. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. ARTICLES LONGUNING FOR SWORDFISH IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC Susumu Kato 'Blue Belle' returned to Morro Bay, Cali- fornia, early in February 1969 with a load of broadbill swordfish (Xiphias gladius) caught by longline gear. She was the first California- based commercial vessel to attempt long- lining for swordfish on a large scale. Captain Wayne Smith became interested in trying this method of fishing after learning of a success- ful longline trip by the BCF research vessel 'David Starr Jordan1 in November 1968. Upon learning of his interest, th
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. ARTICLES LONGUNING FOR SWORDFISH IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC Susumu Kato 'Blue Belle' returned to Morro Bay, Cali- fornia, early in February 1969 with a load of broadbill swordfish (Xiphias gladius) caught by longline gear. She was the first California- based commercial vessel to attempt long- lining for swordfish on a large scale. Captain Wayne Smith became interested in trying this method of fishing after learning of a success- ful longline trip by the BCF research vessel 'David Starr Jordan1 in November 1968. Upon learning of his interest, the Bureau loaned its gear to Blue Belle and she sailed with a crew of four on January 16 from San Pedro, Cali- fornia. Fishing Gear and Methods Blue Belle is 55 feet long with a beam of 14feet, and has a refrigerated holding capac- ity of 15 tons. The components of BCF long- line gear used by Blue Belle are shown in figure 1. This gear was patterned after that used by east coast American and Canadian fishermen. A radio transmitter, a radar re- flector, and a flashing-light buoy aided in the recovery of the gear. Flag buoys were spaced at five-float intervals. Specially constructed boxes (fig. 2) facilitated handling and storage of dropper lines and hooks. A hydraulic reel,. .a/k snaps BAMBOO POLE FLOAT (RUBBER INNER TUBE) FLOAT LINE (5fm POLYPROPYLENE) *^\MAINLINE 96 tm WITH 12 (m BETWEEN HOOKS^ ( 1/4" NYLON) V ^ J V J DROPPER LINE ( fm OF J/|6" NYLON) MUSTAD SHARK HOOK Fig. 1 - Longline gear used for taking broadbill swordfish. Mr. Kato is Fishery Biologist, BCF Fishery-Oceanography Center, La Jolla, California 92037. 30 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Sep. No. 837. 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 United States. National Marine Fisheries Service; U. S. F
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