United States Department of the Interior, Fred A. Seaton, Secretary 

 Fish and Wildlife Service, Amie J. Suomela, Commissioner 



AGE, LENGTH, AND BODY WEIGHT OF SALMON CAUGHT BY JAPANESE 

 HIGH-SEAS FLEETS IN NORTH PACIFIC 



A PRELIMINARY REPORT 



by 



George Taxionaka 



Contribution No. 3 to research conducted with the 

 approval of the United States Section of the International- 

 North Pacific Fisheries Commission. The Commission, es- 

 tablished in 1953 ^y "the International Convention for the 

 High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean, coordinates 

 the research of the member nations: Japan, Canada, and the 

 United States. The resulting investigations provide data 

 to the Commission for use in carrying out its duties in 

 connection with fishery conservation problems in the North 

 Pacific Ocean- Publication of this scientific report has 

 been approved by the United States Section of the Commission. 



Special Scientific Report- -Fisheries No. 259 



Pacific Salmon Investigations 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 



Seattle, Washington 



February, 1957- 



