Suzuki, Z., Y. Warashina, and M. Kishida. 1977. The 

 comparison of catches by regular and deep tuna 

 longline gears in the western and central equa- 

 torial Pacific. Bull. Far Seas. Fish. Res. Lab. 

 (Shimizu) 15:51-90. 



A comparison was made of catch by convention- 

 al gear versus deep gear and catch by spe- 

 cies. The target species was bigeye tuna for 

 which hook rates improved with deeper set 

 hooks, while rates of other species declined. 



KEY WORDS: yellowfin, albacore, bigeye, 

 depth, season, distribution, catch, tempera- 

 ture, thermocline, habitat. 



Symposium on Scombroid Fishes, Parts I-IV. 1964-1967. 

 Mar. Biol. Assoc. India, Mandapam Camp, Jan. 

 12-15, 1962. 



Papers presented at a 1962 meeting on sub- 

 jects including systematics, stocks, early 

 life history, food and feeding, parasites, 

 fishing and fisheries, and environmental 

 considerations. 



KEY WORDS: see annotation. 



Symposium on Tuna Resources and Oceanography, June 

 1963. Tokyo, Japan. Tuna Fishing 15(99), 33 p. 

 Nat. Tuna Res. Counc. I. [Translated by James H. 

 Shohara; Transl. No. 9. Bur. Comm. Fish. 1964.] 



A conference of science and industry repre- 

 sentatives to discuss their experiences re- 

 garding tuna resources and oceanog rpahy . No 

 formal papers, but some graphic data were 

 presented. Included the historical summary 

 of Japanese tuna research. 



KEY WORDS: tuna, albacore, yellowfin, skip- 

 jack, bigeye, bluefin, distribution, abun- 

 dance, catch, size. 



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