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detail on the tuna packs than was oustoniary. rirciilar NO. i24 wlii.-h 

 covered the processed fisli for 1949 adtled a rccapituhition of tlic case 

 pack of tuna, bonito and yellowtail for the period 1918-194!). This sum- 

 mary was presented at a time when tlie industry and the Federal Food 

 and Drug Administration were cooporatin<r on a ]>ro'_n-am for standard- 

 izing the tuna pack and this information was nccd.-d in tln-ir work. 



The catch in 1948 of 9()(),()0().(H)() pounds was valued at ^sO.oOO.OOO, 

 exceeding the value for any former year by ;f;2().()()(), ()()(). In 1949 although 

 the catch was over one billion jiounds tiie value to the fishennen was 

 only $73,000,000. This reduction in value was due to a general red net ion 

 in the price of fish from 1948 to 1949. 



RESEARCH VESSELS 



The M. V. N.B. Scoficid was in service thi-oiighout tiie hiciininni and 

 made the following cruises : 



April 8-23, 1950 



May 12-June 15, 1950. 



Off Southern California. 

 Off Northern California. 



Alhacore 



The M. V. Yellowfn conversion was completeil in Seiitenil)ii-. 194I'. 

 and the vessel made the following cruises : 



Date 



September 26-October 14, 1949_ 



October 21-November 4, 1949.. 



November 21-23, 1949 



November 28-December 9, 1949 



December 19-23, 1949 



.January 9-19, 19.50 



February 20-24, 19.50 



February 27-March 3, 1950 



March 13-24, 1950 



April 3-20, 1950 



May 8-24, 1950 



June 6-18, 1950 



Ivocality 



Invostiantinn 



Off SoiiiiiiiK California and , 



Mexico - I Mnrlcorcl and ftanlinr 



Off Central California | Sardine 



Off Southern California Sardinf 



Off Southern California .Sardine 



Off Southern California Sardine 



Off Southern California Sardine 



Off Southern California Sardmr 



Off Southern California Sardine 



Off Central California .**arrlin<- 



Off Mexico ... - - 1 Markerel and lardim- 



Off Southern California I Sardine 



Off Central California S irlm. 



