TABLE 51. - UNITED STATES: CATCH OF TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES j 



1950 (continued) 



(Expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars) 



Three general types or methods of fishing are now employed by 

 American fishermen in the tuna fisheries of the Eastern Pacific 

 Ocean contiguous to the North and South American continents and out- 

 lying islands and offshore banks. Generally these methods are also 

 commonly associated with three specific types of fishing craft. The 

 three types are as followsj 



1. Purse seine nets operated by "seiners" or purse seine vessels. 



2. Bait lines, also referred to as bait fishing or live bait 

 fishing. The craft are termed "bait boats" or "live bait boats". 

 Larger vessels of this type with raised-deck and clipper bow 



are more generally termed "clippers" or "tuna clippers". 



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