Table 6 Tendencies of Skipjack Boats 

 Year Total Vessels Boats Under 20 Tons Boats Under 60 Tons Boats Over 60 Tons 



(Note) The total number of boats has diminished, but the number of those over 50 

 tons has multiplied 11J+ times, and the catch per boat has increased 

 markedly. 



Table 7 Catches by Skipjack Boats Operating in Distant 'teters 

 Year Total Number of Fish Year Total Number of Fish 



1920 

 1923 

 1926 

 1929 



13,981,867 

 12,735,940 

 U, 408, 046 

 16,040,225 



1932 

 1935 

 1937 



14,250,971 

 16,524,676 

 25,700,944 



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