. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 30 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 19, No. 11 SERVICE VESSEL TAKES PART IN NORTHEAST PACIFIC ALBACORE SUR- VEY (M/V John R. Manning Cruise 3677 As part of a large-scale survey of alba- core tuna resources between the Hawaiian Islands and the United States Pacific coast, the Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investigations research vessel John R. Manning concentrated on gill-net and long- line fishing for albacore. The cruise was conducted between June 11 and August 20, 1957. The vessel proceeded to 42 N. latitude, 135 W. longitude andfish- ed 3 gill
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 30 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 19, No. 11 SERVICE VESSEL TAKES PART IN NORTHEAST PACIFIC ALBACORE SUR- VEY (M/V John R. Manning Cruise 3677 As part of a large-scale survey of alba- core tuna resources between the Hawaiian Islands and the United States Pacific coast, the Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investigations research vessel John R. Manning concentrated on gill-net and long- line fishing for albacore. The cruise was conducted between June 11 and August 20, 1957. The vessel proceeded to 42 N. latitude, 135 W. longitude andfish- ed 3 gill-net stations. Moved south roughly along 135 W., fishing 3 gill-net stations. Carried out 2 north- east tracks and 2 west tracks alter- nately; fished 4 gill-net stations. Arrived Astoria, Ore., July 16, re- fueled and departed July 22. Pro- ceeded southwest to 41 N. latitude, 131 W. longitude and fished 1 gill- net station. Moved south making drops of scientific equipment to three chartered vessels employed in the Northeast Pacific Albacore Sur- vey (NEPAS). Proceeded east along latitude 39 N. to longitude 125 W. Set 3 gill-net stations, one a 24-hour set. Continued southeast paralleling the coast crossing into and out of the band of upwelled water. Fished 2 gill-net stations. Continued south to to 34 30' N. latitude and then south- west toward Honolulu fishing 1 long- M/V JOHN R. MANNING CRUISE 36 (jUNE 11-AUG. 20, 1957] line station. Arrived at Honolulu August 20, The results of the first section (June 11-July 16) indicated that albacore were widely distributed over the area surveyed (see chart) as a reconnaissance to NEPAS, but that certain areas perhaps showed promising buildups or concentrations of alba- core. Two offshore concentrations were located 800 and 500 miles west of San Fran- cisco while inshore concentrations seemed evident 100 miles off Pt. Arena and Cape Mendocino, Calif., 300 miles off Pt. Arguello, Calif., and 200 miles off Cape Blanco, Ore. The firs
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