September 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



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Japan (Contd,): 



were negligible. (Fisheries Attache, United 

 States Embassy, Tokyo, June 24, 1966.) 



EXPORTS OF CANNED CRAB 



MEAT, MAY 1966: 



In May 1966, Japan exported a total of 

 3,206 cases (48j-lb. cans each) of canned crab 

 meat. No canned king crab was exported in 

 May and none of the other kinds ot canned 

 crab was exported to the United States. The 

 United Kingdom purchased 805 cases and 

 France received 1,740 cases. The remaind- 

 er of 661 cases went to "other" countries. 

 (Fisheries Attache, United States Embassy, 

 Tokyo, June 24, 1966.) 



DOMESTIC MARKET PRICES FOR 1966 

 CANNED SALMON AND KING CRAB: 



Here are the official quotations for the 

 new pack of Japanese "Akebono" canned chum 

 salmon and king crab produced by one Japan- 

 ese firm for sale on the local market: 



Product and 

 Can Designation 



Can & Case 

 Size 



Price 1 



Wholesale 1/ 



Retail 



Salmon, chum, flat 

 No. 2 can 



1/2-lb., 48's 



. . .(US$/C 

 15.33 



ase). . 

 18.00 



Salmon, chum, Hat 

 No. 3 can 



1/4-lb., 96's 



17.60 



21.33 



King crab, gold label 

 No. 1 can 



13-oz., 24's 



33.33 



39.33 



King crab, gold label 

 No. 2 can 



6-l/2-oz..48's 



37.33 



44.00 



King crab, red label 

 No. 2 can 



6-l/2-oz..48's 



30.00 



36.00 



King crab, blue or 

 green label 



6-l/2-oz.,48's 



28.00 



33.33 



King crab, purple 

 label No. 2 can 



6-l/2-oz.,48's 



24.67 



29.33 



^/In small quantities. 1 



(Fisheries Attache, United States Embassy, 

 Tokyo, July 12, 1966.) 



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FROZEN FISH PRODUCTION IS HIGH: 



Japan's frozen fish production in 1964 was 

 10 times greater than in 1941, the last pre- 

 war year. In 1964, 1,350,000 metric tons of 

 frozen fish were produced--770,000 tons 

 from the coastal fisheries and 580,000 tons 

 from the high-seas fisheries. This was 28 

 percent of the total catch for 1964, Ranked 

 by species, the catch shows tuna as the most 

 important, followed by broadbill swordfish. 



saury, squid, and mackerel. (Fisheries At- 

 tache, United States Embassy, Tokyo, July 

 13, 1966.) 



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VIEWS ON FIFTH JAPAN-U.S. TRADE 

 AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING: 



The fifth meeting of the Japan-U.S. Trade 

 and Economic Council was held in Kyoto, Ja- 

 pan, July 5-7, 1966. It was reported that the 

 Japanese Fisheries Agency felt the discus- 

 sions were highly productive and that the 

 meeting generally achieved its original ob- 

 jectives. The Agency's views were reported 

 as follows: 



1. Japan-U.S. -Canada Fisheries Treaty 

 revision: The United States seemed to have 

 held the view that it was Japan's turn this 

 time to make proposals. However, it turned 

 out that the United States concurred in Ja- 

 pan's view that "there is no solution other 

 than to discuss the problem politically at a 

 cabinet level." Negotiations will hereafter 

 likely be conducted through diplomatic chan- 

 nels in preparation for an early opening of 

 formal talks in order to reach an early set- 

 tlement, which would be desirable. 



2. Bartlett Bill on 12 -mile exclusive fish- 

 ing zone (S. 2218) : The United States, in 

 formal talks, did not explicitly state she 

 would recognize Japan's traditional fishing 

 rights, but did state there would be no real 

 harm done to Japan. Therefore, in any fu- 

 ture discussions between the two countries 

 on specific problems, it is believed that on 

 the basis of the statement made by the United 

 States, Japan should be able to adequately 

 develop her position. 



3. Bristol Bay king crab agreement: The 

 United States showed no particular indication 

 of disapproval with respect to Japan's re- 

 quest for a simple extension of that agree- 

 ment, and expressed the desire that discus- 

 sions be conducted on the basis of scientific 

 studies of the resource. Therefore, it can 

 be expected that the United States has inten- 

 tions of continuing the arrangements provided 

 in the present agreement. (Suisan Tsushin , 

 July 9, 1966.) 



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JETRO GETS $940,000 TO 

 PROMOTE EXPORT SALES : 



The Japan Export Trade Promotion Or- 

 ganization (JETRO) has been allocated for 



