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Table 1 .--Estimated total catches of tunas in the Indian Ocean. 



^Data for albacore, bigeye tuna, and yellowfin tuna for 1952-77 

 from FAO in press and for 1978 from FAO 1979. 



2Data for skipjack tuna for 1965-69 from FAO 1974, for 1970-72 

 from FAO 1976, for 1973 from FAO 1977, and for 1974-78 from FAO 

 1979. 



