On the retrieve, the net was hauled in from the starboard 

 side of the vessel o It was passed over the net roller; across a 

 tablet, and through a V-ghaped roller on the wincho From the V= 

 shaped roller it was passed into the net box, where it was replied 

 in preparation for the next setting „ The entire procedure c, from 

 the time the net was hauled out of the water until it came to rest 

 in the net box^ was done in one continuous operation, stopping 

 only to remove fish from the nets this was done on the table o The 

 time required to haul in 10 to lij. shackles averaged 1-|- hourso 



The John Ro Manning fished only off the leeward coasts of 

 Oahu, Kauai; and Hawaii since they presented the largest lee areas 

 (figo 3)0 Off Oahu fishing operations were attempted between Maile 

 and Kaena Point from 3 to l5 miles offshore o Off Kauai fishing 

 was carried out in the area bet»Ksi Port Allen and Mana Point from 

 2 to Bi miles offshore „ At Hawaii, although the leeward area was 

 very extensive ^ fishing was done only off Kealakekua Bay from 5 

 to 7 miles offshore (table 3)o Depth of waters at the time the 

 net was set ranged from 200 to l^^TO fathoms, however.^ the net 

 frequently drifted inshore to depths of 28'- 30 fathoms o 



Table 3o— Dates and areas fished by both vessels 



The net fished a total of 159 hours from the Manning with only 

 ij hours of this fishing time during daylight o This daylight set 

 was made on a trial basis to observe the setting and retrieving 

 operations, and to plan the retrieving procedure as efficiently as 

 possible^ 



The catches of the two vessels are lis+ed m table ko It 

 shoiild be noted that most of the tuna were taken in tne smaller 

 meshes (6 inches and less) and that these con^jrised approximately 



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