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Mather, Frank J. HI, and C. G. day.— Continued 



atlanticus, Thunmis thynnus: distribution, 

 length measurements. 



Matsubara, Kiyomatsu. 



1943. Southern fishes. Part 2. Taiwan suisan zas- 

 shi 334:11-14. [J,P] 



Brief general description of tuna longline 

 and skipjack livebait fisheries, with re- 

 marks on location of fishing grounds in 

 relation to oceanographic conditions. 



Matsui, KizO. 



1942a. Growth, water and fat content of the brain 



of skipjack and tuna. Kagaku nanyo 5(1) :106- 



116. [J.P] 



Skipjack, yellowfin tuna from Palau 

 waters: maturity of gonads, weight of 

 brain in relation to body length; brain 

 anatomy, regressions of weights of parts 

 of brain on total brain weight; compari- 

 son with other fishes and rat. 



1942b. On the gonads of skipjack from the adja- 

 cent waters of Palau. Kagaku nanyo 5(1): 

 117-122. (Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investiga- 

 tions Translation No. 19. In: Spec. sci. Rep.: 

 Fish. U. S. Fish Wildl. 20) . [P] 



Gonad weight used as a criterion of sexual 



maturity; gonads figured. 



Matsui, Y. 



1938. La pesca del atiin en la Baja California. Bol. 

 Dep. for. Mex. 3:101-106. 



Tuna, Pacific Ocean - northeast; purse- 

 seining, livebait fishing. 



Matsumoto, Takeshi. 



1937. An investigation of the skipjack fishery in 

 the waters of Woleai Island. Nanyo suisan 

 joho 3:2-4. (Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investi- 

 gations Translation No. 42. In: Spec. sci. Rep.: 

 Fish. U. S. Fish Wildl. 46). [P] 



Results of experimental livebait fishing 

 for skipjack at Woleai, Caroline Is.; ob- 

 servations on the scarcity of bait fish at 

 Lamotrek and Puluwat; some oceanogra- 

 phic data; release of tagged skipjack re- 

 corded. 



Matsumoto, Walter M. 



1952. Experimental surface gill net fishing for 

 skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) in Hawaiian 

 waters. Spec. sci. Rep. Fish. U. S. Fish Wildl. 

 90:20 p. [P] 



Description of gear, history of gill netting 

 for tuna, fishing operations, fishing 

 groimds and sesisons. 



Mazzarelli, G. 



1935. Programmi vecchi e nuovi per lo studio del 

 tonno {Thunnus thynnus L.) . Mem. Biol. mar. 

 3. Appendix: 1-9. 



T. thynnus, Mediterranean Sea. 



Mead, Giles W. 



1951. Postlarval Neothunnus macropterus, Auxis 

 thazard, and Euthynnus lineatus from the Pa- 

 cific coast of Central America. Fish. Bull., 

 U. S. Fish Wildl. 52(63) :121-127. [P] 



Observations on spawning seaison; key. 



Meyer, P. F. 



1951. Erfahrungen mit der elektrischen Thunfisch- 

 angel. Fischereiwelt 3(11) :176. 



Method of using an electrified tuna hook 

 and its effect in stunning tuna. 



MIE PREFECTURE FISHERIES EXPERIMENT STATION. 



1930a. Investigation of skipjack fishing grounds 

 and guidance in fishing. Mie-ken suisan shi- 

 kenjo jigyo hokoku (1927): 1-15. [J,P] 



Fishing logs; skipjack, bigeye, albacore 

 catches recorded with surface water tem- 

 perature and specific gravity, Japanese 

 waters. 



1930b. Skipjack fishing and oceanographic condi- 

 tions. Mie-ken suisan shikenjo hokoku ( 1927 ) : 

 15-17. [J,P] 



Skipjack fishing conditions discussed in 

 relation to water temperature and specific 

 gravity; Japanese waters, May-August; 

 plots of two 100-mile oceanographic sec- 

 tions. 



1930c. Investigation of tuna fishing grounds and 

 guidance in fishing. Mie-ken suisan shikenjo 

 jigyo hokoku (1927) : 18-33. [J,P] 



Longline fishing logs and station plots, 

 Japanese waters; albacore, bigeye, black 

 tuna, yellowfin catches recorded with sur- 

 face water temperature and specific grav- 

 ity; plots of two 100-mile oceanographic 

 sections; fishing discussed in relation to 

 oceanographic conditions. 



1930d. Investigation of skipjack fishing grounds 

 and guidance in fishing. Mie-ken suisan shi- 

 kenjo jigyo hokoku (1928) :1-18. [J,P] 



Livebait fishing logs and station plots, 

 Japanese waters; skipjack, albacore, big- 

 eye, yellowfin catches recorded ■5\ith sur- 

 face water temperature and specific grav- 

 ity; plots of two 100-mile oceanographic 

 sections; fishing discussed in relation to 

 oceanographic conditions. 



1930e. Investigation of tuna fishing grounds and 

 guidance in fishing. Mie-ken suisan shikenjo 

 jigyo hokoku (1928) : 19-33. [J,P] 



Longline fishing logs and station plots, 

 Japanese waters; albacore, bigeye, black 

 tuna, yellowfin catches recorded with sur- 

 face water temperature and specific grav- 

 ity; plots of two 100-mile oceanographic 



