Is there not some possibility of setting up a purse seine fishery for 

 the schools in Japanese waters like that which is so splendidly established 

 in America? Of course it is a question whether the form of the American 

 fishery can be exactly imitated in cur waters^ It is hoped that the 

 fishery will appear in a form suited to Japanese conditions and to Japanese 

 fish. Then the solution to the problems of the fishery will be found in 

 the use of the purse seine„ This is the problem for the future. 



Section 3 Conclusion 



Since the end of the war, the skipjack fishery has been under dis- 

 cussion from all points of view, but in every case, a tendency can be seen 

 to become preoccupied with mere externals without getting a full grasp of 

 the essentials,, Consequently,, on the following page, we have cited some 

 prewar statistics to serve as data for reference, 



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_ light /v\ 



rl/ — ' boats I ] 



fishing boat 



Q ~ boats — (J 

 Figure 15 Positions of light boats 



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Note; Description of figures which have not been reproduced with the 



translation because of the difficulty of copying them onto hectograph 

 carbon stencils. 



Figure 1, A drawing of a skipjack (Ka tsuwonus pelami s) 



Figure 9= A chr.tcgraph of three horn lures 



Figure 11„ A photograph of three shell-inlaid feather lures 



Figure 12„ A photograph of three small two-hook trolling lures 



Figure 13, Plans of a typical large steel skipjack boat 



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