. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. November 1957 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 43 of this type in the United States and the yield is reported to be better than in the more common reduction processes. The meal product produced is guaranteed to contain percent protein, but will actually rate between 70-75 percent. The whaling company has been in operation for two years, but prior to the present reactivation of whaling activities, whale meat was imported from Canada for two years. The whales are captured by a fleet of three catcher-boats, manned by a crew of five men each. T
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. November 1957 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 43 of this type in the United States and the yield is reported to be better than in the more common reduction processes. The meal product produced is guaranteed to contain percent protein, but will actually rate between 70-75 percent. The whaling company has been in operation for two years, but prior to the present reactivation of whaling activities, whale meat was imported from Canada for two years. The whales are captured by a fleet of three catcher-boats, manned by a crew of five men each. Theyhunt daily, weath- er permitting, during the seasons which are: May 1 to October 31 on finback and humpback whales, and April 1 to Novem- ber 30 on sperm whales. Their prima- ry interest in sperm whales is the ba- leen or whalebone because the meat in the sperm whale is too oily for good quality edible meat. The whaling grounds are offshore of the Farralon Islands, sometimes over a hundred miles at sea. The vessels are in constant communication with the plant so that production can be controlled to the plant capacity which is three whales daily. The vessels hunt and harpoon the whales, pump air into the carcass to keep the dead whale afloat, the flukes are secured to the boat by a chain, and the dead whales are towed to the plant. The catcher vessels axe under a five-year contract to the company and receive pay- ment for the whales based on their length. Crews are made up of a harpooner, en- gineer, cook, deckhand, and captain. They have an arrangement with the vessel own- ers for a percentage of the gross proceeds, based upon their individual job. The humpback whales, which are their primary catch, average 43 feet in length and provide approximately 6-8 tons of whale meat and about 1,800 gallons of oil. The finback whales are slightly larger and produce 12-15 tons of meat. Only the loins are used for meat. There is some meat in the shoulder which could be CUTTING
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