baits were just stored in the fishholds, but their freshness vk^.s extremely 

 well preserved. 



b. Relation of freshness to bait-taking 



Schools which bite vrell vd.ll do so even on stale bait. 



c. Table of data on bait /Omitted from the translation. _7 



7. Sizes of the largest and smallest albacore taken, and number, average 

 size, and type of school of the fish taken in the largest single catch 



a. Largest and smallest albacore taken 



Largest 6,4-80 kan U ghaloi 1 sun 

 Smallest 3.500 kan 2 shalvu 8 sun 



/~1 kan - 8.27 pounds 1 shalcu = 0.99^- foot 1 sun = 1.2 inches_7 



b. Number of fish in the largest catch 



Six fish taken on May 31 at 35° 03 'N, 177° 35 'E 



c. Average size of fish and typo of school 



Average weight 3.120 kan; average length 2 shaku 7 sun ; the school was 

 not seen. 



8. Methods of handling and preserving the catch 



After capture the fish were carefully x^ashed and individ\rally '^Tapped 

 in fish-cloth. The gills and viscera \reTC removed from the big-eye and 

 marlin and after a thorough washing the fish were wrapped in cloth and sto'Ycd 

 in the refrigerated fishhold. Enough cnashrd ice ^ns heaped on so that the 

 fish were not visible and the refrigeration machinery was operated sufficiently 

 to keep the inside of the hold at about zero degrees so that the ice v.'ould 

 not melt. The sharks were gutted and a small amount of crushed ice was put 

 on them s» that they ^7ould not spoil. 



9. Place and method of sale and value of the catch 



Place of sale Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture 



Ifethod of sale Auctioned according to the rules of the Msaki 



fish market 

 Proceeds from aale ¥ 8,962.73 



10. Summary table of the results of operations / Omitted along 'Tith a 

 table of the value of the catch. Essential data contained in Tables /^ and 

 5 earlier. _j7 



11. Opinions on vessels, gear, methods, and seasons 

 a. Fishing vessels 



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