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RECENT

FISHERY PUBLICATIONS

Recent publications of interest to the ccm:nercial fishing irrlustry ar e luted below.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PUBLICATIONS THESE PROCESSED PUBLICATIO~S ARE AVAILABLE fREE fROM THE DIVISI

Of INfORMATION, U. S. fiSH AND WILDLifE SERVICE. ASHINGTON 25, O. C. TYPES Of PUBLICATIONS ARE DESIGNATED AS fOLLOWS;

CfS - CURRENT fiSHERY STATISTICS Of THE UNITED STATES Aim ALAS A. fL - fiSHERY LEAfLETS. MOL - MARKET DEVELOPMENT SECTION LISTS OF DEALERS, LOCKER PLANTS,

ASSOCIATIONS, ETC. SEP.- SEPARATES (REPRI~TS) fROM COMMERCI~L flSHERJES ~.

Number Title CFS-614 - Frozen Fish Report, February 1951, 10 p. CFS-615 - Massachusettll Landings, Novem~er 1950, 14 p. CFS-616 - Massachusetts Landings, December 1950, 14 p. CFS-617 - Texas Landings, January 1951, 4 p. CFS-619 - Fish Meal and Oil, January lQ51, 2 p. CFS-'>20 - Alabama Landings, January 1951, 4 p. CFS-621 - Florida Landings, January 1951, 4 p. CFS-622 - Maine Landings, by months, 1950 Annual Sum-

mary, 6 p. CFS-624 - Massachusetts Landings, by ports, 1950 An­

nual Sunmary, 18 p. CFS-626 - Frozen Fish Report, Final, March 1951,10 p. FL-321 - An Improved ~Iethod of Glazing Fish for

Locker Storage, 3 p. FL- 387 - CCJIIIlercial Salmon Trolling, 8 p. FL-389 - Japanese Offshore Trawling, 60 p.

MISCELLANEOUS

'tUber Title Listll ~ ~ of Refrigerated Locker .El!!!!:! (~ MDL-2 - Y.1Ch1gan, Q p. MDL-lS- 10_, 10 p. ~J)L-4 - 'ebraaka, 12 p. t' L-24- Chio, 10 p. t-DL-o - 0 ahoma, p. ~L-31- Oregon, 11 p. l'.DL-l Fen~y1van1a, 7 p. 3 - Y.1sso 1, II p. l'.DL-12- T .. xas, 12 p. YDL- 5- d -.ne~ot&, 15 p. I1DL-13- York, 6 p. ~:DL- 3- South Carol1~, 2 p. Y.DL-16- North Dakota. 7 p. MDL-"- aming. 1 F.

Sep. 273 - Use oC Echo Sounders 1n the Flshp.r ~. Sep. 274 - Control of F1sh SpoilaGe by lcir,g and

Freezill8. Sep. 275 - Technical lote o. 8 - Processing ~

Kill8 and DUll8eness Crab .e t . Sep. 276 - Technical Note tio. 10 - Paper fags Cor Fisn

Meal.

PUBLICAllONS THESE PUBLICATIO~S ARE NOT AVAILABLE fROM THE FISH AND WILDLIFE

SERVICE, BUT USUALLY MAY-sE OBTAINED FROM THE AGENC~ISSUING THE M. CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING PUBLICATIONS THAT FOLLOW SHOULD BE ADDRESS ED TO THE RESPECTIVE AGENCIES OR PUBLISHERS MENTIONED. DATA ON PRICES IF READILY ~VAILABLE, ARE SHOWN. '

(Manitoba ) ~ Report for ~ Endi ng ~ ~, !229, 133 p., illus., printed. Department of Mines and N~tural Resources, Winnfpeg, Manitoba, Canada. Descr~bes the various activities of the Branches ~hat make up the Manitoba Department of Mines and Natural Resources, including those of the Game and

Fisheries Branch. In the l a tter report there is a discussion of the fisheri es of Manitoba for the fis­cal year enr"_ng March 31, 1950. Included are data on winter production and value by lakes, t otal pro­duction and value by species , a c anpar i son of sUDlller arrl winter fishing operations , number of fisheI'llen

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THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE FISH AND WILDLIFE S~RVICE, BUT USUALLY MAY BE OBTAINED cROM THE AGENCI ES ISSUING THEM.

played and equipnent used, a historical table hawing the production of fish for the fiscal years 931-32 through 1949-50, and detailed infonnation 1" lakes. In addition , there is a resume of the i shery investigations conducted by the Branch, and t s fish culture sport fishing activities.

Lony of !1auritius) Annual B.eport 2!! ~ Fisheries I"anch for the Year ~, by J. De B. Baissac,15 p., l"inted,25 centS:--J. Eliei, Government Printer, c>rt Louis, Mauritius, July 1950. This is a brief aview of commercial fishing in the Colorv of auritius, including the taldng and control of such pecies as sharks, sardines, and mullet (rouget).

ere is a discussion of salt-water pond ( "barachois") Lshing. The author states that the sea penetrates

shallow estuaries through narrow entrances, and the flooded areas could be subjected to intensive fish farming. Statistics are given for the average

~onthlY yield per fishennan, the 1947 census of

fishermen, and the monthly production during the 1946-49 period. The pamphlet concludes with the scientific and proper names of Mauritius fish.

~ Fishermen's Ingenuity (~ Old Methods of Capture Not Yet Outdated), by S. B. Setna, 11 p., Ulus., printed, in English. (Reprinted from the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, vol. 48,no:3, August 1949.) The Bombay Natural H:istory Society, 114 Apollo St., Bombay, India. E~lains and describes fishing methods and gear used in India. The author refutes the contention that fishing methods in India are primitive. "The nets have been evolved after a long process of trial and error, so as to secure the maximum catch f or the outlay of the considerable amount of labour elDployed," the author states.

~ Research and Educational Institutions in North I~~~~' by Gerald V. Howard and Eileen R . Godfrey, 85 p., processed, 50 cents. Food and Agricultur.e Organization of the United Nations, lIashington, D. C., December 1950. The Fisheries Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization i s collecting infonnation on world fishery research a.nd educational institutions. This publication s ummarizes the information gathered for North and South America and lists the goverllllent agencies a nd other institutions engaged in fishery research ( biological and technological) and education. It b riefly outlines their activities, lists publications issued, and gives the title and name, when known, of the senior fishery officer of each organization. Only the general program or over-all investigations are outlined for each institution or orgar4zationc

ish~ in ~ Waters, by James Hornell, 235 p., :illus.:-printed, The Syndics of the Cambridge Uni­VerSity Press, Bentley House, N. VI. 1, London, England (also New York, N. Y. ) . Some of the more unusual methods of fishing and fisheries of the world are d~scribed in this book. Beginning with a short hlstorical discussion of the primitive methods used 10r fishing since early times. the author then dis­c:usses some of the unusual fisheries of the world ~nd the methods or gear used. Included is sea-fish­~ng off west Africa and notable fishing methods used oy Negroes on inland waters. Kite fishing; shark ~~sh~ng; netting hils a (the Indian shad); poison a~hing; ~ishing for octopus, cuttlefish, and squid; s catchlng flying fish off the Indian Coast are i ome of the more unusual fisheries described. There s one section of the book that deals with the

bonito, albacore, and tunrv industries of the world. In this section the author describes bonito fishing in the Maldive Islands; catching and curing bonito in Japan; bonito fishing in Polynesia; crane or "tira" fishing for albacore in the Society Islands . the tuna fisheries of California; and the European' tunrv and bonito fisheries. Other chapters in the book report on animals trained to fish; fish that angle for -t heir living; baiting crocodiles and alli­gators; catching and curing the Bombay duck; fishing at Por-t Said; the greatest eel farm and trap in the World; seeking pearls and chank shells in Ceylon and Indian waters; and the wamen divers of Japan. Trap­ping dev:ices are described in one chapter and in­cluded are deltaic, fresh-water, and marine fish traps.

Japanese Fisheries Administraticn, by Richard S.Croker, Preliminary Study No. 46, 55 p., processed. Natural Resources Section, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Tokyo , Japan, March 1951. (Reports may be purchased only in photostat or microfilm from the Office of Techr~cal Services, U. S. Department of COIIIIIIerce, l,[ashington 25. D. C.). A visiting exper-t consultant to SCAP's Natural Resources Section has completed a study of the administration of Japanese fisheries in an effort designed to aid government officials in the conservation and regulation of thi3 resource. Lines of fishery responsibility and au­thority are investigated along with the enforcement of regulations applicable to fishery personnel. In his recommendations, he concludes: (1) the respon­sibility should be vested in the Ministry of Agri­culture and Forestry; (2) the fishery administration should be reorganized and the regulations revised. The appendix includes postwar legislation pertinent to the fishlng industry. (A short sUlllllary of this re­port appears in the March 1951 issue of COIIIIIIercial Fisheries Rev:iew, pp. 32-3.)

(MARYLAIID) ~ ~'Repor-t, 12.2Q, Maryland Board of Natural Resources, Annapolis, Md., 207 p., illus., tables. Covering the fiscal year July 1, 1949, through June 30, 1950, this report is divided into the following parts: Part I-Introduction; PE>r-t II-­Departmental Reports; and Part ITI-General Review of the Year. Part II contains the annual repor-ts of the five constituent Departments of the Board, in­cluding the Department of Tidewater Fisheries, the Department of Game and Inland Fish, and the Depart­ment of Research and Education. The Department of Tidewater Fisheries report discusses enforcement, the Chesapeake Bay, oysters, survey and leasing of oyster grounds, the fin fishery, the striped bass, the blue crab, and sport fishing. Included are tables giving 1949 data on oyster shells planted on open p.1blic bars; oyster shells planted on seed areas; the blue crab catch; seed oyeterstransplarrt,ed; Chesapeake commercial fish landings (catch by species by gear); A tlantic Ocean ccmneroial fish landings (catch by gear and species); total Maryland landings (catch by species); and fish net and shellfish -li­censes issued. The Department of Game and Inland Fish report includes a discussion of the accooplish­ments in Maryland's inland fisheries; ir~and fish conditions; and cooperative fish investigations. The Department of Research and Education repor-t contains information on various investigations conducted, in­cluding the hydrography of the Chesapeake Bay; analy­sis of fish catch records and other investigations relating to fin fish; crabs; and oysters. Part III contains a summary of the conservation legislation enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland for the the fiscal year covered by this repor-t and all

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amendments to conservation laws made dur1ng t~e year.

Plankton Characteristics at C ronulla, New Sout.h Will .. , 1943-46, by Keith Shear~ Bulletin ~O:-24~~ ision of Fisheries - Report 1'0. 17), 23 p., Ulus. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Respnrc~ Organization, Nelbourne, Australia, 1949. Re port l! on the general plankton characteristics, watertem­perature records, and pelagic fish occurrences at the Cronulla onshore station, NeN South ~ales, for the period 1943-46. The author statel! that he data shows similar general annual trendl! with con­siderable variation in the detail of the pat ern in each year.

~ Factors Influencing the ~ of Salmon~­lations ~ Oregon, by Dorald L. Mc~erran, Dolald R. Johnson, and John 1. Hodbes,Contri tion lo.12, 23 p., illus., printed. Oregor Fish Commisl!1on, Portland, Oregon, December 1950. iReFrinted fr Transactions of the Fifteenth torth A~er1can ~ld­life Conference,-wildlife XanageQent 1nstitut~ washington, D. C., 1950.) Discusses the trend of

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