An assessment of the skipjack and baitfish resources of Fiji

Contents: iii. preface, vi. list of tables, vii. list of figures, 1. introduction, 2. research plan and schedule, 2. vessel and crew, 2. methods, 8. skipjack fihsing, tagging and biological sampling, 9. baitfishing, 9. data compilation and processing, 9. general analysis, 9. summary of field activities, 14. results and discussion, 14. skipjack fishing, 16. evaluation of the resource, 16. skipjack migration, 23. skipjack mortality, 28. fishery interactions, 29. skipjack population biology, 35. evaluation of double tagging, 36. baitfish resources, 37. conclusions, 37. skipjack resources, 38. baitfish resources, 40. references, APPENDICES: 43. scientists, crew and observers on board the research vessels 45. international tag recoveries of skipjack tagged in Fiji, 47. abbreviations of country names used in tables