Canned Food Association of Japan which coordinated the various 
canned product associations, many of which are listed above. 
Society of Ocean Fisheries Promotion 
Fishing Vessel Owners Association 
Japanese Association of Refrigeration 
Aquatic Products Dealers Association 
Trade associations (dogyo-kumiai) which were apparently not 
nationwide in scope included: 
Tokyo Canned. Foods Association 
Osaka Canned Foods Association 
Dried and Canned Marine Food Exporters Association of Yokohama 
The Land and Marine Products Exporters Association of Kobe 
Marine Products Association of Nagasakk Prefecture 
Marine Products Exporters Association of Kamraon 
Marine Products Dealers Association of Hakodate 
Marine Products Dealers Association of Otaru 
Hokkaido Tangle Exporters Association 
Some of these inspected marine products packed by producers not affiliated 
with the nationwide canned food associations. Most of them engaged in 
promotional activities. 
Fishery Schools and Training * 
The outstanding institute for training in fisheries was the 
Imperial Institute of Fishery, a government institute near Tokyo. 
This institute provided training in all aspects of the industry includ¬ 
ing fishing methods, operation of vessels, fish culture, processing 
and the development of marine resources — a more extensive program than 
fisher:/- schools offer in most countries. Many of the graduates of this 
institute were engaged in professional fisheries research, in the manage¬ 
ment of the industry or in governmental administration of fisheries. 
Other institutes of the higher grade for fishery education and 
training were the Hakodate Higher School of Fishery and the Fishery 
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