Japanese Exports
Of Shrimp Take
Drastic Upturn
The American shrimp industry
faces increasingly heavy competi
tion from Japanese imports accord
ing to information contained in
the April 24 issue of the U.S. Bu
reau of Commercial Fisheries Mar
ket News Report of Seattle. The
report states:
“Four large Japanese fishing
companies have submitted a re
quest to the Japanese Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry to place
canned shrimp on the list of marine
products under export control. The
Ministry is expected to consider
this request at the Export Marine
Products Promotion Deliberation
Council meeting scheduled to be
held in June or July of this year.
“According to the request sub
mitted to the Ministry, the canned
shrimp production target for fiscal
year 1963 (April 1963-March 1964)
would be set at 620,000 cases (con
verted to 24 7-oz| cans), of which
600,000 cases would be exported
(United States and Canada, 440,003
cases; Great Britain, 120,000 cases;
other countries 40,000 cases).
“Exports of canned shrimp in
creased sharply from only 12,212
cases valued at 8106,433 in fiscal
year 1960 to 353,856 cases valued
at $2,377,408 in the fiscal year end
ing March 31, 1963.”
Accordnig to a table of canned
shrimp exports, the Japanese sent
only 2,004 cases into the U.S. in
I960, 26,512 cases in 1961, and dur
ing the past year they increased
this to an amazing 169,284.
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The Japanese have been ope
rating huge shrimping fleets on
the Alaskan continental shelf in
the Bering Sea with reports this
year indicating they are fishing
near the Pribilof Islands.
in the same issue, the Market
News Report contained informa
tion showing that Japan, whose
island streams contain no salmon
runs of any significance, exported
to Great Britain 79 per cent of that
country's 1962 imports of canned
salmon valued at $90,000,000. The
Japanese, who operate huge fleets
on the high seas to intercept im
mature salmon destined for Alas
kan streams, exported 71,184,000
worth of salmon to Great Britain
while the U.S., Canada and Soviet
Union, which are the major salmon
nations of the Pacific, together ac
counted for approximately only
$19,000,000 of salmon imported into
Great. Britain.
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Legal Notice
THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR
THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In the Matter of the estate of )
FRED P. MUTANG, deceased )
NO. 63-16P
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
AGOFIA MUTANG, has been ap
pointed Administratrix of the
estate of FRED P. MUTANG.
All persons who have claims
against the deceased must present
them, with the proper vouchers,
not later than October 15, 1963, to
the Administratrix at the offices of
Roy H. Madsen, her attorney, at
the Blinn Building, P. 0. Box 726,
Kodiak, Alaska.
AGOFIA MUTANG
Administratrix
Publish: May 10,17, 24 and 31,1963.
Kia Lund Elected
To Head Russian
Women’s Club
Kia Lund was elected president
of the Russian Women’s Club at
the annual election of officers
meeting held Monday, May 6.
Elected to serve during the com
ing year with her were: Edna Hes
ter, vice president; Gallina King,
treasurer; Mary Frost, secretary.
The club meets the first Monday
of each month.
Officers and members of the club
wish to extend thanks and grati
tude to everyone who donated food,
time and help in making this year’s
dinner, dance and booth a success
during the King Crab Festival.
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