Table 38. --Fishing conditions by seasons (East 

 Philippines Sea) 



Note: Northeasterlies --October to March; southwesterlies--April to September 



It can be seen from the foregoing table that there is no great seasonal change in the 

 fishing for yellowfin and bigeye tuna, but that the spearfishes increase nnarkedly during the 

 season of southwesterly winds. However, this table has lumped together the whole area of the 

 East Philippines Sea, which extends 1, 200 miles from north to south. There is therefore a need 

 to examine variations in fishing conditions by area and by seasons within the area. 



First of all, in order to examine the fishing conditions by area, we will divide the 

 region by 5 of latitude and show the catch rates within each of these divisions in the following 

 table. 



Table 39. --Fishing conditions by sections (East 

 Philippines Sea) 



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