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FISHERY BULLETIN OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Table 1. — Data on 740 yellowfin tuna specimens from the central equatorial Pacific for ivhich maturity determinations were 



made in the laboratory — Continued 



Date 



June 17, 1951- 

 June 1. 1953- . 

 Julv 17, 1950- 

 July 15, 1950- 

 July 19, 1950-. 



Do 



Aug. 24, 1952- 

 Aug. 23, 1952. 

 Aug. 24, 1952- 

 Aug. 31, 1952- 

 Aug. 2(;, 1952, 

 Aug. 31, 1952- 

 Aug. 2«, 1952- 

 Aug. 24, 1952- 

 Aug. 21, 1952- 

 Aug. 23, 1952. 

 Aug. 28, 1952- 

 Aug. 29, 1962- 

 Aug. 27, 1952- 

 Aug. 31, 1952. 

 Aug. 2fi, 1952- 

 Aug. 29, 1962- 

 Aug. 13, 1953- 



Do 



Do. 



Aug. 27, 1961. 

 Aug. 13, 1953. 



Do 



Do 



Aug. 26, 1953. 

 Aug. 16, 1953. 

 Aug, 12, 1953. 

 Aug. 19, 1953. 

 Aug. 7, 1953.. 



Do 



Aug. 21, 1953. 

 Aug. 25, 1953. 

 Aug. 7, 19,i3-. 

 Aug. 20, 1963- 

 Aug. 21, 1953 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Aug. 19, 1953- 

 Aug. 25, 1953- 

 Aug. 7, 1953- - 

 Aug. 12, 1953- 



Do 



Aug. 19, 1963- 

 Aug. 20, 1953- 

 Aug. 7, 1953.- 



Do 



Aug. 12, 1953- 

 Aug. 14, 1953. 

 Aug. 19, 1953- 

 Aug. 23, 1953. 

 Aug. 7. 1953.- 



Do- 



Aug. 26, 1960- 

 Aug. 14, 1953. 

 Aug. 19, 1963- 

 Aug. 14, 1963- 

 Aug. 16, 1953- 

 Aug. 14, 19.53- 

 Aug. 18, 1953. 

 Aug. 19, 1953. 



Do 



Aug. 14, 19.53. 

 Aug. 18, 1953. 

 Aug. 14, 1953. 

 Aug. 21, 1953. 

 Aug. 19, 1953. 

 Aug. 21, 1953. 

 Aug. 16, 1953- 

 Aug. 18, 1953. 

 Aug. 20, 1953. 

 Aug, 21, 1963. 

 Aug. 14, 1953. 

 Aug. 25, 1953. 

 Aug. 18, 1953. 

 Aug. 16, 1960 



Do 



Aug. 17, I960. 



Do- 



Do 



Sept. fi, 1952. 

 Sept. 9, 19.52. 

 Sept. 7, 1952. 

 Sept. 9, 1952. 



Do 



Latitude Longitude 



171°40'W. 

 170°00' W. 

 171''40' W. 

 171°40' W. 

 17r40' W. 

 171''40' W . 

 139''51' W. 

 140°28' W. 

 139°61' W. 

 140°10'W. 

 140° 12' W. 

 140°10'W. 

 140°22' W. 

 139°61' W. 

 140°46' W. 

 140°28' W. 

 140°22' W. 

 140''40'W. 

 140°13' W. 

 140°in' W. 

 140°12' W. 

 140°40' W. 

 164°51' W. 

 154°51' W. 

 154°51' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 154°61' W. 

 154°5I' W. 

 !54°61' W. 

 I59°24' W. 

 1.55°33' W. 

 165''16' W. 

 159°63' W. 

 157°.'i8' W. 

 157°38' W. 

 160°08' \V. 

 160°02' W. 

 157°38' W . 

 159°56' W. 

 160''08' W. 

 160"'08' W. 

 160°08' W. 

 160°08' W. 

 159°53' W. 

 160°02' W . 

 167°38' W. 

 155°16' W. 

 155'>16' W. 

 159''53' W. 

 169°56' W. 

 167''38' W. 

 167°38' \V. 

 1.55°16' \V. 

 155°18' W. 

 169°.53' W. 

 160°24' \V. 

 157''38' W. 

 167''38' W. 

 162°26' W. 

 1.55°18' W. 

 169°53' W. 

 155°18' W . 

 1,55''33' W, 

 156°18' W . 

 160°14' W. 

 1.59°53' W. 

 159°63' W. 

 165''18' W. 

 160°14' \V. 

 15.5°18' W. 

 160°08' W. 

 159°53' W. 



lecos' W. 



155''23' W. 



wo'ir W. 



159°66' W. 

 160°08' \V. 

 155°18' \V. 

 160°02' W. 

 160°14' W. 

 171°31' W. 

 171°31' W. 

 171°0j' W. 

 171°06' W. 

 171°06' W. 

 140°.56' \V. 

 143°22' W. 

 141°24' W. 

 143°22' W. 

 143°22' W. 



Stage of 

 maturity 



Im 

 Im 

 M 

 M 

 In 

 Im 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 Im 

 Im 

 Im 

 Im 

 Im 

 Im 

 M 

 Im 

 Im 

 Im 

 Im 

 R 

 R 

 M 

 M 

 M 



Fish 

 length 



Cm. 

 118 

 81 

 140 

 128 

 134 

 118 

 166 

 151 

 151 

 151 

 146 

 143 

 139 

 129 

 124 

 121 

 157 

 153 or 139 

 147 

 142 

 141 

 139 

 168 

 143 

 143 

 143 or 131 

 142 

 141 

 138 

 153 

 151 

 148 

 144 

 143 

 142 

 142 

 142 

 141 

 141 

 141 

 141 

 140 

 140 

 139 

 139 

 138 

 136 

 136 

 136 

 136 

 135 

 135 

 135 

 134 

 134 

 128 

 126 

 124 

 111 

 147 

 142 

 140 

 139 

 138 

 138 

 138 

 136 

 134 

 132 

 131 

 127 

 125 

 111 

 89 

 139 

 116 

 109 

 104 

 102 

 89 

 118 

 114 

 86 

 66 

 64 

 165 

 136 

 153 

 148 

 147 



Date 



Sept. 3, 1952 



Sept. 6, 19.52 



Sept. 7, 1952 



Do 



Sept. 2, 1962 



Sept. 6, 19.52 



Sept. 2, 1952 



Sept. 4, 1952 



Sept. 7, 1952 



Sept. 1, 1952 



Sept. 2, 1952 



Sept. 4, 19.52- 



Sept. 5, 1951 



Sept. 13, 1952 



Sept. 2, 1951 



Sept. 13, 1952 



Sept. 16, 1952 



Sept. 4, 1951 



Sept. 16, 1952 



Sept. 19, 1951 



Sept. 3, 1951 



Sept. 19, 1961 



Sept. 3, 1961- 



Sept. 18, 1961 



Sept. 19, 1961 



Sept. 20, 1951 



Sept. 3, 1961 



Sept. 19, 1961 



Sept. 3, 1961 



Do 



Sept. 4, 1951 



Sept. 6, 1951 



Sept. 19, 1951 



Sept. 4, 1951 



Do 



Sept. 17, 1951 



Sept. 18, 1951 



Sept. 19, 1951 



Sept. 2, 1961 



Sept. 3, 1951 



Sept. 5, 1951 



Do- 



Sept. 19, 1951 



Do 



Sept. 20, 1951 



Sept. 2, 1961 - 



Sept. ,5, 1951 



Sept. 19, 1951 



Do 



Sept. 2, 1951 



Do 



Sept. 3, 1951 



Sept. 19, 1951 



Do 



Sept. 20, 1951 



Sept. 2, 1951 



Do 



Sept. 3, 1951 



Sept. 5, 1951 



Sept. 13, 1952 



Sept. 17, 1951 



Sept. 19, 1961 



Sept. 20, 1961 



Sept. 4, 1951- 



Sept. 6, 1951 



Do 



Sept. 18, 1951 



Sept. 2, 1951 



Do 



Sept. 5, 1951 



Sept. 16, 1962 



Sept. 2, 1961 



Sept. 3, 1961 



Sept. 18, 1951 



Sept. 3, 1951 



Sept. 6, 1961 - 



Do 



Sept. 3, 1951 



Sept. 4, 1961- 



Sept. 5, 1951 



Sept. 6, 1951 



Sept. 2, 1961 



Sept. 17, 1952 



Sept. 4, 1961 



Sept. 3, 1951 



Sept. 18, 1961 



Sept. 17, 1951 



Sept. 19, 1951 



Sept. 17, 1951 



Sept. 19, 1951 



Latitude Longitude 



4°04' N. 

 2°06' N. 

 1''42' N. 

 r42' N. 

 3°05' N. 

 2°06' N. 

 3''05' N. 

 3°20' N. 

 1°42' N. 

 3°3r N. 

 3°05' N. 

 3''20' N. 

 2°02' N. 

 1°22' N. 

 4°04' .Nf. 

 1°22' N. 

 2''28' N. 

 r59' N. 

 2°05' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 2°57' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 2°57'N. 

 2°02' N . 

 2°00' N. 

 0''54'N. 

 2°57' N. 

 2'>00' N. 

 2°.57' N. 

 2°67' N. 

 1°59' N. 

 2''03' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 1''59' N. 

 1°59' N. 

 2°or N. 

 2°02' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 4°04' N. 

 2° 57' N. 

 2°02' N. 

 2°02' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 0''64' N. 

 4°04' N. 

 2°02' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 4°04' N. 

 4°04' N. 

 2"57'N. 

 2°00' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 0°54' N. 

 4°04' N. 

 4°04' N. 

 2° 67' N. 

 2°02' N. 

 1°22' N. 

 2''01' N. 

 2°00' N. 

 0''54' N. 

 1°59' N. 

 2°03' N. 

 2''03' N. 

 2''02' N. 

 4°04' N. 

 4°04' N. 

 2'>02' N. 

 2°28' N. 

 4''04' N. 

 2°57' N. 

 2<'02' N. 

 2°57' N. 

 2°02' N. 

 2°02' N. 

 2°57' N. 

 1°59' N . 

 2°02' N. 

 2°03' N. 

 4<'04' N. 

 3°26' N. 

 1°59' N. 

 2°57' N. 

 2°02' N. 



2°or N. 



2°00' N. 

 2°01' N. 

 2''00' N. 



140°09' W. 

 14n°66' W. 

 141°24''W. 

 141°24' W. 

 140°02' W. 

 140°56' \V. 

 140°02' W . 

 140°10' W. 

 141°24' W. 

 140"'28' W. 

 140°02' W. 

 140°10' W. 

 151°50' W. 

 149''.54' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 149°54' \V. 

 150°38' W. 

 150°12' W. 

 150°23' W. 

 15I°24' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 ISO'l?' W. 

 153-12' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 ISO^OO' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 150°12' W. 

 153°12' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 150"'12' W. 

 150°12' W. 

 154'>50' W. 

 153°12' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 151''60' W. 

 151°60' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 160°00' W. 

 160°06' W. 

 151°60' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 15r24' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 161°24' W. 

 15r24' W. 

 150°00' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 151°50' W. 

 149°54' W. 

 154°50' W. 

 !5r24' W. 

 1,50''00' W. 



iso'iy W. 



153°12' W. 

 163°12' W. 

 153°12' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 161°50' W. 

 160°38' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 160°17' W. 

 153°12' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 151°50' W. 

 151°50' W. 

 160°17' W. 

 150°12' W. 

 161='50' W. 

 153°12' W. 

 150°06' W. 

 I51°40' W. 

 150°12' W. 

 150°17' W. 

 153''12' W. 

 154° 50' W. 

 151°24' W. 

 164°50' W. 

 161°24' W. 



Stage of 

 maturity 



M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 In 

 Im 

 R 

 R 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 M 

 In 

 In 

 In 



