SPAWNING OF ALBACORE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN 



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Figure 2. — Areas fished by the Samoa-based vessels. Each dot represents the approximate central position of one 



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Figure 3. — Size of albacore sampled at the tuna cannery in Samoa, August 1957 to September 1958. 



