QUEST FOR TUNA

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 38, 1 March 1937, Page 7

QUEST FOR TUNA

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Party's Experience in Northern Walters RESEARCH NEEDED

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AUCKLAND, Last Night. Not until another two years' research has been completed will tuna fishing in New Zealand waters be at a stage when it may be commercialised with advantage," said Mr J. J. Enwright, general manager of Sanford Ltd. Mr Enwright was a member of a party on board the trawler Maud F. during its recent cruise in northern waters when fishing for tuna in that area was investigating on behalf of an American company. The femaining members of the party were Mr A, W. B. Powell, acting director of the War Memorial Museum; Mr W. J. Bowden, superintendent at Auckland o± the Department of Industries and Commerce and Captain Daniels, Inspectoi of Fisherie3, who represented the Marine Department. The cruise was purely for the purpose of discovering the. grounds which tuna frequented and, although Between Cape Rodney and Parengarenga, several stiikes were mfte, the trawler did not stop to take advantage of the opporcunity of taking further fish. "Fish were not plentiful," said Mr Enwright, "and, at times, we went for a full day without a strike. Opportunity was taken to use live. bait and, although we learned a lot of the habits and feeding methods of the fish, there is still a great deal to be learned before the industry can be established. "An effort will be made beforw next seasqii either to have a crew who are experienced in tuna fishing brought out from California to conduct further research or to send a numb.er of local fishermen to America to study tuna fishing methods in use there, A report on the cruise will be forwarded to the Marine. Department.