. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. November 1950 COMMMIIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 11 information is not at hand to allow a complete account of the baits used, but some are available for a few localities. At Saipan and Tinian Islands, the "fool bait" (Spratelloides delicatulus) was the preferred species, but young carangids, filefish, atherinids, and Caesio sp. were caught near the reefs for use as bait. In thePalau Islands, the best bait seemed to be the anchovy (Engraulis heterolobus?) but during periods of shortage, numerous kinds of fishes were used, including the sam
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. November 1950 COMMMIIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 11 information is not at hand to allow a complete account of the baits used, but some are available for a few localities. At Saipan and Tinian Islands, the "fool bait" (Spratelloides delicatulus) was the preferred species, but young carangids, filefish, atherinids, and Caesio sp. were caught near the reefs for use as bait. In thePalau Islands, the best bait seemed to be the anchovy (Engraulis heterolobus?) but during periods of shortage, numerous kinds of fishes were used, including the same ones mentioned for Saipan. Fishermen who had fished at Ponape and Truk inferred that the bait used there was the young of Priacanthus sp. R. 0. Smith (1947) stated that the one- or two-inch anchovy (Anchovella purpurea) were the best bait at Truk, but the bait shortages caused a curtailment of the fishery from February to July, In general, the sizes of bait used were governed by the species available. Spratelloides sp. (1-1/2 inches in length) were con- sidered to be good bait; conversely, the fishermen lere forced to use some species of fa or 7 inches, although these often fadled to attract the skipjack in the desired manner. Both of the net types described for the Japanese fishery as well as several others were used in tropi- cal waters. Lights were particularly effective in the capture of bait in the Palaus when used with a lift net. A variation nf the. FIGURE 7 - SETTING LIFT NET FOR SKIPJACK BAIT. 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. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Commericial Fisheries. [Washington] : National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt. Print. Off. ]
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