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Emp loyment 
A tuna industry survey indicated that the tuna fleet 
provided direct employment for about 6,800 people, with a 
payroll of about $65 million during 1973. Tuna processing 
plants employed a total of about 16,000 people in adminis- 
trative and factory tasks in 1973. Total payroll was in 
excess of $90 million. 
Recreational fishing 
In the Atlantic Ocean, the bluefin tuna is of interest 
to both recreational and commercial fishermen. Because 
major commercial fisheries are located far from the recrea- 
tional fishing areas, direct conflicts on the fishing 
grounds do not usually arise. However, both recreational 
and commercial fishermen harvest from the same stocks. An 
NMFS report showed the Atlantic recreational tuna catch to 
be) 1035 ema inion pounds 97/07 
In the Pacific Ocean, albacore and bluefin tuna are of 
interest to recreational fishermen. A 1971 California Fish 
and Game Department report stated that sport anglers consider 
albacore to be one of the more desirable gamefishes for 
recreational fishing. Most sportfishing is done in southern 
and central California waters within 60 to 80 miles of shore. 
The report also stated that sportsmen are keenly interested 
in catching bluefin tuna in California and the partyboat 
industry development has made bluefin more accessible to 
sportfishermen. The NMFS report showed that 8 million 
pounds of tuna were caught in the Pacific by recreational 
fishermen in 1970. 
Management controls 
Internationally, four commissions study and/or manage 
the tuna resource. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commi- 
sion (IATTC), established in 1950, was composed of eight 
member nations in 1976: Canada, Costa Rica, France, Japan, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. The 
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fish caught by tuna fishing vessels and (2) recommend joint 
conservation measures to maintain the species around maximum 
sustainable yield. The IATTC has implemented conservation 
measures by establishing a harvesting quota which limits 
the yellowfin tuna harvest in an area known as the commis-— 
sion's yellowfin regulatory area (CYRA). CYRA extends from 
north of San Francisco, California, to northern Chile (see 
figure 1), and encompasses approximately 5 million square 
miles. According to an NMFS official, the IATTC has succeed- 
ed in maintaining the yellowfin tuna resource. 
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