Worth $300
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Islands Fishermen!
That Tuna Could be Worth $300
IN the hope that Islands fishermen will not be doing themselves out of a possible prize of $3OO, we pass on this information from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Com mission. „ , PIM has previously notified fisher men that yellowfin (ahi, asiasi, etc.) and skipjack (aku, auhopu, etc.) tuna are being tagged with a piece of plastic tubing attached just aft of the rear dorsal (back) fin.
United States Fish and Wildlife vessels have been doing this for several years, in the hope that fishermen catching the released tuna w T ill return the tag with details of where the fish was caught, and thus aid in research on the migratory habits of tuna.
All tags, whether issued by US Fish & Wildlife Service or Inter- American Tropical Tuna Com mission, are worth a dollar to the finder. However, the latter organ isation will also conduct an annual draw of all tags returned, and the finder of the drawn tag will also receive a prize of $3OO.
As comparatively few tags will be found, there is an excellent chance of striking the $3OO jackpot if you catch a tagged tuna.
These tuna are being tagged all the way from California to the Peruvian coast, so it is possible that those tagged south of the Line are likely to be hooked in Polynesian waters.
The Tuna Commission tags are simply marked, “Return Tuna Comm. San Diego,” and have a
number. It is essential that the number be undamaged.
Tuna Commission, San Diego* California, USA, will be sufficient address. So bait those hooks! t A modern seismograph, worth £2,000, has been loaned to Fiji by the Columbia University, New York: