ABSTRACT 



With the initiation of studies of the biology, ecology, 

 and behavior of Pacific tunas by the Pacific Oceanic Fish- 

 ery Investigations, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in the 

 Hawaiian Islands in 1948 the need for a current system- 

 atic compilation of scientific papers dealing with the 

 biology of Pacific tunas became pressing. This bibli- 

 ography was prepared for the use of the biologists and 

 technicians working in the Investigations as well as for 

 tuna researchers in general, and contains many references 

 to Japanese research, the results of which have hitherto 

 not been generally available outside Japan. 



