Tuna bishing sefore the initiation of the CASTLL series, an especialiy in connection with any deep underwater ‘est that might vue considered, it seemed to us hat the impact of such operations on tuna Fishin: would ve @ serious ute. Consequently, some months back | assipned teis orobben ag a magyar conver to ur. (Millis 2. Joss of the jislogy wancu of this oiviston. Ur. oss visited sniwetok, aecelorate! tne construction anc oquipienh of hac laboratory there, conferred wita fishertes resenren ccoole in Clonapila, augmented the Leved of our cupoort 4there, dig esvicvea whta varho us aves y and fisneries prowos on the marketin, in sencral. 4 «st Coast the creelens ov tina Paoudeys and Tne tuna le a ‘gu that ranges wigely in trovicail aa. Lewerable varus os the "acific Ocean and is an important economic asset especially to Japan and Lo ee the United states, nebuiing tie Territory of ms: 4. VLA OPCOCL GG are eo# recojniazed, aul twrea arc some differences betucen taose of Lhe western waters and those of tne vovitera “neidfic. Ta Le.) spo anwta juve Sunt, nowever, that tniivicurl “Ash may travel preit Cistaaces over a neriod of a few WeekSe Vona tap os off UAblYornia nave. own Gadi bo as far away as bie waters of Janan. Vhe caten eomia: into bne sites tatoo Le ji cart Pra american Pignoracn ooercudy oonbbe Ua eaote bol 2 ul) tadh i eathy thi aire Japanese sources sivoeed from Janan cither ac frown 3h" or tn canse” Pisheries based in Ciwaii sre in genera. dneuey oe bo ce tb tne Local Guaand both for imnediate consemetioan and fer packie: Yor sitiraeah lo tue inited obates, aud aA Considerulie auouwr of Mhou vpo. dupanese Loulses is deliversa to the Tslands. Fiyures on the tuna catch for the years 13) and 1951, tx area anil country, are shawn in the attached unde. f 4 Tae region of tac parghalil fshanaus do not ver. oreuuective of tana fisn, and only Japanese vishermen bother to visit these :aters. jrier to UVorld jar 1) there was no fishing J ausy comseyuence oy Lie vooanuce, although they themselves held these islands. Generally, fishin: alonr the northern larshalls is engaged in uy sbios poing to or orem tie wre productive area: to the south. * Frozen Tuna (1952) roe, ob Japan exported to UseSelie Jagan wported to Canada Total mew py . L5, 302,000 pounds of frozen tana 5,736,000 pounds of frozen tans 51,036,090 -mminds of frocen tuns 1 ve import 69 million pounds (1952)