United States Department of the Interior 

 Oscnr L. Chapman, Secretary- 

 Fish and 7tlldlife Service 

 Albert M. Day, Director 



Special Scientific Reoort - Fisheries 

 No. C'^ 



EXPLOMTORY TUNA FISHING IN THE CAROLINE ISLANDS 



Translated from the Japanese language by 



'7. G. Van Campen 

 Pacific Oceanic Fisher}?- Investi5;£tions 



CONTENTS 



Page 



1. Progress report on experimental skipjack fishing near Yap, 



By Technician Kenzo Ikebe and Assistant Technician Takeshi 

 Watsunoto 1/ 1 



2. Report of the progress of experimental tuna fishing near Woleai, 



By Technician Kiichi Hasegawa 2/ 14. 



An investigation of the waters adjacent to Ponape 2/* • • 22 



U. An investigation of the skipjack fishery in the waters of Woleai, 

 with notes on the bait situation at Lamotrek and Riluvrat Is., 

 By Assistant Technician Matsumoto ij 35 



1/ From South Sea Fishery Nev/s £ Nanyo Suisan Jcho_7 No. /,., Nov. 1937. 



2/ From South Sea Fishery Nens / Nanyo Suisan Joho_7 No. 1 (1937), pp. 3-7. 



2/ From Fisheries Experiment Station Progress Report No. 1, 1923-35. 



Published by the South Seas Government-General, Palau, December 1937. 



(J From jouth Sea Fishery News /~Nanyo Snisan Joho_7 No. 3, October 1937, 

 pp. 2-6. 



