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KaSHIWADA, KENICHI, DAIICHI KAKIMOTO, 



and TOSHIMORI Yamasaki. 



1953. Biochemical studies on skipjack, m. On 

 the nitrogen compounds in skipjack pyloric 

 caeca extract. Bull. Jap. Soc. sci. Fish 19(1) : 

 15-18. [J,P] 



Chemical analysis. 



KatO, Genji. 



1940. An account of longline fishing for tuna. 

 Nanyo suisan joho 4(7) : 8-10. [J.P] 



General account of a longlining trip in 

 Palau waters: brief notes on yellowfin 

 sex ratio and maturity, on soaking time 

 and bait loss, and on working efficiency 

 of the fishermen. 



KAWAMURA, HYOzO. 



1939. Observations on oceanography and fishing 

 conditions in Palau waters. Nanyo suisan 

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General discussion of yellowfin and skip- 

 jack fishing in relation to ocean currents 

 in the Palau area. 



KAWANA, TAKESHI. 



1934. On the relation between the tuna fishery 

 and oceanographic conditions. Hokkaido sui- 

 san shikenjo suisan chosa hokoku 31:80 p. 

 (Spec. sci. Rep.: Fish. U. S. Fish. Wildl. 781. 

 [P] 



Thunnus orieiitalis, northern Japan: catch 

 statistics; fishing conditions related to 

 temperature, currents, abundance of other 

 fishes, sunspots, lunar period, wind direc- 

 tion; monthly average size of fish in com- 

 mercial landings; tag recovery records for 

 6 fish. 



1935. The tuna spawns in the Japan Sea. Suisan 

 kenkyti shi 30:284-286. 



Black tuna: spawning. 



1937. The catch of tunny, Thunnus orientalis T. 

 and S., off Kushiro, Hokkaido, in relation to 

 the vertical difference in water temperature. 

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 Oceanic Fishery Investigations Translation No. 

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Temperature difference between surface 

 and 50 m., and average numbers of large, 

 medium, and small fish taken per trip in 

 13 years; Pacific Ocean-northwest. 



1938. On tuna fishing conditions at Urakawa. 

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Thuntius orientalis -Jisbing conditions. Pa- 

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Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi. 



1952. On the populations of the skipjack, Katsuwo- 

 nus pelamis (Linnaeus), migrating to the 

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Kawasaki, Tsin-osm. — Continued 



coast of Japan. Bull. Tohoku reg. Fish. Res. 



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Populations distinguished by size compo- 

 sition, condition factor, and biting qualties; 

 distribution correlated with oceanographic 

 conditions; length-weight relation; age 

 determination (according to Aikawa's ta- 

 bles) ; Pacific Ocean-northwest. 



KIDA, Takeo. 



1936. On the surface temperature of water in the 

 tunny fishing grounds off Kushiro and Ura- 

 kawa in summer. Bull. Jap. Soc. sci. Fish. 

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Thynnus thynnus: fishing condition cor- 

 related wdth water temperature; size com- 

 position of schools; relation to other fishes, 

 birds, plankton; Pacific Ocean-northwest. 

 KIKAWA, ShOji. 



1953. Observations on the spawning of the big- 

 eyed tuna (ParathuH7ius mebachi Kishinouye) 

 near the southern Marshall Islands. Contrib. 

 Nankai reg. Fish. Res. Lab. 1, Contrib. 24:10 

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Mature and ripe fish abundant in longline 

 catch in southern Marshalls, June- August; 

 occurrence of ripe fish in relation to area, 

 oceanographic conditions, month, and size 

 composition; ripe eggs described and fig- 

 ured; successful artificial fertilization des- 

 cribed and embryo figured. 



KIMURA, KINOSUKE. 



1932. Growth curves of blue-fin tuna and yellow- 

 fin tuna based on catches near Sigedera, on 

 the west coast of Prov. Izu. Bull. Jap. Soc. 

 sci. Fish. 1(1) :l-4. (Pacific Oceanic Fishery 

 Investigations Translation No. 37. In: Spec, 

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Neothunnus macropterus, Thunnus orien- 

 talis: g^rowth rates determined from size 

 g^roups; Pacific Ocean-northwest. 



1933. Statistical analysis of the catch of yoimg 

 bluefin tuna and yellowtail in Suruga Bay. 

 Bull. Jap. Soc. sci. Fish. 2(4) : 183-194. [Je,P] 



Thunnus orientalis: trap catches correlated 

 with area and with season; Pacific Ocean- 

 northwest. 



1935. Statistical analysis of the catch by keddle 

 nets, along the coast of Suruga Bay. Rec. 

 oceanogr. Wks. Jap. 7(1) :l-36. 



Neothunnus macropterus, Thunnus orien- 

 talis: Pacific Ocean-northwest; seasonal 

 distribution of trap catches, 1927-32; 

 weight frequencies; age-growth curves. 



1941. Skipjack fishing conditions. Suisan seizo 

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Northwest Pacific Ocean : distribution, mi- 



