AMERICAN SAMOA
Logbook Catch and Effort for 1996
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EFFORT
Number of Vessels 7
Number of Sets 531
1000 Hooks Set 100
Number of Lightsticks 0
CATCH (Number of Fish)
Species # Caught # Kept # Finned # Caught/ 1000 Hooks
BILLFISH
Black marlin 22 22 0 0.22
Blue marlin 92 92 0 0.92
Striped Marlin 18 18 0 0.18
Sailfish 18 18 0 0.18
Spearfish 5 5 0 0.05
Swordfish 3 3 0 0.03
TOTALS 158 158 0 1.58
SHARKS
Blue shark 9 8 1 0.09
Shortfin Mako Shark 6 5 1 0.06
Thresher Shark 1 1 0 0.01
Other Pelagic Sharks 49 7 5 0.49
TOTALS 65 21 7 0.65
TUNA
Albacore 4,028 4,028 0 40.28
BigeyeTuna 132 132 0 1.32
Skipjack Tuna 6 6 0 0.06
Yellowfin Tuna 645 645 0 6.45
TOTALS 4,811 4,811 7 48.11
OTHER PELAGICS
Mahimahi 227 227 0 2.27
Moonfish 8 8 0 0.08
Oilfish 3 3 0 0.03
Pomfret 2 2 0 0.02
Wahoo 82 82 0 0.82
TOTALS 322 322 7 3.22
NON-PMUS
Other Pelagic Fish 2 2 0 0.02
TOTALS 2 2 7 0.02
(Last Updated 06/27/2006)