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1983 Observations Aboard a Japanese Squid Driftnet Vessel

Summary

A 1982 trip report by Frank Cary, hired by Fisheries Research Institute, as an observer aboard a Japanese squid driftnet vessel. The purpose of this observation program was primarily to gain information concerning incidental catches of salmonids by the Japanese gillnet flying-squid fishery in the mid-Pacific area by placing an American observer on a squid vessel. Additional, important aspects of observation were also considered. 

1983 Observations Aboard a Japanese Squid Driftnet Vessel PSPA (1)