In addition. frozen tuna was being imported from Japan to the tune of 5.000 tons annually. At the same time. 100.000 boxes of canned tuna were being imported from the same source. bringing hot opposition from the U.S. fishing industry. With the Japanese Exclusion Act of 1924 and the increasing age of the Issei. the Japanese fishing industry was beginning to see a downtrend even before World War II almost wiped it out completely. By 1935. the number of fishermen had decreased to 550. However. with the advent of the Nisei in the industry. the boats were being converted to larger. deepsea fishing vessels costing from $100.000 to $250.000 each.
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