to be the box-type or Kagoshima-type boats peculiar to this region. The 

 fishing grounds were extended to the coasts of the seven islands south of 

 Kagoshima /^Satsunan Shichito^, and as the fishery was directed at both 

 migratory fish and shoal-dwelling fish the fishing season was necessarily 

 lengthened, the catch was doubled, impetus was given to the production of 

 Satsuma dried skipjack stick, the industry was greatly developed, and 

 the Kagoshima skipjack fishery attained wide fame. 



(2) Kochi area ■ 



The beginnings of the skipjack fishery in this region were in 1906 

 when an engine was installed in the ?Cochi Prefectural Fisheries Experiment 

 Station's Himejima Maru, Stimulated by the good results of this experi- 

 ment, the fishery flourished from 1907 to 1920. The fishing grounds were 

 gradually extended farther out to sea, and the season was also extended 

 until it began around March or April, hit its peak from April to May, and 

 ended in June or July. 



(3) Kishu area 



In 1909 the skipjack boat Sakigake Maru (10 tons) was equipped nith 

 an engine, and its success stimulated the construction of boats averaging 

 15 tons with engines of about 28 horsepower, and capable of 2 or 3 day 

 voyages. The season was extended, with the peak in April, May, and June, 

 and the catch greatly increased. 



{A) Shizuoka area 



In 1903 Mr, Bunshichi Maz>uo put "an engine in the Chidori Maru operat- 

 ing out of Shlmizu Harbor. This experiment was a failure, but it resulted 

 in the Installation of an engine in the Fuji Maru of the Prefectural 

 Fisheries Experiment Station. In 1908 an engine was installed in the first 

 newly-constructed '.Ve stern- style fishing vessel, and about this time 

 engines of 10 to 15 horsepower were installed in the old Japanese-style 

 boats. As a result the fishing grounds were extended from the Izu 

 Shichito to the Hachijojima area, the fishing season was prolonged, the 

 catch was increased, and the Yakizu dried skipjack stick was produced in 

 greater quantity and acquired a high reputation. 



(5) Chiba area 



At the beginning of the Taisho Era / 1912«7 a 20 horsepower engine 

 was installed in a sailing vessel with good results. By about 1916 many 

 powered vesaels were in operation and both the fishing grounds and the 

 fishing season had been greatly extended. 



(6) Northeastern region 



Around 1912 the fishing grounds were gradually being extended to 

 seaward, powered vessels were putting in their appearance, and the fishery 

 waa developing more and more. In the beginning engines of 8 to 10 



