. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 66 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 17, No. 9 In an effort to eliminate the time consumed joining and unjoining units of main line when fishing conventional long-line gear, 10 baskets each of steel and cotton long-line gear were joined to form 2 sets of continuous main line. Each of these was stowed in a 6-foot circiilar tub for setting. Setting of both types of gear was done at full speed--about 8. 5 knots. Both cotton and steel main line ran out freely without kinking, however, the wire gear payed out unevenly and its velocity varied beca
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 66 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 17, No. 9 In an effort to eliminate the time consumed joining and unjoining units of main line when fishing conventional long-line gear, 10 baskets each of steel and cotton long-line gear were joined to form 2 sets of continuous main line. Each of these was stowed in a 6-foot circiilar tub for setting. Setting of both types of gear was done at full speed--about 8. 5 knots. Both cotton and steel main line ran out freely without kinking, however, the wire gear payed out unevenly and its velocity varied because of swell action. Cotton long-line gear was recovered by using a grooved drum on the Rowe winch. The main line was coiled down both in a tub and in baskets. Steel gear was hauled on a grooved head on the Rowe winch and was stored on a single 6-foot drum. This method appeared to be superior to multiple-driun storage used previously. ALBACORE TUNA AT SEASONAL LOW NORTHWEST OF HAWAU IN MAY RE- PORTS "JOHN R. MANNING" (Cruis'i~25): A seasonal low ebb in albacore tuna abundance in spite of ideal fishing weather and sea conditions was reported by the Service's fisheries research vessel John R. Manning. The vessel returned to its Pearl Harbor base on June 7 aft- er slightly more than a month of extensive fishery exploration in waters northwest of Hawaii. The cruise was one of a series being made at various seasons to test the commercial fishing potential of the area as a fishing ground for albacore tuna, the most sought- after and valuable species of tuna. This cruise was carried out si- multaneously with operations of another Honolulu-based Service research vessel, the Hugh M. Smith, in waters northeast of the Islands, and with a coordinated cruise of the N. B. Scofield of the California Division of Fish and Game off the West Coast of the United States. The John R. Manning sailed from Pearl Harbor on May 2, stopped at French Frigate Shoals, Lisianski, and Midway islands
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