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KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE FISHERIES EXPERIMENT 



Station. — Continued 



1938b. Cooperative southern skipjack fishing ex- 

 periment. Kagoshima-ken suisan shikenjo ji- 

 gyohokoku (1936) : 7-10. [J,P] 



Results of 2 exploratory skipjack fishing 

 cruises in the Celebes and Sulu seas from 

 November to February by a subsidized 

 commercial vessel. 



1938c. Investigation of the migration of important 

 fishes. Kagoshima-ken suisan shikenjo jlgyo 

 hokoku (1936) :89. [J,P] 



Release records for 45 skipjack tagged in 



Ryukyu waters. 



1939a. Investigation of skipjack fishing. Kago- 

 shima-ken suisan shikenjo jigyo hokoku 

 (1937) :l-3. [J,P] 



Results of 7 exploratory skipjack live-bait 

 fishing cruises in Rjoikyu waters from 

 March to June; fishing logs and plot of 

 stations; average length and weight of 8 

 samples of approximately 20 fish; month- 

 ly commercial landings at local ports. 



1939b. Cooperative southern skipjack fishing ex- 

 periment. Kagoshima-ken suisan shikenjo 

 jigyo hokoku (1937) :7-9. [J,P] 



Results (not very detailed) of 10 days' 

 exploratory skipjack live-bait fishing in 

 the Sulu Sea by a subsidized commercial 

 vessel; chart of locations fished. 



1939c. Investigation of the migration of important 

 fishes. Kagoshima-ken suisan shikenjo jigyo 

 hokoku (1937) :69. [J,P] 



Relase records of 36 skipjack tagged in 

 Ryukyu waters. 

 1940a. Experimental skipjack fishing. Kagoshima- 

 ken suisan shikenjo jigyo hokoku (1938) :l-3. 



[J,P] 



Results of 9 exploratory skipjack live-bait 

 fishing cruises in Ryukj-u waters from 

 March to July; brief discussion of water 

 temperature and fishing conditions; plot 

 of locations fished; monthly commercial 

 landings at local ports; average lengths 

 and weights of 13 samples of 20 fish each. 



1940b. Cooperative southern skipjack fishing ex- 

 periment. Kagoshima-ken suisan shikenjo ji- 

 gyo hokoku (1938) :7-9. [J,P] 



Results of 4 exploratory skipjack live-bait 

 fishing cruises to the Sulu Sea from Octo- 

 ber to February by a subsidized com- 

 mercial vessel. 

 1940c. Investigation of the migration of important 

 fishes. Kagoshima-ken suisan shikenjo jigyo 

 hokoku (1938) :43. [J,P] 



Release records for 20 skipjack tagged in 

 Ryukyu waters. 



KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE FISHERIES EXPERIMENT STATION. 



— Continued 



1941a. Investigation of skipjack fishing. Kago- 

 shima-ken suisan shikenjo jigyo hokoku 

 (1939) :l-3. [J,P] 



Results of 10 exploratory skipjack Uve-bait 

 cruises in Ryukyu waters from March to 

 July; fishing log and station plot; brief 

 discussion of water temperature and fish- 

 ing conditions; average lengths and 

 weights of 8 samples of 20 fish each; 

 monthly commercial landings at local 

 ports. 

 1941b. Cooperative southern skipjack fishing ex- 

 periment. Kagoshima-ken suisan shikenjo ji- 

 gyo hokoku (1939) :7. [J.P] 



Fishing logs for 3 exploratory skipjack 

 livebait fishing cruises to the Sulu Sea 

 from October to January by a subsidized 

 commercial vessel. 



KAKIMOTO, DAIICHI, AKIO KANAZAWA, and KENICHI 



Kashiwada. 



1953. Biochemical studies on skipjack (Katsuwo- 

 nusvagans). IV. Distribution of amino-acid 

 in pyloric caeca. Bull. Jap. Soc. sci. Fish. 19 

 (6) :729-732. [Je,P] 

 Chemical analysis. 



Kamimura, Tadao, and MISAO HONMA. 



1953. Biology of the big-eyed tuna, Parathunnris 

 mebac;ii(Kishinouye). I. Length frequency of 

 the big-eyed tuna caught in the North Pacific 

 with special reference to biennial frequency. 

 Contrib. Nankai reg. Fish. Res. Lab. 1, Contrib. 

 46:18 p. [Je,P] 



Analysis of size composition of bigeye 

 landed by longUnes from 130°E. to 165°W. 

 north of 26°N. from 1948 through 1953; 

 compared for areas and years; discussion 

 of reproduction, growth, and migration. 



KANAGAWA PREFECTURE FISHERIES EXPERIMENT STATION. 



1951a. Report of South Sea tuna fishing experi- 

 ments, 1951. 49 p. [J,P] 



Detailed results of a longlining cniise to 

 0°-6°N., 154°-162°E. in January-March: 

 distribution, longline catch rates, relative 

 depth of capture, length frequencies, sex 

 ratios, stomach contents for yellowfin and 

 bigeye tuna. Subsurface water tempera- 

 tures, salinities; notes on plankton. 



1951b. Report of work of the Kanagawa Prefecture 

 Fisheries Experiment Station, 1950:1-107. 



Results of 5 longlining cruises between 5 - 

 38°N. and 150°-175°E. Yellowfin, bigeye, 

 and albacore catch rates, length frequen- 

 cies, sex ratios, stomach contents (non- 

 quantitative); relative depth of capture; 

 subsurface water temperatures and saU- 



