Americans Out After Pacific Tuna
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Pacific Tuna
SOUTH Pacific Administrations have been slow to see the advantages of tuna fishing (and canning) which might now be a source of badly needed dollars.
Canned tuna is very popular in America, where something like 75 million pounds weight is caught and canned each year.
The fish has few takers, however, in British countries.
The United States government has been anxious for many years to extend its tuna fishing grounds beyond Californian waters and it recently authorised the survey of fishing areas in the South Pacific where tuna is known to be plentiful.
One fleet is already operating off American Samoa. Other American fish eries and canneries are reported to be fitting out expeditions for other locali ties.