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Japan (Contd.): 



(Fishery Attache, U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Oct. 

 6 and 7, 1966.) 



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FACTORYSHIPS RETURNING FROM 

 EASTERN BERING SEA 



Japanese factoryships operating in the 

 Eastern Bering Sea have been returning to 

 Japan with their products : 



• The 10,000-ton "GyokeuiMaru" fleet re- 

 ported a catch of 108,041 metric tons, which 

 yielded: fish meal, 17,331 tons; fish solubles, 

 1,442 tons; fish oil, 576 tons; frozen fish, 

 4,896 tons; and minced meat, 1,013 tons. 



• The catch for 1966 season for the 7,400- 

 ton "Chichibu Maru" was: Pacific ocean 

 perch, 13,000 metric tons; herring, 3,000 

 tons; other fish, 2,500 tons --a grand total of 

 18,500 tons. 



• The production of shrimp by the 7,500- 

 ton "Einin Maru" was only 145,000 cases of 

 48 6i-oz. cans (about half original target). 

 The low production of shrimp in the North 

 Pacific and Bering Sea was contributing to 

 the rise in export price of this commodity. 

 (Fishery Attach^, U. S. Embassy, Tokyo, Oct. 

 7, 1966.) 



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FISH MEAL FACTORYSHIP COMPLETES 

 NORTH PACIFIC OPERATION 



The "Hoyo Maru," a Japanese fish-meal 

 factoryship, completed fishing operations in 

 the North Pacific on September 26. Its pro- 

 duction was : 



Metric Tons 



Total catch 



Meal produced 



Solubles produced . . . . 



Fish oil produced 



Frozen products produced , 



95,500 

 14, 860 



3,120 

 970 



5,733 



Included in the frozen products were 1,200 

 metric tons of minced meat. (Fishery At- 

 tach^, U. S. Embassy, Tokyo, Oct. 4, 1966.) 



1966 WHALE CATCH IN 

 NORTH PACIFIC WAS GOOD 



North Pacific whaling in 1966 brought good 

 results. The fleets all reported abundant sei 

 and sperm whales and no reason to fear for 

 their future. The fleets made the best kills 

 in two areas: between 45° N. and 49° N. in 

 the eastern Pacific, and between 45° N. and 

 53° N. in the Gulf of Alaska. Those areas 

 had rarelybeen fished in the past. The catch- 

 es for one of the three fleets, the "No. 2Kyo- 

 kuyo Maru," were: 



Month 



May. . . . 

 fune. . . . 

 luly. . . . 

 August . . 

 September 



Total 



Sei 



Whales 



Sperm 

 Whales 



(Number) . . 



28 

 235 

 652 

 469 

 233 



1,617 



71 



355 



194 



308 



1 



929 



In previous years, most Japanese whaling 

 was in the Aleutian area or in the Western 

 Pacific, but those grounds no longer are pro- 

 viding good catches. This year, the best fish- 

 ing was in the eastern Pacific off Canada and 

 in the Gulf of Alaska. This is a relatively 

 new area and no doubt the reason for the good 

 catches. (Fishery Attache, U. S. Embassy, 

 Tokyo, Oct. 6, 1966.) 



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EXPORTS li MILLION CANNED TUNA 

 IN OIL AND SPECIALTY PACKS 



The Japan Canned Tuna Packers Associa- 

 tion, during April -August 1966, validated for 



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Exports of Canned Tuna by Countries. April-August 1966 



Countries 



Tuna in Oil 



Specialty Pack 



Exported to: 



. . (No. Acti 



304,553 

 115,831 



63,801 



57,000 



56,053 



51,491 



49,759 



31,714 



15,436 



14.763 



14,522 



10,333 

 194,441 



lal Cases). . . 

 171,982 

 30,495 



28,460 

 10,000 

 17,096 



West Germany 















Saudi Arabia 



United Kingdom 









Total 



979,697 



258,033 



