operated to greater advantage by using pole and line gear (with chumming 

 bait) than with longlines. Of course if this method were used in conjunc- 

 tion with longlines it would be ideal. I hope at some time in the future 

 to study the use of fishing lights and some other matters. 



From our last position we proceeded directly to Jaluit where we arrived 

 the night of the 18th o On the way we caught one skipjack on the trolling 

 line at 11:00 A.M. on the 17th, and another at 8?00 A.M« on the 18th, which 

 gives some indication of the commercial possibilities of the skipjack 

 fishery in this area. Otherwise there was nothing remarkable to reports 



Notes: 



1. Longitudes and latitudes given are those determined accurately by 

 celestial observations „ 



2. Oceanographic and meteorological observations v;ere m.ade either from 

 the wheelhouse or from the deck above it. 



3. Oceanographic observations were m.ade after the lines were set in 

 cases where the sets were made in the morning, "fhen the set was made 

 in the evening, observations were taken at the end of the line after 

 it was set. 



U. The direction and force of the current were determined from the 

 track of the ship, 



5. Sea water tem.peratures v/ere taken with a stiek-type thermometer. 

 Salinities were determined with an Aksnuir.a hydrom.eter and ^^onverted in 

 accordance with the Reference Tables for Oceanographic Investigations. 



6. The stray angle of the cable v;as not measuredo 



