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Behavior studies are conducted from underwater observation chamber on BCF shipCHARLES H. GILBERT. Skipjack are characterized by horizontal stripes on thebelly. When in a feeding frenzy, vertical bars appear and can be seen on thosefish near the surface where the bait has been cast.
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; P. 395 of Our Changing Fisheries 1970 Centenary NMFS centenary volume
Photographer
Artwork by Bob Hines
Display Date
1969 circa
Collection
Historic Fisheries
NOAA Affiliation
BCF