(5) akamuro or sanera ./"probably Caesio chrysozonus / 



In general appearance this species resembles the " ojisan " 

 fa goatfish jj, but it is smaller, being about 3 inches long,, They some- 

 times come in large schools. This fish is most suitable for skipjack 

 bait, but it only comes into the waters near the reef at certain times 

 and for short periods. It is taken around the entrance to the Garapan 

 channel, off Charankanoa, and in the vicinity of the harbor works 

 fTanapag Harbor ?_7« The season lasts from 5 days to a week and during 

 this time enough fish can be taken in one haul of the net to provide 

 bait for four or five trips, that is to say, a month's supply of bait can 

 be taken in one day* They withstand captivity well and when large 

 quantities are taken they are kept in hastily constructed pounds. These 

 fish do not, however, come every year. They appeared in October of 1933 

 and on November 23, 1935., from which it is thought that they generally 

 migrate into these waters every two year? at this season. They are 

 driven into bag-nets during the day, and they will also collect around 

 a fishing light. It is said that when the akamuro appear, the Nanko 

 Fishing Company hurriedly rounds up fishermen and pays them 3 yen. per day 

 to do nothing but catch bait for several days, 



(6) ojisan fa goatfish?_/ 



This fish is about 3,6 inches long, roughly the same size as the 

 muro« They occur inside the reef on the sandy beach from the harbor 

 works to Charankanoa, They are generally found the year round, but 

 the season of greatest abundance is during June, July, and August, and 

 they are seen only rarely at other times of the year„ They are 

 taken both day and night with beach seines. These bait fish are not 

 attracted by a light. In recent years the skipjack have not responded 

 well to this bait and this year almost no one used it„ 



(7) aobi-ce ( : ommon name) /may be Abudefduf sexfasciatu s / 



This is a small fish about ,7 to 8 inch long, and deep green in 

 color. It is found inside the reef on the west side of Saipan, The 

 fishe.men take it by setting a net inside the reef and then diving 

 and poking sticks into the crevices in the coral to drive the fish 

 out and into the net. The season is pretty much all j r ear round, but the 

 ] 3 ger specimens are unsuitable for skipjack baito 



The o j isan , aobike , and so forth are used as a last resort when the 

 baka and shiira cannot be obtained in sufficient quantities <> 



In addition to the above, there are a number of other bait fish 

 such as the t obero or harara and the tarekuchi /"probably Engraulis 

 heteroiobus R^ppel^/, but none of them are taken in useful quantities. 

 When the stomachs of skipjack are studied they a^e all found to be stuffed 

 full of various kir oi small fish, from which it is deduced that there 

 must be many smalt fishes offshore which could serve as skipjack baito 

 Skipjack taken off Saipan feed on "young ojisan " or "deepsea oj isan ", 

 squid, and shrimp all year round, and on tarekuchi from May to September, 



