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Excerpt from Exploratory Tuna Fishing in Indonesian Waters: Translated From the Japanese Language
Period of the survey a From June 29, 1941, to July 25, 1941 w 27 days Area surveyed Timor Sea, Arafura Sea, Banda Sea Surveying vessel kiye Maru, research vessel of wakayama Prefecture, a steel vessel of 127023 gross tons and 220 horsepower. Personnel of the survey Technician saburb Kawabe; the captain of the Ki Maru and 2a men Fishing gear used in the survey tuna longlines, 230 baskets Construction of one basket of gear trunk line of cotton 8 momme to the fathom, 1 momme o132 oz, 189 fathoms overall length (7 pieces joined, each piece 29 fathoms long)o Branch lines of cotton, 9 momme to the fathom, 2 lines lo fathoms long, 2 lines 7 fathoms long, 2 lines 6 fathoms long� Sekizama of 3x3 strands of wire with eyes in both ends 4 fathoms longo Wire leader, 2 fathoms long� Hooks, inches and inches longo Float lines, cotton, 8 momme to the fathom, 15 fathoms long, However, about half of the float lines and trunk lines were made of Manila hemp� tn; Thefathoms mentioned above are Japanese fathoms, about 5 feet long, Hook sizes are the total length from eye to point around the curve of the hooko Thed H (i)
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