Fish weighing over l.i^ kg. have been cp.ught from August to Soptcmbor. 

 As r«lth fish which are 9-10 months old, these albacore have a pectoral fin 

 length / body length ratio of 0.24.6. Other mature individuals weighing 

 from 15-18.75 kg. have a pectoral fin length / body length ratio of about 

 0.^21 with a variation of 0.166. Therefor--: , it may be concluded that the 

 pectoral fins of juvenile albacore are short and that these fins lengthen 

 uith growth. 



No significant differences were found in ratios of head body / 

 length, pectoral fin length / body length, and body r/eight /' body length 

 of males and females (females have a body weight r body length ratio 

 approximately 0.015-0.018 % greater then males, but this difference is 

 difficult to determine by observation) . Consequently, it is hard to dis- 

 tinguish between male and female albacore. 



The following tables represent body length, body weight, etc. of 

 albacore: 



Table 1 



Z TN: 1 bu s .12 inch; 1 



momme 



z .1325 ounce. _7 



174 



