April to Augustc At this time fishing boats from this area uo not fish 

 very much in other areas since schools of fish are plentiful in the nearby 

 waters and there is no necessity of seeking distant bases elsewhere, 



(3) Wakayama area 



The fishing boats of this region do not fish in distant waters, 

 operating mainly on grounds 70 to 80 miles offshore, and consequently 

 most of the boats are small c They are comparatively speedy boats of 20 

 to 30 tons displacement, and the fishing methods used represent merely a 

 rationalization of those employed during the period of the fishery in 

 adjacent waters, 



(4) Shizuoka area 



The fishing boats average 25 tons, and operate actively at Torishimaj 

 in the Ogasawara area, off KishUj, and off Sanriku. The season is from 

 April tc October o 



(5) Chiba area 



The fishing vessels are comparatively large and fish in the Ogasawara 

 and Zunan areas, moving into the coastal waters thereaftero The season is 

 from April to September, 



(6) Northeastern area 



Larger boats have come into use as the fishing grounds have shifted 

 out to sea^ and the vessels are now of 30 to 80 tons displacement o They 

 operate at distances of 70 to 120 miles offshore^ and the season extends 

 from May to September, 



In this way the pattern of operations has changed in all areas as the 

 potentialities of tiie vessels have increased;, a course toward further 

 development has been taken^ and the fishery has attained its present condi^ 

 tion. 



Section A The Present Condition of the Skipjack Fishery 



The skipjack fishery, which had advanced into the era of 1he fishery in 

 distant waters since the beginning of the Showa Era / 1926_7j, entered with 

 the ou;.Dreak of the war on a period of complete stagnation. At the close 

 of th ■ war it was hastily started up again and in spite of the ravages 

 whirn war has left upon it the industry is continuing its efforts toward 

 reconstruction. 



According to the report for June^, 194.8, of the Fisheries Bureau, 

 registered skipjack boats (including vessels which fish part of the time 

 for tuna) numbered 1,4.20 vessels totaling 60,479 tons. Published figures ■ 

 on the 1947 catch were 11, ^^^^ tens in June and 13$, 245 tons in July, 



