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season a capture by a fishing boat reached several tens of thous- 

 and yen. 



Notwithstanding the recent origin of the practice, the method 

 such as in use in Shizuoka Prefecture made a striking progress in 

 various districts, in fact in Shizuoka Precture boats rowed by oars 

 are comparatively few. In some instances, an oil motor or steam 

 engine came to be provided with the schooners. While the 

 bonito is prized as a food fish the dried bonito known as Katsuo- 

 bushi is the chief article used for the purpose of seasoning in 

 Japan. These articles are also used on such occassion as marriages 

 and other fetes in order to exchange good wishes. The demand 

 being so extensive, that a great part of the fish is used as ma- 

 terials for KatsuobiLshi. 



(6) Tai Fishery with Katsuraami or-Scare-Cord Seine 



Drawings exhibited by the Fishery Bureau. 



Tai or porgy is one of the principal food fish in Japan, its 

 presence being absolutely indispensable on festive occasions, the 

 method of fishing has made great development. 



There used to be numerous ways in fishing for porgy such as 

 scare cord seine, shore seine, ground seine, bottom seine, pound net 

 long lines and hand lines. The supply of porgy is seen everywhere 

 in the market. The annual amount caught actually reaches four 

 or five million yen forming another irnportant element in Japanese 

 fishery. 



The method of capture is by a fishing implement in use in 

 the Sato Inland Bay and its vicinity. It is used to catch porgy 

 which assemble in the Seto Inland Bay from waters outside in order 

 to lay their eggs. The seine boats, scare cord boats, anchor 

 boats, and welled boat forming one company arrive at the fishing 

 ground when the following method is adopted. They take up 



