Tunas, Oceanography and Meteorology 



of the Pacific, 



An Annotated Bibliography, 1950-78 



PAUL N. SUND 



ABSTRACT 



Annotaled references are presented on papers published between 1950 and 1978 about Pacific tunas and 

 about envirnnmenlal subjects pertaining to tuna distributions and or ecolo(£>. Key words are included and cross- 

 referenced for eacb citation to aid in selecting specific topics of interest. 



INTRODUCTION 



This bibliography presents a listing of pubHcations pertinent 

 to the subject of Pacific tuna-oceanography. The list is not 

 intended to include all articles published on the subject, but to 

 provide a selection that samples areas of both biological and 

 physical aspects. Articles were selected for inclusion because 

 they address in some manner; I) the relationship between the 

 fish and their environment, particularly how the latter 

 influences the former in time and space; and 2) the dynamic 

 oceanographic and /or atmospheric processes involved in fish- 

 environment interrelationships. Papers on other tuna-related 

 topics are excluded. Investigation of the literature emphasized 

 the Pacific region but was not restricted to that ocean in spite 

 of the title. Articles concerning other ocean regions are 

 included due to the subject matter being of pertinence to fish- 

 enrivonmenial relations irrespective of geography, or due to 

 the inclusion of subject matter of such a nature that geography 

 has no specific relation to the discussion. Further selection of 

 references was made which excluded numerous articles 

 published prior to the 1950's. From reading earlier articles, it 

 became evident that they contained few substantive references 

 to environmental factors influencing fish. And, a number of 

 major works published since the above arbitrary cut-off date 

 include a thorough review of the older literature, so there is no 

 need to duplicate those efforts. The most recent articles 

 included have a publication date of 1978; but, due to 

 peculiarities of certain publication series, it is possible that 

 some papers dated 1978 are not included. Sources for a por- 

 tion of the articles listed here have been various bibliographies 

 on tunas and on oceanography. These are listed separately 

 prior to the annotated references. The reader is referred to 

 those bibliographies for other than fish-environment topics. A 

 selection of oceanographic atlases follows the bibliographies. 



An attempt was made to read each article listed. However, in 

 some cases of foreign literature, only the English abstract or 

 resume, figures, tables, or captions were studied. Those 

 articles not read or read in abstract only are so indicated. 



Annotations are necessarily brief, but they are intended to 

 highlight the contents and substance of the article, particularly 

 with respect to fish-environment considerations. In some cases 

 the title alone was considered adequate for that purpose, so no 

 annotations were made. Key words are included at the end of 

 most citations. A cross-index of key words and authors 

 follows the annotated bibliography. Entries are listed 

 alphabetically by author and chronologically by author. 



Tunas are a valuable and important resource of the world 

 ocean. The catch of tuna species constitutes the most valuable 

 resource among high-seas fisheries areas of national jurisdic- 

 tion (Klawe 1978). The tuna species, as a group, have been 

 defined and discussed by Klawe (1977). The species of concern 

 in articles included in this bibliography principally are those of 

 commercial interest. Some articles discussing other species are 

 included because information on environmental influences is 

 presented. The currently accepted scientific and vernacular 

 names of tuna species covered by papers listed in this 

 bibliography are the following: 



Scientific name 



Thunus alalunga 

 Thunnus albacares 

 Thunniis maccoyii 

 Thunnus obesus 

 Thunnus thynnus 



orienialis 

 Kaisuwonus pelamis 

 Auxis spp. 

 Auxis /hazard 

 Auxis rochei 

 Euihynnus linneatus 

 Euihynnus a/finis 



Vernacular name 



Albacore 

 Yellowfin tuna 

 Southern bluefin tuna 

 Bigeye tuna 

 Bluefin tuna. 



Northern Pacific 

 Skipjack tuna 



Frigate and bullet tunas 



Black skipjack 

 Kawakawa 



'pacific Environmental Group, Nalional Marine Fisheries Service. NOAA, c o Fleet 

 Numerical Oceanography Center. Monterey. CA 93940. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



1 acknowledge the assistance of the librarians and staffs of 

 the following institutions: Scripps Institution of 

 Oceanography, Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center, 

 Southwest Fisheries Center — La Jolla and Tiburon. In- 



