DURATION OF FISHING TRIPS 

 Purse Seiners 



AVHMGf T8IP ISO 50 



Figure 2. — Average duration of fishing trips Figure 3. — Average duration of fishing trips 

 of Class h (201-300 tons capacity) bait of Class 3 (101-200 tons capacity) purse 

 boats showing time spent running, bait- seiners showing time spent running and 

 ing and fishing. fishing. 



Table 3. — Fishing operations of Class 1* bait boats and Class 3 

 purse seiners 1950-58 and 1952-58 respectively. 



Total 



798 



301*20 



17782.5 



Av. 38 



22 



16 



Source: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. 



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