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Table 1. --Distribution of fishing efforts of Taiwan deep-sea 

 longline fleet, 1967-71. (From Huang 1974.) 



'Estimated. 



Table 2.— Total Pacific catch (metric tons) of marlin by species, 

 1952-76. (Data for 1952-75 from Shomura 1980.) 



Year Striped marlin Blue marlin Black marlin 



1952 4,994 15.525 1,806 



1953 3,789 17,250 3,188 



1954 7,256 10,519 5,370 



1955 7,075 24,190 5,379 



1956 7,724 18.770 6.466 



1957 7,150 23,500 6,376 



1958 8,999 22,106 4,548 



1959 8,986 20.275 3,081 



1960 7,362 18,155 2.721 



1961 10,084 26,581 3.170 



1962 13.685 30,743 4.065 



1963 15.944 31,344 3.180 



1964 23.480 23.233 2.805 



1965 24,017 18,585 4.039 



1956 20,957 18,588 3,729 



1957 22,050 17,233 2,835 

 1968 27,143 15.283 3,547 

 1959 21.705 17,427 2,545 



1970 24,221 20,115 2,207 



1971 24,254 13,342 2,574 



1972 14,541 15,300 3,424 



1973 15,407 17,285 3.720 



1974 14,569 15,594 3,048 



1975 15,279 12,546 2,795 



1976 17.032 14,813 3.132 



