nnd sto:7cd in ico in tho fishholds. Other tunas T7ere opened up and gutted 

 immediately afoer capture, ther. washed, filled with ice. Trapped in 

 muslin, and stowed in ic3 in the fishholds. 



9. Flace and manner of sale 



The catch was auctioned by ^witten bids at the municipal fish market 

 at Misaki in K"na£;awa Pt'efccture. 



Proceeds of sale 



First Cruise 

 Second Cnaise 

 Third Ci-ji so 

 Fourth Cruise 

 Total 



¥ 1,028,13 

 2,879.3/+ 

 3,334.07 

 2,642,38 

 9,834.92 



10. Summary table of the results of operations £ Omitted from the trans- 

 lation. See Tables I^ nnd 5 earlier. _y 



11. Opinions concernin/:. vessels, ^ear, methods, rrounds, and seasons 



a. Fishing vessels 



For operating in Area III a vessel of the 130-tnn cl'iss is stritablc. 

 It must have fuel and water tar.ks v?hich rive a cruisinij range sufficient 

 for the trip out and back and 10 - 13 days of operation on the grounds. 

 Because the fishing takes place during the sumrior and. the cruises are 

 long, there is considerable loss of ice by nelting so naturally good in- 

 sulation is necessary. 



b. Fishing gear 



l/7hen the gear was put into actual use, the f^llowine. changes in the 

 disposition of the branch lines were made on last year's gear: 



Last Year 



2 large tranches 

 9 small branches 

 ramie leaders on small 

 hooks, 30 strand 



This Year 



3 large branches 

 6 small branches 

 No. 29 •iTire leaders on small 

 hooks, 9 strand 





'Tith the trunk lines of longlines vvater resistance is r. considera- 

 tion to some extent, bu.t if str-ng Manila line is used '-Tith only the 

 branch lines being made of 8 - 10 mcmme cotton tho line should be satis- 

 factory. For catching albac^re, branch lines of 6 m^mme cotton are 

 adequate. Last year the leaders for the albacoro hoiks 'rer^ made oi 

 strands of ramie, but they were broken in many cases by small big-eyed 

 tuna so this year they were replaced X7ith nine strands of No. 29 '.Tire 

 twisted together. It is thought best to use c ^al tar dye with only the 

 cotton branch lines loein , dyed \iith cutch. On all of the cruises the 

 float lines rre;re adjusted to lengths of 3 or 12 fathoms, and "chemical 

 tubes" were attached at the lower end of the seki.v.ma of the large hor k 

 branch at the center of each trunk line to measure the depth. The depths 



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