Publisher
Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investigations
Publication Year:
1957
Publication Place
Washington
Physical Description:
38 pages; tables; figures
Call Number
VF 41169
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
13703
Legacy PEIN ID:
53596
General Notes
Contents: 1. Acknowledgments, 2. description and operation of gear, 2. trolling, 2. longlining, 3. depth reached by longline gear, 6. effect of depth of gear on catch rates, 6. catch composition, 7. trolling, 7. longlining, 7. yellowfin tuna abundance, 7. trolling, 10. longlining, 10. Japanese longlining, 10. tagging program, 12. summary, 12. literature cited, 14. appendix
Subject Heading(s)
The results fo 9 fishing cruises to the line islands area by POFI vessels during March 1955 to Fevruary 1956 are dicussed. The catch rates obtained by longlining indicated that the abundance of yellowfin, Neothunnus Macropterus (Temminck and Schlegel), was low as compared with previous years.
Environment - Protection - Samoa
Publisher
Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investigations
Publication Year:
1957
Publication Place
Washington
Physical Description:
38 pages; tables; figures
Call Number
VF 41169
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
13703
Legacy PEIN ID:
53596
General Notes
Contents: 1. Acknowledgments, 2. description and operation of gear, 2. trolling, 2. longlining, 3. depth reached by longline gear, 6. effect of depth of gear on catch rates, 6. catch composition, 7. trolling, 7. longlining, 7. yellowfin tuna abundance, 7. trolling, 10. longlining, 10. Japanese longlining, 10. tagging program, 12. summary, 12. literature cited, 14. appendix
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Record Modified: 18-Dec-2020