. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 326 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Substantial numbers of recoveries of fish tagged off Baja California have been made the following season (Table 7), many within 90 miles of the point of tagging. One tnna tagged in July 1956 Avas recaptured 842 days later only 87 miles from its release point. The small number of off-season recoveries reflects their virtual disappearance during that period of the year. This suggests the possibility that Baj
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 326 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Substantial numbers of recoveries of fish tagged off Baja California have been made the following season (Table 7), many within 90 miles of the point of tagging. One tnna tagged in July 1956 Avas recaptured 842 days later only 87 miles from its release point. The small number of off-season recoveries reflects their virtual disappearance during that period of the year. This suggests the possibility that Baja California tuna migrate to areas not subjected to fishing at that time of year. TABLE 7 Season of Recapture for 167 Yellowfin Tuna Tagged, May to December, Off Baja California, 1952-1958 Within-season (May to Dec.) Off-season (Jan. to Apr.) Within-season (One year later) Within-season (Two years later) 150 4 12 1 Fish tagged off the Gulf of Guayaquil and Peru did not move from these areas into Central America (Figure 7a, b). Movement between the Galapagos Islands and the Gulf of Guayaquil does take place as evidenced by one recovery. Recoveries made along the coast of Peru indicate that there is some movement between the Gulf of Guayaquil and the 14-Fathom Bank throughout the COCOS IS MALPELO IS. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS \ COLOMBIA YELLOWFIN TUNA MOVEMENTS TAGGED IN MARCH-OCT- LEGEND WITHIN SEASON RECOVERIES TAGGED IN MARCH -- TAGGED IN SEPT. TAGGED IN OCT DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT FIGURE Ta. Yellowfin tuna movements of 15 or more miles as stiown by recoveries of fish tagged in 1954 and 1958. Uncircled figures represent origins of the tagged Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game. [S
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