and easily come off. The body is soft and weakn and although it is all 

 right for chuiimning baitj it is not suitable for baiting hooks and ±s dif-= 

 fic'^lt to kesp a live o 



(e) kini Ko xg-agn i =-= Like tne maijyg.sfai in loi'm wa-on small scales and a 

 pointed head„ Those about 2o4 inches 3.n length come in close to shore in 

 about two or three feet of watero They are suitable for bait, but cannot 

 be taken in large quantitieSo 



(f) shirozaMo iroshij akazako im,shi -= The ghiroaakg iwg-shi is white and 

 is from „96 ineh to 1<,2 = 2o4^ inches in length,, The aK:ag-ako iwashi is 

 pale red and usaally about 2oU inches longo Both are rather translucent 

 so that their flesh and skeleton can be seen through their skino They 

 live around ooral reefs in depths ii-p to 7 or 8 fathomSj 'and some out of 

 the holes ia the reef at night to search for food^ 



(g) baka r '-- -■- - == This is the p..-i.ac.\pal baitfisih in Saipaa waters„ It 

 attatn? 5 ._ of froTr; 1„2 to Q..,L IncheSo 



(h; :u^.^£& <== This fish ife^^fru.c^ts untr young of tne niraiwashi oi v^apafl. 

 Its body is long and slender and it 13 abundant around Saipano 



(i) hiraa;i i ■=- The you.ng of tn« mgc^^^^^-^ £ probably Trachuro ps c rnm enopthalma 

 (Bl0'Shj_/o _It is ?iiu2h larger than the shiira, seven fish weighing about 

 ICC ^mif / 13o27 ounces^^''^ They ar.a very good as bait for medium and large 

 skipjack „ 



(j) MEgSil. ■=" Similar in size to the hiraajij. these fish are suitable as 

 bait for medium and large sklpjaek,, 



(k; akaro^jrfe / probably Cas_ssi^o c.hjyj.02,c.ma (Kuhl & Hass)^/"" About 3 inches 

 long. They occur "" ''-rge sofeoolSj, are suitable for bait., and are easily 

 kept alive o 



(l) .saner= ^ ^. . |.vS t? caesic.ixu oi apogonid^/ -■ = These fish .iongregate 

 on the botr,.- ..atside of the reef in depths of 12 to 16 fathoms and are 

 about 1 xies longo 



Ic -idition to^the abovf. Jkipjaek's diet inclndes the aohige 



a kind of itoyori £ Euthiyopterang, 3pc?_/9 o^san, takabe £ a pomadasid?^/, 

 shlmaB r^-ro guru gin „ tobugoroj kibinaggo dogor o iwashi /Ateg gij^ia. vale nciennesii 

 Bleek ■_' ?_7, and otherSo 



These small fish provide food for the skipjack schools in the South 

 Se.dS area,, and as a result<, tb.e older they become the more accustomed they 

 are to these types of food,, Consequently even during their migrations they 

 necessarily seek the same kicSs r..f fo-o.do This gives some indication as 

 to the bait to select for skipjack fishing ir« Japanese waterSc 



When schools of ""■■- '■-":■:« yftsldh hB.\>- ^^r.^wa up on this sort of food 



come into Japans >« ■ whax. sort of things do they eat? If we 



examine the f the skipjack which are taken, we can 



answer the qu 



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