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6. Black marlin, Makaira mazara (Jordan ajid Snyder) 37 



6. Broadbill swordfish, Xiphiaa gladius (Linnaeus) 38 



C. Sharks 39 



1. Isurus glaucus (MuUer and Henle) 39 



2. Isurus nasus (Bonnaterre) 39 



3. Alopias profundus (Nakamura) 39 



4. Alopias pelagicus (Nakamura) 39 



5. Galeocerdo arcticus (Faber) 39 



6. Carcharinus brachyurus (Giinther ) 40 



7. Carcharinus sp. ( gangeticus ? ) 40 



8. Carcharinus japonicus (Temminck and Schlegel) 40 



9. Carcharinus nnelanopterus ( Juo and Gainaard) 40 



10. Carcharinus albimarginatus (Ruppell) 40 



1 1. Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus) 40 



V. Fishing grounds 40 



A. Indian Ocean region 42 



1. Waters around the Andaman and Nicobar islands 



(6° to 15° N. , 90° to 97° E. ) 42 



2, West coast of Sumatra (6° N. to 8° S. , 90° to 105° E. ) 45 



3. Waters off Java (6° to 13° S., 105° to 1 1 5° E. ) 48 



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4, Waters around the Lesser Sunda Islands and Tinaor (8 to 



15° S., 115° to 130° E.) 50 



B, Pacific Ocean region 52 



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1. Molucca Strait, Banda Sea, and Flores Sea (0 to 8 S. , 



1 1 5° to 1 30° E. ) 52 



2. Celebes Sea 54 



3. Sulu Sea 58 



4. South China Sea 60 



5. Waters around New Guinea and tlie Solomon Islands 



(0°tol5°S., 130° to 170° E.) 63 



