. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. FIG. 3 - A TRUCKLOAD OF JACK MACKEREL--ABOUT 18 TONS. CRUSHED ICE fS BLOWN ACROSS THE TOP OF THE FISH. FIG. 2 - END OF CONVEYOR FROM VESSEL TO TRUCK. FISH POURING INTO TANK ON TRUCK. is a distance of approximately 300 miles, and to San Francisco approximately 360 miles. To the basic trucking rates are added rharges for use of unloading con- veyors, harbor department rates for use of the dock, and cost of ice. In some instances truckers absorb the costs of some items, in others canners do. The Fishermen's Unionhas contracts with vessel own-
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. FIG. 3 - A TRUCKLOAD OF JACK MACKEREL--ABOUT 18 TONS. CRUSHED ICE fS BLOWN ACROSS THE TOP OF THE FISH. FIG. 2 - END OF CONVEYOR FROM VESSEL TO TRUCK. FISH POURING INTO TANK ON TRUCK. is a distance of approximately 300 miles, and to San Francisco approximately 360 miles. To the basic trucking rates are added rharges for use of unloading con- veyors, harbor department rates for use of the dock, and cost of ice. In some instances truckers absorb the costs of some items, in others canners do. The Fishermen's Unionhas contracts with vessel own- ers, who in turn have contracts with canners, for flat rates to either Monterey or San Francisco. For fish bought by canners this charge is deducted from the gross return to the vessel. The canner pays the truck broker for transporting the fish, and th^ other charges are split up in any manner that can be negotiated between the canner and truck broker. As sardine landings are irregular as to time of the day they are unloaded, due to distance from port, moon phase, weather, etc., the trucks are on a standby Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. National Marine Fisheries Service; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Commericial Fisheries. [Washington] : National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt. Print. Off. ]
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