The collection of these neasurements was begun by Dr,, M„ Bo Schaeferj 

 Dr, 0,, R„ Smithj and H„ H„ Eckles, who were assigned as scientific observers 

 on board the Orsgon and Alaska o These motor vessels of the Pacific Exploration 

 Company, under contract vv-ith the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, prospected 

 for tunas during 1943 in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands, the Line Islands^, 

 and the Trust Territory, Since 1949,, v.-hen POFI was established in Eonolulu, 

 its observers have obtained measurements from the comraerciai catc'n landed at 

 Honolulu, from the catches of research vessels of PCFIj, from the catches of 

 Japanese mothership expeditions, and from landings in Japan„ Other persons 

 who have helped include members of the Division of Fish and Game of the Ter- 

 ritory of Hawaiij Jo C„ iilarr of the South Pacific Investigations of the Fish 

 and Wildlife Ssrvijej Dr. K„ Kuronuma of the Japanese Fisheries Agency^ and 

 Dr. D. Y„ Villadolid of the Philippine Bureau of Firh3ries„ Their permission 

 to include the data here is gratefully acknowledged^ 



\ie also appreciate the efforts of tne many individuals vmo have 

 helped collect these datao Those directly responsible for the measurements 

 are listed bolow. Following each name are the initials used for identification 

 in the ensuing tables,, 



Donald Ho Bates 1>DHB) Sueto Murai (SM) 



vVilliam lo Cabaniss (»VIG) Garth I^ Murphy (GIM) 



Donald K, Fo Ching (DC) Edwin Lo Niska (ELN) 



Frederick C, Cleaver (FCC) Tamio Qtsu (To) 



ToOTisend Cronw:ell (TC) John Eo Rawlings (JSR) 



Ho Ho Eckles (HIE) John W„ Reintjis (jiTO) 



Kenji Ego (KE) Thomas J., Roseberry (TJR) 



Horace Bo Eldred (HBE) William F„ Royce (mm) 



Thomas So Hida (T3H) Milner Bo Schaefer (MBS) 



Isaac lo Bcehara (III) Bell Mo Shimada (BMS) 



Frederick C, June (FGJ) Richard Shoraura (RS) 



Joseph Eo King (J£K) Osgood Ro Smith (ORS) 



John Co Marr (JGM) Edward D, Stroup (EDS) 



V/alter Ho Matsumoto (Wii) Vlfilvan Go Van Canpen (WVC) 



Donald Lo McKernan (DLM) Daniel T. Yamashita (DTY) 



Go Wo Mead (Gi«J) Kalfred Lo Ko Yee (KY) 



Harvey L, Moore (HLM) Heeay So Ho Yuen (HY) 

 Territory of Hawaii, Division of Fish and Gaj:ne (TFG) 

 Philippine Bureau of Fisheries (PBF) 

 Japanese Fisheries Agency (JFA) 



Gratefal acknowledgments are also extended to the officers and 

 crew members of ths research vessels of the Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investi- 

 gations, who usually assisted in the handling of the often large and weighty 

 specimens. 



All measurements of length v»'ere recorded in millimeters; measure- 

 ments of weight were recorded in pound So The .-n.easuring techniques described 

 by Marr and Schaefer (194G) were used by POFI observers and others who are 

 listed by name in the preceding table. The observers for other government 

 agencies listed are not known to us and their techniques may have differed 

 slightly. 



