directly affected by the cost of production nor by the wishes of the 

 boat owner and the crew. 



7, Fishing methods and composition of the catch 



(l) Skipjack fisheiyi 



Fishing method — ■ pole and line 

 Fishing season — April to October 



(almost all year round in 

 Kagoshima Prefecture)., 

 Bait -- live sardineso 

 Fishing ground — waters of the warm-current system 



within 600 miles of the Pacific coast. 

 Catch — roughly as follows: 



(2) Tuna fishery: 



Fishing method — long line. 



Length of lines used in one set: 



135-ton class — 45 miles (79,000 meters) 

 100-ton class -- 36 miles (66,000 meters) 



Fishing season — year round. 



Bait — ■ saury, sardine, squid, mackerel - mostly frozen. 



Fishing grounds — within a maximum radius of 3,500 miles 

 (including the area of mothership operations). 



Catch — roughly as followss 



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