Large Gillnet Springs 95c In New York
Some interesting wholesale salmon prices were reported Wednesday on the New York market.
Described in the US bureau of commercial fisheries Market News Service bulletin in Seattle as "wholesale prices by original receivers," they included large dressed frozen gillnet red spring salmon selling in some cases for 95 cents per pound.
Also quoted were frozen medium troll reds at 72 to 73 cents, medium 62 to 63 cents, and small, 53 to 57 cents per pound.
Frozen chums in the round were wholesaling at 42 to 45 cents per pound and dressed at 45 to 47 cents with some lower.
Round frozen steelhead were selling at 63^cents per pound.
On the Chicago wholesale market, dressed frozen bright chums were quoted at 44 to 45 cents per pound (some higher) and dark, 40 to 42 cents per pound.
Also quoted on the New York market were fresh salmon shipped air express. Dressed red springs from California were fetching $1.10 per pound and mediums 75 cents, while medium coho were bringing 78 to 80 cents, and small 65 cents per pound.
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Sockeye Leads Species In 1964 Salmon Pack
Current Season Aug. 8, 1964 Comparison with Aug. 10, Aug. 11, 1963 1962 previous Aug. 5, 1961 years Aug. 6, 1960
SPECIES Cases (48 lbs.) Cases (48 lbs.) Cases (48 lbs.) Cases (48 lbs.) Cases (48 lbs.)
SOCKEYE................... Increase over prev. wk. 310,389 49,899 118,750 45,961 226,925 24,137 351,729 70,042 152,738 35,638
SPRINGS.................... Increase over prev. wk. 5,114 816 4,827 1,099 3,815 361 4,240 548 3,689 440
STEELHEADS Increase over prev. wk. 775 230 427 50 503 35 488 133 301 43
BLUEBACKS .............. Increase over prev. wk. 30,255 1,977 10,016 944 10,038 799 11,526 412 20,508 930
COHO ............................ Increase over prev. wk. 63,636 15,759 51,848 22,399 65,572 10,531 112,544 7,592 31,015 6,079
PINKS........................... Increase over prev. wk. 297,832. 73,110 217,037 203,469 819,714 165,828 285,955 147,511 126,716 37,013
CHUMS ...................... Increase over prev. wk. 87,487 21,210 37,876 22,737 37,903 14,956 26,602 9,780 26,754 7,138
TOT. ALL SPECIES Increase over prev. wk. 795,488 163,001 440,781 296,659 1,165,470 216,647 793,084 236,018 361,721 87,281
BC Packers Announces Top Executive Changes
The positions of president and chairman of the board of British Columbia Packers Limited have been split with retirement this month of John M. Buchanan, who formerly occupied both posts.
Kenneth F. Fraser, formerly vice president in charge of production, has been named president of BC Packers and J. Norman Hyland, vice president in charge of sales, has been appointed chairman of the board and chief executive officer.
Buchanan, despite his retirement from the top positions in BC Packers, will remain a director and be chairman of the policy committee of the board.
He will also continue as chair-nan of the Fisheries Association of BC, to which he was elected m 1951 and annually since.
When Area 3A Closes August 19, Season Will Total 110 Days
When Area 3A closes to halibut fishing at 6 p.m. August 19, it will bring the 1964 halibut season in this area to 110 days, 18 more than last year's 92 day season.
The 34 million pound quota set by the International Pacific Halibut Fisheries Commission will have been taken by that date, but Area 2 will remain open until its 25 million pound quota is taken or until September 15, whichever comes first. And it is obvious that with only 13,359,000 pounds taken at July 22, September 15 will be the closure date.
In 1962, Area 3A, which includes waters off Alaska between Cape Spencer and Kupreanof Point, was open to fishing for 94 days, in 1961 for 105 days, in 1960 for 85 days, in 1959 for 92 days, and in 1958 for 119 days.
North Pacific halibut landings by United States and Canadian vessels during the 1964 season to July 22, 1964 inclusive totalled 13,359,000 pounds in Area 2; 23,-056,000 pounds in Area 3A; 1,799,-000 pounds in Area 3B North Triangle; and 359,000 pounds in Area 3B North; according to an announcement by the Commission on July 27.
NOT YET ANNOUNCED
There has been no announcement concerning the closure of any of the other North Pacific halibut fishing areas which are subject to quota limitation.
The North Pacific halibut fishing regulations for 1964 provide that the season in Area 2 shall terminate at the time of attainment of a catch limit of 25 million pounds or on September 15, whichever is earlier; fishing in
Area 3B South shall terminate at the time of attainment of a catch limit of four million pounds or on October 15, whichever is earlier; fishing in Area 3B North (without catch limit) shall terminate on October 15; and the season in Area 3B North Triangle shall terminate at time of attainment of a catch limit of 6,393,340 pounds or on October 15, whichever is earlier (the catch limit in Area 3B North Triangle is shared between the United States, Canada and Japan).
The Commission will provide 10 days notice of closure of Area 2, and 18 days notice of the closure of the other quota areas.
The halibut catch during the 1964 season in Area 2 and the Bering Sea areas has been substantially below that of the previous season.
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THE FISHERMAN - August 14, 1964
Buchanan, 67, joined BC Packers in 1928, becoming manager and a director and later, in the early forties, president. He was born in Steveston.
Fraser has held various positions with the Campany and for many years served as manager of Imperial Cannery.
Hyland has also long record with the Company, becoming a director and executive sales manager in 1950. He became vice president in charge of sales in 1955 and served as president of the- Fisheries Council of Canada for the 1955-56 term.
J. M. BUCHANAN
. . . retires from top position in BC Packers.
K. F. FRASER
. . . appointed president of BC Packers.
J. N. HYLAND
. . . named chairman of the board and chief executive officer.
Spanish Trawl Captain Fined
The Captain of the Spanish trawler Estornino was convicted in St. John's magistrate court on July 15 of unlawfully fishing inside Canadian territorial waters and fined $200 with the alternative of one month in jail.
The Estornino was one of two Spanish trawlers arrested last October while fishing six miles off Cape Pine at the western tip of Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland, and released on $1,000 bond.
The court's decision was based on the finding that Trepassey Bay is a bay under international law and that the headland to headland rule for measuring territorial waters is applicable.