AMERICAN SAMOA Logbook Catch and Effort for 1998 EXCEL FILE ~ (Close Window to Return) EFFORT Number of Vessels 23 Number of Sets 1,762 1000 Hooks Set 773 Number of Lightsticks 0 CATCH (Number of Fish) Species # Caught # Kept # Finned # Caught/ 1000 Hooks BILLFISH Black marlin 17 17 0 0.02 Blue marlin 280 270 0 0.36 Striped Marlin 28 27 0 0.04 Sailfish 31 31 0 0.04 Spearfish 29 29 0 0.04 Swordfish 20 18 0 0.03 TOTALS 405 392 0 0.52 SHARKS Blue shark 218 13 189 0.28 Shortfin Mako Shark 33 21 6 0.04 Thresher Shark 5 1 2 0.01 Other Pelagic Sharks 153 21 128 0.20 TOTALS 409 56 325 0.53 TUNA Albacore 19,760 19,696 0 25.55 BigeyeTuna 324 322 0 0.42 Bluefin Tuna 7 7 0 0.01 Skipjack Tuna 2,039 2,039 0 2.64 Yellowfin Tuna 1,367 1,362 0 1.77 TOTALS 23,497 23,426 325 30.38 OTHER PELAGICS Mahimahi 892 887 0 1.15 Moonfish 48 40 0 0.06 Oilfish 16 14 0 0.02 Pomfret 27 27 0 0.03 Wahoo 1,060 1,059 0 1.37 TOTALS 2,043 2,027 325 2.64 NON-PMUS Other Pelagic Fish 105 105 0 0.14 TOTALS 105 105 325 0.14 (Last Updated 06/27/2006)