Japanese Longline Fishing: Comparisons between 1980 Observer and Japanese Report Data and between 1979 and 1980 Fishing Activity and Catch Rates for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

摘要

This publication is the second in a series of technical reports on the Japanese tuna longline fishery within the United States Fishery Conservation Zone (FCZ). The report compares southeast fisheries observer and Japanese Quarterly Statistical Report data for the tuna longline fishery in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico during 1980. Additionally, comparisons of selected catch rates and harvests are made between 1979 and 1980.