inch diameter Japanese glass balls covered 

 with netting. The droppers consisted of 

 2-1/2 fathoms of 16-pound tarred hemp, 

 1 fathom of galvanized wire leader and 

 9/10 hook. 



Vessels: Oceanic and Brothers 



Cruise No. : 2 



Cruise period: July 14 to August 21, 1954 



Gear: The gear used was identical with the gear 



used on the first cruise of the Oceanic 



and Brothers . 



Vessel: Commonwealth 



Cruise No. : 1 



Crui3e period; July 14 to August 21, 1954 



Gear: The gear used was essentially the same 

 as the gear used by the Oceanic and 

 Brothers, but differed in several details. 

 The mainlines usedby the Commonwealth 

 consisted of 5/64", 3X7 stainless steel 

 cable. The floats were large Japanese 

 glass balls. The float lines consisted of 

 10 fathoms of 9 thread Plymouth Manila 

 (hard lay). The droppers consisted of 2 

 fathoms of 6 thread buoy Manila, 1 fathom 

 of galvanized wire leader, and a 9/10 

 tuna hook. One basket was made up of 

 14 hooks. 



Vessel: John R. Manning 



Cruise No.: 20 



Cruise period: May 1 1 to June 23, 1954 

 Gear: Whenever possible, equal numbers of 

 POFI 11 -hook cotton and steel gear were 

 used. Other construction details were 

 identifical. 



Table l.--List of common and scientific names 

 of fishes used in this report 



White-tipped shark, Pterolamiops longimanus 



(Poey) 

 Silky shark, Carchar hinus floridanus Bigelow, 



Schroeder and Springer 

 Great blue shark, Prionace glauca (Linnaeus) 

 Bonito shark, Isurus glaucus Muller and Henle 

 Marlin, Makaira sp. 

 Sailfish, Istiophorus orientalis (Temminck and 



and Schlegel) 

 Wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier and 



Valenciennes) 

 Dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 

 Yellowfin tuna, Neothunnus macropterus 



(Temminck and Schlegel) 

 Bigeye tuna, Parathunnus sibi (Temminck and 



Schlegel) 

 Skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus) 

 Albacore, Germo alalunga (Bonnaterre) 

 Lancet fish, Alepisaurus sp. 

 Barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum) 

 Red snapper, Lutjanus bohar (Forskal) 

 Opah, Lampris sp. 

 Sunfish, Mola mola (Linnaeus) 

 Truncated sunfish, Ranzania truncata (Gmelin) 

 Broadbill swordfish, Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 

 Pelagic sting ray, Dasyatis atratus Ishiyama 



and Okada 

 Shortnosed spearfish, Tetrapturus angus tiros tris 



Tanaka 



Vessel: Sea Hawk 

 Cruise No. : 1 



Cruise period: October 3 to 20, 1954 

 Gear: Ten-hook cotton gear (POFI design - 

 15-fathom hook spacing). 



Vessel: Commonwealth 



Cruise No. : 2 



Cruise period: October 28 to November 22, 1954. 



Gear: Both cotton and steel gear were used. 

 The steel gear was composed of 100 hooks 

 per reel and the cotton gear, 8 hooks per 

 basket (POFI design - 15-fathom hook 

 spacing). 



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