Interim report of the activities of the skipjack survey and assessment programme in the waters of Tuvalu (25 June-4 July 1978)

1. Introduction, 2. Vessel and crew, 3. Activities and methods, Tuna fishing, 3. baitfishing, scientific procedures, tuna tagging, biological data, baitfish,4. survey results, tuna, baitfish, 5. assessment, tuna, skipjack abundance in the survey area, skipjack occurrence of specific interest, occurence of tuna juveniles, yellowfin tuna, other species, baitfish, 6. conclusions, 7. references