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3. [[underlined]]Where, When and Tonnage Caught[[/underlined]]

I have no statistics on tonnage caught, since this was not my part of the work. The fish plant, however, erected for ARANCO at Ras Tanura has been operating since June 20, 1948 and accurate statistics have been kept. 

Tonnage statistics caught and consumed by Arab towns are difficult to obtain. Mr. Gurley has some information on this. 

On June 19th, 15 men in about 2 hours caught around sundown by hook and line 1375 lbs. of fish consisting of spotted jack, spotted grouper, parrotfish, 2 cobia, 1 dog face porgy, and one grey grunt was received at the Ras Tanura fish plant. The fish filleted down to 425 lbs. 

Mr. Gurley reported there is least waste per pound of the cobia than any other species. The spotted grouper or hamoor because of its vitality and taste, is the most favored fish.