, CONTENTS 



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Acknowledgments 1 



Description of fishing gear and operational methods 1 



Weather 2 



Albacore 2 



Distribution and abundance 2 



Environmental conditions •••• 9 



Vertical distribution of albacore 12 



Size of albacore 16 



Sex ratio and maturity of albacore 17 



Tagging of albacore 18 



Other fishes 18 



Other tunas 18 



Sharks , 18 



Miscellaneous species 18 



Summary 18 



L.iteratare cited 20 



Appendix (tables 11-23) 21 



