UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Fred A. Seaton, Secretary 

 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, Arnie J. Suomela, Commissioner 



STUDY OF AGE DETERMINATION BY HARD 

 PARTS OF ALBACORE FROM CENTRAL 

 NORTH PACIFIC AND HAWAIIAN WATERS 



BY TAMIO OTSU AND RICHARD N. UCHIDA 





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FISHERY BULLETIN 150 



From Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service 



VOLUME 59 



UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE • WASHINGTON • 1959 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office 

 Washington 25, D. C. - Price 15 cents 



