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supsect, Tffects of Establishzent of Danger Area and Fucleer Tests onJepanese
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The necting wes errenged on the Tepartment's initiative to provide for a preliminary ciscussion on (1) implications for the Jerencse fishing interests in
the esteblistxent of the danger arca ercunithe test site; end (2) the protles
of possitle radicective contarination of fish. ir, Hemendinger noted in connection with pcint 1 the:e are the questions of inconvenience and increesed
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expenses to Uspancse fishing boats ty having to cetowr around the area end
dinrinished cetch because of inchility ts fish within the danger erea.
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Cr, Fukeibo then provided charts giving drta of the catch in and around tke
dance®AR May 1952, fr. Shine said the Japancee have cherts for every month
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showing the verious types of fish caught and the etch per kundred hooks.
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South Pecific end believed they could obtein dzta on total catch, In response
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Mr, Shine said thet in about txo to three weeks efter publishing infornetion
on the ectrblisiment of the dancer erca it should Le possible for the Japanese
ot Tuna Fishing Association to make on estirzte of possitle losses resulting from
oa Nd 4 tie esteblichcont cf the crea.
tr, Eoss then esked the three following g:cstions:
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reny kenn (pounds) were caught in the crea in 1952, 1953 end 1955? (2) Bow neny
shins rere imvelved in eciching the tetel hem? (the tctal eztch of tuna, nerlin
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