A. Suzuki, R. Gibbs, Jr., G. Ridgway, and 

 L,. Sprague (Chairman) to identify problems in 

 tuna taxonomy which could most profitably be so 

 examined, to proceed with such examination in- 

 sofar as possible, and to report their findings 

 to the FAO World Tuna Conference. 



8. The Conference recognizes the need 

 for identification of tuna subpopulations, urges 

 those studying blood groups to improve methods 

 for transporting and storing blood samples, and 

 suggests that the wide-ranging tuna fleets of the 

 world be used to collect blood samples. 



9 . The Conference recognizes the impor- 

 tance of genetic identification of subpopulations 

 and urges that additional emphasis be placed on 

 the problem of how much mixing musttake place 

 between subpopulations before they are no longer 

 "independent. " 



10. Studies which bring together research 

 workers engaged in biological and oceanographic 

 studies on the tunas and the seas inhabited by 

 them should be encouraged by international co- 

 operation. Such studies should include, for 

 example, research on the interaction between 

 sea and atmosphere, oceanic fronts, water 

 masses, current systems, changing oceanic 

 climates, year-class sizes, and interaction be- 

 tween fish and environment. 



tuna resource and the potential sustained yield 

 of tuna. 



12. The Conference agrees that abstracts 

 of submitted papers, summaries of discussion 

 sections, copies of resolutions, and a list of 

 participants should be published, if possible, in 

 the Special Scientific Report--Fisheries series 

 of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and di- 

 rects the Chairman to make arrangements for 

 such publication. 



Further, the Conference requests the 

 Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Biological 

 Laboratory at Honolulu to supply copies of the 

 submitted papers upon request. 



13. The Conference recognizes the ad- 

 vantages, especially in promoting the exchange 

 of information and in stimulating the rate of prog- 

 ress in fishery studies , of contact between scien- 

 tists from different laboratories and suggests 

 that, in addition to scientific conferences, ex- 

 change of scientists between laboratories be 

 facilitated. 



14. The Conference recognizes the de- 

 sirability of a report from this Conference to the 

 FAO World Tuna Conference and directs the 

 Chairman to furnish FAO with copies of all con- 

 tributions, summary reports of discussions, 

 resolutions, and a list of participants. 



11. In view of the ever-increasing world 

 need for protein and of the rapidly expanding tuna 

 fisheries of the world, attention should be di- 

 rected to estimates of the magnitude of the world 



15. The Conference appreciates the meet- 

 ing facilities made available by the University of 

 Hawaii and directs the Chairman to prepare a 

 letter of thanks to the University. 



