FOOD OF TELLOWFIN TUNA 



93 



z 



bi 



Z 



525 575 625 6,75 725 775 825 875 925 975 1025 1075 1125 1175 1225 1275 1325 1375 1425 W75 1525 1575 1625 1675 



FORK LENGTH IN MM. 

 Figure 1. — Length distribution of sampled yellowfin according to method of capture. N = number of fish. 



Table 2. — Distribution of 1,097 yelloivfin-luna samples, by 

 distance of capture from land and fishing method 



fork length; and (3) large, 1,300 mm. and over, 

 fork length, or about 94 lb. or more. These size 

 classes were established to provide an intermediate 

 size range which would include comparable num- 

 bers of fish captured by all three fishing methods. 

 The collections were made chiefly in three gen- 

 eral localities: the Phoenix Islands, the Line Is- 

 lands, and the open ocean to the east and west of 

 the Line Island group. Although the sampling 

 was fairly well distributed over the 2-year period, 



