United States Department of ttie Interic 



Oscar L;, Chapman, Secretary 



Fish and. Wildlife Service 



Albers lA^ Day„ Director 



Special Sc^ientific Report = Fisheries 

 Noo 42 



TUNA FISHING IN PALAU WATERS 



Translated from the Japanese language by 

 SCAP translators and iff, G, Van Campen 



Edited by 



B . M, ShiiTiada 

 and 

 W„ G„ Van Camper. 



Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investigations 



CONTENTS 



Page 



1. Report of grounds fished by xuna boats operating in the 



inner South Seas,. By Technician loshiyuki Inanami l/ » « « o . <, o . . 1 



2. Report of oceanographic changes and fishing conditions in 



Palau waters. By Technician Yoshi^mki Inanami 2/ » c » » o o o o » » » o . 2 



3. Report of a survey of the tuna fishery in Palau waters^ 



By the Fishing Section j/ „ o ,-.. c o ... c oo o o « o ». o 7 



4o Report of s\iTvey of fishing gr-ounds and channels in Palau 



waters 1925~26 ^ oo.«c»oi,<.ooooooo. = .oooo.oo.o„.o.<..««...<,o.... 11 



5, A tuna survey in Palau waters (Late 19A0)y By the Fishery 



0€ C V J- G ii "Dy ooft« •coo Oi^OOOOOOOOOeuC OCtOeOOO oe O < CO«CCCOeOO O&OO ffOO^^ 



1/ South Sea Fishery News ^Nanyo Suisan Joho_7s Volo 6, NOo 1, ppo 7-9o 

 March 28, 1942 o 



2/' South Sea Fishery News I Nanyo Suisan Joho_7j, Volo 5, No„ 2, pp, 2-6„ 1941. 



2,/ South Sea Fishery News /^Nanyo Suisan Joho^Jj Vol„ 6, NOo 1, pp« 10-13o 

 March 2B, 1942, 



4/ Fisheries Research Station Progress Report No. l, 1923-1935o South Seas 

 Government-General 5. Palau^ Deceriber 1937„ ppo 27-37c 



^' South Sea Fishery News, Volo 5, No„ 4, pPo 2=4o September 2, 1941o 



