Table 2. — Summary of experimental fishing for skipjack tuna with threadfin shad and nehu alternated 

 as bait among schools on Charles H. Gilbert cruises 109 and 110. 



Item 



Shad 



Nehu 



Number of schools chummed 



Number of schools fished 



Percent of schools fished 



Average number of skipjack tuna caught per minute (4 men fishing) 



Number of skipjack tuna caught 



Average number of skipjack tuna caught per school 



Total weight (kg) of skipjack tuna caught 



Average total weight (kg) of skipjack tuna caught per school 



Average catch per minute of skipjack tuna <4.5 kg 



Average catch per minute of skipjack tuna >4.5 kg 



Average duration (minutes) of fishing per school 



Average number of buckets of bait used per school fished 



Average weight (kg) of skipjack tuna caught per bucket of bait 



Table 3. — Results of experimental fishing with threadfin shad and nehu on 

 Charles H. Gilbert cruises 109 and 110. 



