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dates on which fish were unloaded from the vessel. 

 It is from this list, and other data, that fishing 

 eilort was estimated. 



Eaoli usable catch repoi-t was assumed to de- 

 scribe tiie results of a single trip of tlie ves.se]. 



Each boat has an official number-of-crew, which 

 is reported to the U.S. Customs ( Yamasliita, 1958, 

 table A-1 ) . Tliis figure, a constant for each vessel, 

 was assigned as a weight to each usable catch re- 

 port to represent the amount of effort expended in 



TERRITORY OF HAWAII 

 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 



DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME 



FISH CATCH REPORT 



Name of Permittee Boat Permit No. 



Nome of Boat FG No- 

 Type of Fishing J Fishing Gear 



FORM C 1 5 B 93859 lOM StTS-7-51 



* Value represents the amount of money Received by the fisherman for total pounds of fish sold. Do not 

 record price per pound. 



t Check one to indicate whether baiting was done at doy or at night. Applies to liveboiting only. 



The above reports are true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge and 

 belief. 



Signature Port of Landing , 



Permitlee or Authorized Agent 



Island 



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Figure 2. — Hawaii Division of Fish and Game, Pish Catch Report (1950-54). 



