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8) An assessment of potential skipjack biomass in the 

 area indicated in (7) above should be undertaken to determine if the area 

 can support a substantially larger fishery. 



IV. D. Status of SWFC Data Base 



La Jolla Laboratory data bases for Atlantic skipjack tuna contain 

 all available fishery data. Ancillary marine environment data bases 

 necessary for the studies proposed in (6), (7), and (8) of Section IV.C.l. 

 are at PEG. 



