CHAPTER VIH •= GOVERr^DSNT ASSISTANCE TO THE TUNA INDUSTRY 

 IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN COMPETING COUNTRIES 



ABSTRACT 



governmerrtal aid in vaftcing degrees is qiven to the fishing im3ustry of the 

 United States and 25 other countries studied. Some of this aid accrues to the 

 tuna ll«ustries of many of those countries, the united states and the 25 other 



COUNTRIES ALL LEVY AN IMPORT OU-.T ON CmNNEO TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES BUT IN SOME 



countries fresh or frozen raw tuna enters as an import j free of duty. 



The Reconstruction Finance Corporation kas made some loans to members of the 

 domestic tuna industry, 



The Inter=American Tropica;. Tuna Commission is engaged in a scientific 

 research program which hc/vever has been limited due to a shortage of operating 



FtMJS. 



Exploration for ne« tuna grouncs has been under way for severe, yews by 

 the service in the central pacific off t¥e atlantic coast and in the gulf of 



MEXICO. 



A BEGINNING HAS BEEN MADE IN RESEARCH DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LIVE BAIT 

 SUBSTITUTESo 



The United States Departmei^ of State is devoting attention on a continuing 



BASIS to the reduction OF AREAS OF FRICTION AND MISUNDERSTANDING IN INTERNATIONAL 

 relations affecting the TUNA INDUSTRV„ 



If THE TUNA FISHING INDUSTRY IS TO CONfTINUE ITS VITAL. FOOD PRODUCTION, THE 

 PROBLEM OF SKILLED MANPOWER WARRANTS THE INCREASED CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNMENT. 



SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION OF THIS SUBJECT 



The investigation of this subject extends to the assistance given 

 to fishery enterprises by the United States and by foreign Governments 

 as far as they are active In tuna fishing or proces,?\ng of tuna products, 

 both inclusive of tunalike fish,, or as far as they are considered 

 potential future competitors of the American tuna industi-y. Besides 

 the United States, the follomng countries vrere considered? In Asia, — 

 Japan and the Philippines j in North America, —Canada and Mexico | in 

 South America, — -Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Ecuador | in Central 

 America, — -Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, 

 Honduras, and Mexicoj in Europe, —The United Kingdom, The ^Netherlands, 

 Denmark, Norway, Spain, Portugal., Italy, and France | in Oceania, — 

 Australia and New Zealand » 



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