Table 15. --Summary of results of pole -and -line fishing in the Marquesas Islands, 

 Charles H. Gilbert cruise 30 



Date 

 1956 



Locality 



No. of 

 hours 



fishing 



and 



scouting 



No. of 

 fish 

 schools 

 seen 



No. of 

 fish 

 schools 

 chummed 



No. of 



tuna 



schools 



fished 



Estimated 

 total weight 



of tuna 

 caught, lbs. 



9/7 Nuku Hiva to Eiao 



9/8 Eiao to Typee(Nul<:u Hiva) 



9/10 Nuku Hiva to Hiva Oa 



via Ua Huka 

 9/11 Hiva Oa to Fatu Hiva 



via Motane 

 9/12 Fatu Hiva to Hiva Oa 

 9/13 Hiva Oa to Hua Pou 

 9/14 Hua Pou to Nuku Hiva 



1/ 



11 



Total 



64.0 



17 



10 



63 



345 



1,736 



— Bait was chummed on another instance when two yellowfin hit the trolling lines. 



Table 16. --Summary of fishing for bait in the Marquesas Islands, 

 Charles H. Gilbert cruise 30 



Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva 



Hanga Haa, Taipi Vai, Nuku Hiva 



Hounni, Taipi Vai, Nuku Hiva 



Taa Huku. Hiva Oa 



Haka Nai (Aneo Bay) , Hua Pou 



Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva 



Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva 



56 

 3 



20 

 02/ 





 72 

 72 



19 



Total 



19 



220 



19 



Most of the catches included small numbers of various reef fishes. 



1/ 



2/ 



— Eight buckets of goatfish were caught at this station. 



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