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Figure 21. Bait Resources in the Central Pacific. 

 Extensive bait surveys have been made in most of the island pes- 

 sessions of the United States in the central Pacific to determine 

 the availability of live bait. The Hawaiian anchovy, the nehu, is 

 the major bait species used in the Hawaiian Islands. The available 

 supply is inadequate for local fleet of tuna sampans. In the lee- 

 ward Hawaiian Islands bait can be found in moderate quantities at 

 certain times of the year. The kinds are aholehole, iao, piha, 

 weke, and some mulleto However, these were not found consist- 

 ently and there probably is not enough to supply more than a small 

 fleet of sampans. In the Line and Phoenix islands the major bait 

 species is young mullet, A few weke, pronounced "vecky", are 

 also there. Despite their considerable lagoon areas, these islands 

 probably can supply only a small fleet of sampans during part of 

 the year. 



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