and vessels operating in Area 3 will make four cruises each, 

 U. Matters concerning communicating methods 



(a) A detailed division of the operating areas \d.ll be made as diovm in 

 Appendix A and the symbols supplied for the coordinates will be used 

 to simplify communications, 



(b) Liaison between the participating vessels and the Fisheries Bureau 

 or the Fisheries Experiment Station will insofar as possible be 

 maintained through the fisheries experiment station to v*iich the 

 vessel is attached, 



(c) 'Slhen a participating vessel leaves port or returns to port it mil 

 speedily inform the Chief of the Fisheries Bureau, the Chief of the 

 Fisheries rbcporimcnt Station, and all prefectural fisheries experi- 

 ment stations which have patrol vessels engaged in the operation, 



5. Matters concerning reports of results 



(a) Concerning daily fishing situation reports 



Tilhon operations on the fishing grounds have been begun, the 

 following items vdll be spec;dily reported daily by radio via the 

 cognizant prefectural fisheries experiment station to the Chief 

 of the Fisheries Bureau and the Chief of the Fisheries Experiment 

 Station. 



(1) Items to be reported 



Date of operation 



Position of fishing ground 



Surface water temperature on the fishing ground 



Number of fish taken by species 



Course on which the vessel is proceeding (or about to proceed) 



(2) The dispatch vlll be in the follov7ing order and with the 

 symbols indicated 



/^Details of communications procedure have been omitted from 



the translation. _y 



(b) Matters concerning the reports of the fishing situation and 

 ocoanographical conditions for each cruise 



At the conclusion of each cruise a report in the form shown in 

 Appendix B, together vath a chart of the vessel's track, nill be 

 forwarded to the Chief of the Fisheries Bureau and the Chief of the 

 Fisheries Experimental Station. 



(c) Itatters concerning the reports to be submitted at the end of the 

 operating period 



