distance of 500 miles north and southo The important fishing grounds 

 within the area lie from off the Satsunan Shichlto south to the waters 

 northeast of Miyakojimao 



The season begins in February around the Amami ISo and the Iheya ISo 

 Fishing begins around ^he Tokara ISo in March;, and in April catches are 

 made all over the area. In June and July the season is at its height in 

 Okinawa and Taiwan waterSo In May and in the fall season from August to 

 October the Tokara Is, area is regarded as an especially excellent fishing 

 groundo At the end of the season in November and December the schools 

 move back and the season ends ^ere it began around the Amami and Iheya Is, 



Fishing grounds in the Satsunan area are limited to reef areas, and 

 the grounds are developed around the reefso Fishing is done within the 

 100-fathom line and around the many s-anken reefs from the Satsunan Shichito 

 to the Tokara, Amami,, and Okinawa Islands, Especially notable fish reefs 

 are Gonsone, Gaja I„, Nishisonej, GajatakOj Gogosone, Hachigosone,, Ogansonej, 

 Oganmitsu, and Yckoate Nishisonej all of which lie in the western part of 

 the area enclosed by a line drawn from Gaja I, in the northern part of 

 the Tokara ISc to Yokoate I, in the south, andj, in the Amami Is„, 

 Torishimasone, Gyoseisonej Seigyosonej, Nishisonej and otherSj, all of them 

 around Torishima in the western part of Tokunoshimao There are many 

 other fish reefs in addition to these. Changes in oceanographic condi^ 

 tions bring about remarkable fluctuations in the catches made on these 

 reefSj and there is a certain amount of variation from year to year. The 

 boats move from reef to reef depending on the fishing situation. The 

 reefs all have depths of 30 to 100 fathoms. 



The fishing seasons and fishing grounds in this area are roughly as 

 follows. In the spring season from February to May fishing is centered on 

 the Satsunan Shichito and is carried on at the fish reefs of the Tanegashima 

 and Yakushiria areas. In the summer season from June to August the fishing 

 grounds de\'elop in the waters east of Taiwan, In the fall reason fishing^ 

 is carried on in the grounds near the laeyama Is, In the past some boats 

 used to go down to the Borneo and Celebes area during the winter season. 



The most profitable fishing in this area is that for sedentary 

 schools in the spring season and en the Yaeyama Is, grounds in the fall, 



2 J Kinan area 



The season in this area is generally from March to Augustj 'and the 

 grounds are comparatively close to the coast. They vary from year to year 

 as the currents shift, but in the Tosa area they are 20 to 30 miles south 

 of Tosa, that is, in the waters north of the main stream of the Kuroshio, 

 Fishing is carried on here by small vessels beginning in the middle of 

 April, 



(a) In the waters 50 =■ 24-0 miles southwest and south" southeast of Ashizuri 

 Misakij the first fish are usually seen between the middle of February and 

 March. The season opens when the water temperatore is around 19 - 20° C„ 



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