Technical report / Tuna and Billfish Assessment Programme

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Sq 639.2099 TEC
Created/Published
Noumea, New Caledonia : South Pacific Commission, 1982-1993
Issue
No. 7 (December 1982)
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METHODS USED BY THE SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION FOR THE SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT OF SKIPJACK AND BAITFISH RESOURCES 1
METHODS USED BY THE SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION FOR THE SURVEY AND, ASSESSMENT OF SKIPJACK AND BAITFISH RESOURCES 3 , 5
PREFACE 7 , 8
CONTENTS 9
CHAPTER 1 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SKIPJACK SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME 11
LIST OF TABLES 11
LIST OF FIGURES. 11
1.0 INTRODUCTION 13
2.0 STAGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMME 2.1 Programme Conception and Develompment of Objectives 13 , 14 , 15
2.2 Budget and Funding 15
3.0 STRUCTURE AND STAFFING OF THE PROGRAMME 15 , 16
4.0 GENERAL PROCEDURES 17 , 18 , 19 , 20
REFERENCES 21
APPENDIX A. STAFF, OTHER THAN VESSEL CREW, EMPLOYED IN THE PROGRAMME 23
APPENDIX B. SPECIFICATIONS AND PLAN OF CHARTERED SURVEY VESSEL HATSUTORI MASH 25 , 26
APPENDIX C. SPECIFICATIONS OF CHARTERED SURVEY VESSEL HATSUTORI MARU 27
CHAEIER II METHODS USED. PROGRAMME 29
LIST OF FIGURES 29 , 30
1.0 INTRODUCTION 31
2.0 THE VESSELS 31
3.0 TAGGING CRADLES 31
4.0 TAGS AND APPLICATORS 4.1 lags 32 , 33 , 34
4.2 Tag Applicators 34 , 35
5.0 TAGGING PROCEDURES 5.1 Preparation 35
5.2 Tagging 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39
5.3 P.Q.ul2Le...lagging 39 , 40
5.4 Data Collection and Transcription 5.4.1 .Primary data collection 40
5.4.2 Data transcription 40 , 41
6.0 CONCLUSIONS 41 , 42
REFERENCES 43
APPENDIX A. TAGGING GEAR USED BY THE SKIPJACK PROGRAMME 45 , 46
PLAN OF TAGGING CRADLE 47
ATTACHMENT OF TAG NEEDLE HOLDER TO CRADLE FRAME 48
THE BOW OF THE HATSUTORI MARU No. 5 ACCOMMODATING TWO TAGGING CRADLES 49
APPENDIX B. LIST OF TAGGING QUALITY CATEGORIES AND ASSOCIATED CODES FOR THE 5.7 PER CENT OF THE TAGGED SKIPJACK RELEASED IN LESS THAN OPTIMUM CONDITION 51
APPENDIX C. TAGGING LOG-BOOK AS COMPLETED ON BOARD THE RESEARCH VESSELS 53
CHAPTER III METHODS USED BY THE SKIPJACK SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME FOR COLLECTING BIOLOGICAL, TUNA SCHOOL AND ANCILLARY DATA FROM A POLE-AND-LINE FISHING VESSEL 55
LIST OF TABLES 55
LIST OF FIGURES 55 , 56
1.0 INTRODUCTION 57
2.0 BIOLOGICAL DATA 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63
3.0 TUNA SCHOOL OBSERVATIONS 63 , 64 , 65
4.0 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS 65 , 66
REFERENCES. 67 , 68
APPENDIX A. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE BIOLOGICAL DATA LOG 69 , 70 , 71
APPENDIX B. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SIGHTINGS LOG 73 , 74 , 75
APPENDIX C. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE DAILY LOG 77 , 78 , 79
CHAPTER IV. BAITFISHING METHODS USED BY THE SKIPJACK SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON BAITFISHING TECHNIQUES FOR THE TROPICAL PACIFIC 81 , 82 , 83
1.0 INTRODUCTION 85
2.0 THE USE OF THE BOUKI-AMI 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101
3.0 BAITFISHING WITH A BEACH SEINE NET 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108
4.0 BAITFISH SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION 109 , 110
5.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 110 , 111
REFERENCES 112
APPENDIX A. SPECIFICATIONS OF GEAR USED FOR BAITFISHING BY THE SKIPJACK PROGRAMME 113 , 114
APPENDIX B. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE BAITFISH LOG 115 , 116 , 117
CHAEPER V DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURES OF THE SKIPJACK SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME 119
LIST OF TABLES 119
1.0 INTRODUCTION 121
2.0 DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING ON HOARD THE SURVEY VESSELS. 121 , 122
3.0 DATA PROCESSING AT HEADQUARTERS 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127
4.0 ACCESSING INFORMATION IN FILES 127 , 128
5.0 CONCLUSIONS 128 , 129
REFERENCE 130
APPENDIX. DETAILS OF INFORMATION LISTED IN TAG RECORD FILES 131
TAG RECAPTURE RECORD 132
OTHER REPORTS IN THIS SERIES 134

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