(f) Miscallaneous 



The operation of n svmrer albncore fishery in the offshore waters 

 of the North Pacific is beset by the following two difficulties: 



(1) The fishing grounds are far distant and on each cruise there is a 

 great deal of expense for fuel and other iterr.s on the trips out and back. 



(2) The productivity of these fishing grounds is not proportioned to this 

 expense. 



Therefore the fishery can only be established on a coranercial basis 

 pftcr all of the factors involved in these two rain problcmr. have been 

 studied and improved methods designed to cope with then. 



1. To overcome the uneconomical conditions resulting fror^ the distance 

 to the fishing grounds, 



a. Mothership operations 



b. Fleet operations 



c. Single vessel operations 



a. Mothership operations 



Two large rotherships vjould be used v,rhich could carry four or five 

 albacore longlining boats (of about 20 tons) and which would be so equipped 

 that they could remain on the fishing grounds for five or six ir,on-ths. 

 They might also be equipped for canning the fish, 



b. Fleet operations 



Vessels of the 50-60-ton class would be used exclusively as longline 

 fishing boats, and the fishholds, iceholds, and all other facilities for 

 transporting fish such as arc seen on the vessels noi7 in use would be 

 removed. The fleet would be centered around tiio refrigerator freight 

 vessels of the 500-ton class, and a large auxiliary sailing vessel would 

 be employed as the mothership for the organization. 



c. Single vessel operations 



Purely longline fishing vessels of the 200-300-ton cl^ss with 

 capacious hulls so that they would have fishholds like those of a freij^hter 

 would be used. They vifculd have complete refrigeration oquipmL-nt so that 

 they could operate for 4^0-50 days at a time. Two sets of refrigeration 

 machinery would be required. 



Note: In fishing organizati'-^nB of these types tho fishing boats v/onld 

 need to have overall changes made in their deck installations. It is nlso 

 thought that the longline boats in use at present also require numerous 

 changes in the deck structures, for cxarplo, the construction of a lookout 

 platform at the linehauling roller and impx*ovom-ents in thv. stov/age of the 

 line baskets, floats, and flag poles. 



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