made on the majority of the days on which we fishedc We fished from time 

 to time in the West Passage area where the seaj being sheltered from the 

 northeast wind, was comparatively calm and operating was easy, however;, 

 we sighted almost no schools and made no catch there d'lring Januaryo 



The sea water temperature in both areas was about 28 degrees Co 



Bait used was principally akador_o. These fish occur abundantly among 

 the reefs around 'ifest Passage and Arumonoguij and are easily takeno 



The places around Malakal Passage and the reef east of Airai village 

 where these fish occurred in some abundance the previous year were wrecked 

 by a great storm in May 1927 and none of these fish could be found there 

 at alio It is thought that there is no prospect of taking bait along the 

 damaged reefs until quite a few years have passed o 



Febiniary 



Fishing was very poor this month, almost no catches being made either 

 off West Passage or off Malakni Passage^ Consequently the time was spent 

 mainly in bait investigations and in looking for schools„ We went fishing 

 all the way to Kayangel and Ngaruangl islands^ but schools were scarce 

 everywhere We sighted skipjack schools on the east side of Kayangel 

 Island and west of Northwest Reef j but made no catch. We were able to 

 take bait in small quantities north of Arakelong village, but no akadoro 

 were found around Ngaruangl and Kayangel islands, and we returned to port 

 empty-handedo 



March 



We did not fish many days this month, but the schools gradually be= 

 gan to appear off West Passage and we made some catches in that area„ 

 Some fish were also taken off Malakal Passage o 



We took bait at various locations but principally inside the reef 

 near Ar'arncnogui village » 



Skipjack Fishery Investigations 1928 



These investigations were carried on as a continuation of the 

 previous year's work„ 



April 



There were many calm days during this month and operating was easy,, 

 The sea water temperature rose to about 29 degrees C, and schools became 

 more numerous in the West Passage area than on the east coast„ 



Baiting grounds were almost the same as during the previous montho 

 The aka doro reappeared on the reefs where we had taken them during 

 January and February^ 



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