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_ T.H. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS 



POFI SCOUTING 

 (BY CRUISES) (1130) 



i%i E5^ (1235) 

 \iM I ^it^ 



NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV 



1952 1953 



Figure 1 1. --Seasonal diatribation of skipjack school sightings on POFI cruises compared 

 with monthly landings of the commercial fishery. Upper --landings by months 

 from statistics of the Division of Fish and Game, Board of Commissioners 

 of Agriculture and Forestry, Territory of Hawaii: lower --numbers of schools 

 sighted per 100 miles scouted, by cruises. The figures in parentheses are 

 the total number of miles scouted on each cruise. 



Table 13. --Summary of results of commercial fishing during periods of GILBERT 

 cruises II and 13— 



1/ From interview records provided by the Territory of Hawaii, Division of 

 Fish and Game. 



2/ Based on 41 boat-days between April 12 and May 2, and 88 boat-days between 

 June 7 and July 1 1 . 



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