Pound Hets 



On the Atlantic coast, the major portion of the catch of tuna taken in 

 recent years has "been caught with pound nets. Pound nets are large structures 

 of netting hung on piles or attached to floating timbers, which obstruct the 

 movement of fish along the shore and lead them through tunnels into net en- 

 closures from which they are unable to escape. The Atlantic coast pound nets 

 with which tiona are captured are constructed principally for the taking of 

 other species. However, the catch of tuna by this gear frequently exceeds a 

 million pounds aimually. Bltiefin, little tuna, and bonito are taken by this gear. 



Haul Seines 



The haul seine is a seine which is used to encircle fish moving along 

 the coast. When a school is sighted, tbs net is payed out from shore aroxxnd 

 the school, after which the two ends of the net are hauled in until the fish 

 are dragged ashore. This method has been used to some extent in taking little 

 tuna in recent years. 



Harpoons 



In the New England States, principally in Maine , a fishery for the taking 

 of large bluefin or, as they are commonly called in that area, "horse mackerel", 

 has existed for many years. Fishermen operating from small boats approach 

 the large tuna and harpoon the fish. Each year several hundred thousand pounds 

 of bluefin tuna are normally taken by this method. 



TUMA FISHING CRAET 



Three types of fishing craft account for about ninety-nine percent of the 

 United States catch of tuna. These are the small trollers, or jig boats, 

 which fish for albacore; the large tuna clippers which account for the bulk of 

 the yellowfin and skipjack catch; and the piirse seiners which engage principally 

 in the taking of bluefin, bonito and yellowtail. 



Trollers or Jig Boats 



Trollers, or jig boats, are relatively small craft which may fish for 

 salmon, halibut, £ind other species during portions of the year, and albacore 

 when these fish sire available. Ihese vessels seldom exceed 60 feet in length 

 and are usually valued at from $8,000 to $^0,000. The vessels carry ice in 

 which the catch is preserved. The fleet is capable of tremendous expansion 

 when fish are running in large numbers, since there are several thousand smeill 



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