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U. S, BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



The pack of tuna and tunalike fishes includes albacore (put up 

 under the name of " white-meated tuna"), yellowfin and oluefin 

 tuna, striped tuna or skipjack, ''tonno," bonito, and skipjack. 

 ''Tonno" is prepared from striped tuna and the blue and yellowfin 

 tunas, but mostly from the first named. It consists of a highly 

 seasoned and spiced pack put up in oil after the Italian method. 

 The 1924 pack shows a decided increase of the albacore, of which 

 there was an unusually large run in the southern waters. The pack 

 might have been larger but for a fishermen's strike occurring at the 

 height of the season. The packs of the other tunas were considerably 

 smaller than in 1923, especially that of the yellowfin tuna, which is 

 caught largely in waters off the coast of Mexico. The average price 

 received for all kinds of tuna was $8.80 per standard case, as compared 

 with S8.45 in 1923. 



Pack of tuna and tunalike fishes, 1924 



1 Includes the pack of 100 cans to the case, which has been converted to the equivalent of 48 cans to the 

 case. 



2 Includes the pack of 50 cans to the case, which has been converted to the equivalent of 48 cans to the 

 case. 



3 Includes a few cases of J^-pound round, which have been converted to a basis of J/^pound round. 



SHRIMP AND CRABS 



In 1924, 94 canneries were engaged in canning shrimp, 30 of these 

 being in Louisiana, 26 in Mississippi, 12 in Georgia, 9 in Florida, 

 7 in Alabama, 5 in Texas, 3 in North Carolina, 1 in South Carolina, 

 and 1 in New York. The total pack of shrimp amounted to 752,471 

 cases of various sizes, which were equivalent to 718,517 standard 

 cases of 48 No. 1 cans, valued at $4,608,950. This is an increase of 

 2.6 per cent in quantity and 5.2 per cent in value, as compared with 

 the production in 1923. 



Crabs were canned at 1 plant in Alaska, 1 in Maine, 1 in Maryland, 

 2 in Virginia, and 1 in Mississippi, making a total of 6 plants, as 

 compared with 9 in 1923. The total pack amounted to 3,563 cases 

 of various sizes, valued at $35,944. Compared with 1923, when the 

 pack amounted to 4,138 cases of various sizes, valued at $47,023, 

 this is a distinct decrease. 



