TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Geography 3 



Population. 3 



Native subsistence fishing . 6 



Seafood in the native diet 9 



Native fishing methods 9 



Diving and spearing 10 



Hand-lining 12 



Seining and hand-netting. 12 



Trolling U 



Scoop nets . 14 



Throw or cast nets 16 



Traps 16 



Poisons 17 



Japanese development . . ..... 19 



The bonito fishery 19 



History of the bonito fishery 23 



The fishing industry 25 



Post-war status 27 



Difficulty of establishing trade with Japan . . 27 

 Description of Japanese method of bonito 



xlsning ••.•.....•••.•••.. 28 



Japanese fishery for tuna 34 



Japanese method of preparing dried bonito 



sticks 35 



Other marine resources 36 



Sponges 36 



Japanese sponge culture in the Marshalls. ... 36 



Pearl shells 37 



Pearl culture ..... 39 



Trepang 40 



Trochus shells 40 



Turtles and tortoise shell 41 



General considerations .. 43 



United States Administration in Micronesia. . . 43 

 Physical limitations to establishing export 



fisheries 43 



Shore facilities 43 



Fresh water 43 



Ice and cold storage 43 



Power 43 



Sewage disposal 43 



Housing 43 



Buildings, docks and wharves. 44 



Roads, bridges and causeways 44 



Marine repair facilities 44 



Aids to navigation 44. 



Marine transportation 44 



Local supplies, food, clothing and sundries . . 44 



Communication 44 



Tariff duties 44 



Native labor 44 



Poisonous fish 44 



Summary ..... 46 



