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cannery Nagato Maru operated in the region between Amak Island 

 and Port Moller, well outside the territorial waters of Alaska, for a 

 period of about 4 months, during which a reported total pack of 

 33,000 standard cases of canned crab meat was prepared. Two aux- 

 iliary motor vessels, the Kasuga Maru and the Ise Maru^ accompanied 

 the cannery ship, and fishing was carried on from 10 small boats. The 

 Nagato Maru carried a crew of about 45 men, and approximately 

 400 persons were employed in fishing and canning operations. The 

 supply ship Seiten Maiii. visited the vessel once during the season 

 to deliver supplies and take aboard a cargo of canned crab for trans- 

 portation to Japan. 



Early in the spring of 1933 the Japanese cannery vessels Taihoku 

 Mam and S/to/uo Mara arrived in Bering Sea to engage in crab 

 fishing in offshore waters. A third cannery ship, the Kasada Maru^ 

 arrived later and was reported to be engaged in crab canning near 

 the other vessels. 



DOMESTIC RELATIONS 

 COOPEEATION WITH STATES AND OTHER AGENCIES 



Dwindling revenues for fisheries work in the States, together with 

 curtailment of the Bureau's appropriation, rendered even more valu- 

 able and essential a broad program of cooperation and mutual aid 

 between agencies concerned with the same activities. 



In connection with the propagation and distribution of fish, mu- 

 tually reciprocal relations have been established with 21 different 

 States, enabling the State waters to be stocked more effectively and 

 economically. These measures of cooperation have extended into 

 practically all fields of fish-cultural work, including the exchange of 

 eggs, joint use of hatchery facilities, distribution by the States of 

 fish produced in Federal hatcheries, loan of experienced personnel 

 to help the States, financial assistance on the part of the States in 

 some instances, and loan of equipment. In addition the Bureau has 

 directly aided 6 other States by supplying eggs, fish, or other services. 



Uniformly helpful contact has existed with other Federal agencies 

 concerned with the perpetuation of fish life, principally with the 

 Forest Service, Bureau of Biological Survey, and the National Park 

 Service. 



The maintenance of active cooperation with sportsmen's organi- 

 zations for the purpose of operating rearing pools and nursery ponds 

 was on a more restricted scale. Approximately 100 organizations 

 received fish for rearing from the Bureau's hatcheries in comparison 

 with 116 last year. Consequently the fish allotted dropped consider- 

 ably below the 4 million mark which was exceeded during the previ- 

 ous year. The State of Pennsylvania assisted materially by furnish- 

 ing 475,000 brook trout for the nurseries within that State. The 

 Bureau has endeavored to assist sportsmen's groups otherwise by 

 rendering advice on fish-cultural problems, making inspections where 

 practicable, and any other feasible means. 



In the collection of fishery statistics unusual cooperation has been 

 accorded the Bureau by the Pacific Coast and Great Lakes States, 

 and also Maryland and Virginia. In addition, various other States 

 have supplied statistics on one or more of the fisheries conducted 

 within their borders. In this Avork the Bureau represents the cor- 



