raw 

 tuna would be 13,000 tons. Data concerning annual processing capac- 

 ity have not been received from the Maryland canneries. Testimony 

 given by the treasurer of one Maryland firm, before the Senate Finance 



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