Second Criiise 



The vessel sailed from Vlya Harbor ot ?:30 P,M. on July 1.-, 4t "^\X 

 A.M. on the 2nd it put in at Misaki an-f- immGdiately nado all preparations 

 for fishing. On July 5 loading was completed and at noon the vaspfil 

 sailed from Misaki anP headed directly for the fishing groards. The 

 assigned area was reached on July 16 and the survey was boifon i'.ninediat.r^ly^ 

 The water temperatures were felt to bo rather high and the vassel Q'raauaily 

 proceeded to the north and east. By July 31 the easternmost Gdo;o o'' the 

 area was reached, but since the date for the carrying out of the siraul- 

 taneous oceanographic observations in the North Pacific v-'as approaching, 

 the investigations were temporarily suspended and the vessel headed for 

 home. Strong westerly winds continuing day after day delayer! the return, 

 and the vessel arrived at ilisaki at 11:00 P.M. on August 1-4. The market 

 was not open on the following day so the catch was landed and sold on the 

 16 th. As is shown in Operations Summary Table (l), the value of the fish 

 landed was ¥ 3,639.92. 



On the way to the fishing grounds on this cruise the trolling linos 

 took two skipjack on July 9 in water of 19.5° temperature. On the 12th in 

 water of 19.5 skipjack were hooked three or four times, but the vessel was 

 proceeding at high speed and they all got off the hock. On the fishing 

 grounds the temperatures during this cruise were at first from 19.5° to 

 21°, but as operations were gradually shifted to the northeast temperatures 

 of 15.5° to 1^.7° 7jere encountered. The sea v;?.s generally calm and when 

 the atmospheric temperature v/as between 16° and 13° there v/as a great deal 

 of dense fog. 



After the completion of this cruise work was begun on the oceanographic 

 observations. Observations 300 miles south of Honshu vcre completed on 

 August 29. 



It was decided to continue the survey from the point where it had been 

 left off on the preceding cruiso. 



Third Cruise 



The vessel sailed from Miya Harbor at 4-! 00 P.M. on September 3, and 

 arrived at Misaki at 10:00 A.M. the folio- ;ing day. All preparations for 

 fishing 7;ere made at once. On September 6 at noon the vessel sailed from 

 Misaki and hoade'^ directly for the fishing grounds. On September 13 the 

 lines were set in Area III at 164° 27' E, 4.4-° 44 'N. On the next day the 

 lines "^ere set about 50 miles farther east. In the t-o days of fishing 175 

 albacore and some other fish were taken, showing hov; pronising Area III 

 was. Operations were suspended here and the vessel moved sast to Area II 

 '.vhero on September 13 linos were set at 173° 41'E, 44° 16'N. On the follow- 

 ing day the vessel shifted its position to the northeast about 70 miles 

 and sot lines again. The two days of fishing produced a catch of 154 

 albacore as well as other fish. Operations in Area II were then temporarily 

 suspended and the vessel proceeded farther to the jastward, reaching Area I 

 on September 21. Operations were carried on for 12 days until October 2, 

 but a good deal of difficulty was encountered because of the continuous 



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