Honolulu January 8, 1953 and returned February 12, 1953. Some 

 pertinent data are: 



Running „ . 13 days 



Fishing for bait 7 days 



Fishing for tuna 8 days 



Fishing for market fish 4 days 



Transferring fish and supplies ... 2 days 



Weatherbound 2 days 



Total 26 days 



Fishing for bait: 



Palmyra I. , 20 hauls caught 2, 315 lbs. mullet. 

 Christmas I. , 5 hauls caught 840 lbs. mixed fish. 

 Fanning I. , 6 hauls caught 850 lbs. mullet. 



Fishing for tuna: 



Palnnyra I. , 16 schools worked, 7 tons caught. 

 Christmas I. , 1 school worked, none caught. 

 Fanning I., 10 schools worked, 6-1/2 tons caught. 

 Incidental trolling, 71 tuna caught. 



Proceeds fronn sale of fish $3, 809 



Expenses ..... $2,426 



Share per fisherman . . $ 164 



Figure 23 . Search for bait substitutes . This figure 

 summarizes experiments conducted during 1952 by contract with 

 the University of Hawaii under the direction of Prof. Albert L. 

 Tester at the University's Marine Laboratory on Coconut Island, 

 Oahu. The tests of chemical fractions, shown as shaded portions 

 of the bars, were directed toward discovery of the chemical iden- 

 tity of the attractive substance in the various extracts of fish 

 tissues. 



Figure 24. Distribution of skipjack catch around the 

 Hawaiian Islands . Each dot on the chart represents a catch of 

 50, 000 pounds nnade during the average year of the years 1948 to 

 1952 according to statistics collected by Territory of Hawaii, 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Division 

 of Fish and Game. 



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