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detail on the tuna packs than was fiistomary. Circular Xo. 24 which 

 covered the processed fish for 1949 added a recapitulation of the case 

 pack of tuna, bonito and yellowtail for the period 1918-1949. This sum- 

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

 and Drug Administration were cooperating on a program for standard- 

 izing the tuna pack and this information was needed in their work. 



The catch in 1948 of 900,000.000 pounds was valued at $80,500,000, 

 exceeding the value for any former year by $20,000,000. In 1949 although 

 the catch was over one billion pounds the value to the fishermen was 

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

 in the price of fish from 1948 to 1949. 



RESEARCH VESSELS 

 The M. V. X.B. Scofield was in service througiiout the biennium and 

 made the following cruises : 



Date 



Locality 



Investigation 



June 29-July 7, 1948 



July 20-September 13, 1948 



October 26-November 1, 1948 



November 5-22, 1948 



November 28-December 1, 1948.. 



February 22-24, 1949.. 



February- 28-March 15, 1949 



March 28-April 14, 1949 



April 28-May 14, 1949 ■. 



June 6-30, 1949 



August 8-September 9, 1949 



September 26-No^-ember 17, 1949 



Februarj- 21-28, 1950 



March 7-25, 1950 



April 8-23, 1950 



May 12-June 15, 1950 



Off California 



To Hawaiian Islands 



Off Cahfomia 



Off Mexican coast 



Off Southern California 



Off Southern California 



Off Southern California and 



Mexico 



Off Southern California and 



Mexico 



Off Southern California and 



^Mexico 



Off Northern California 



Off Northern California 



Off Central and Northern Cali- 

 fornia 



Off Southern California 



Off Southern California and 



Mexico 



Off Southern California 



Off Northern California 



Alba core 



Tuna 



Albacore, mackerel and sardine 



Tuna, mackerel and sardine 



Tuna 



Sardine 



Sardine 



Sardine 



Sardine 

 Salmon 

 Bottom fish and salmon 



Bottom fish 

 Albacore 



Albacore 

 Albacore 

 Salmon 



The M. V. Yellow fin conversion was completed in September, 1949, 

 and the vessel made the following cruises : 



