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RECENT

-FISHERY PUBLICATIONS

Recent pub lications of interest to the colIlllBrc1al fishing industr y are listed

be low.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ";" HESE PROCESSED PUBL I CAT IONS ARE AVA I LABLE FR EE FROM THE D I V I S I ON

OF INFORMATION, U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, WASHINGTON 25, D. C. TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS ARE DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS:

CFS - CURRENT FISHERY STATISTICS OF TH E UN IT ED ST ATES AND ALASK A. FL - FISHERY LEAFLETS. SSR.- FISH. - SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS-- FIS HER t ES (LI MIT ED

DISTRIBUTION).

Number Title as:578 )lanuf~d Fishery Products, 1948 Annual

Summary, 8 p.

Title Quarterl y Outlook tor Marketlng F l ahary

Products. January-March 1951, 27 P.

c:rS-596 - Maasachu_ tta LandiD8s, Auguat 1950, 14 P. c:rS-600 - F ish Meal ad 011, November 1950, 2 p. CP'S-605 - Florida Landings, November 1950, 4 p. c:rs-bOa - Texaa Landings, December 1:950, 4 p. CP'5-609 - Maine LaIldinga, November 1950, 4 P. c:rS-612 - Alabama Landings, December 1950, 4 p.

SSR-I'lsh. No. 40 - SUrvey ot the Colwnbla Rlver and Its Trlbutarlea--Part VII, "Area VI -SnaIce River trom Above t he Grande Ronde Rlver through the Payette River , " by Zell E. Parkhurst, 95 P., lllu8. , NonDl' ber 1950. FL -195 (Revi_dl - Partial List or I.!anutacturers or

Fishing Gear and Accessories , 5 P.

THE FOLLOWING SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ARE FOR SALE AND ARE AVA I LABLE ~ FROM Itl£ SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS , WASH INGTON 25, D. C.

~ ot Fishery Products, by Norman D. Jarvia, Re­_arch Report 18, 274 P., illus., printed, 60 centa, 1950. Fish curing is an important method or pre_r­Tatlon in the t ishlng induatries, but information on the principle s involved in the salting aDd smoking ot Ush cOllllll8rcially is widely scattered. '1hia re­port ls a reterence handbook on the problems or rlsh curlng. It includes informa tion trom recent techni­cal studies ot the principles on mic)l rlsh curing ia based, discusses improvements in IDIIthods and equipmen't, and deacribes the standard IDIIthods. Arter discussing the importance ot rlsh curing in the h1atory ot the United States, the author continues with a statistical review of the tish curing in­dustry and the preservative action in tish curing. Among the var10us methods of preservation include d are air-drying, dehydrat10n, and salting. Standard methods tor producing certain specif1c types ot products are expla1ned--dry salting cod and miscel­laneous ftab; dry salting f1ab in warm climate s ; miscellaneous brine-packed tish; salting herring and salmon; spiced and pickled tish; caviar and other tish-roe products; lEloking herring , aalIIIon, haddock and ouer groundt1sh, and other miacel1aneous tiab; and preparation ot delicatessen products. Also, the book contains a discussion on the spoi lase in dry salt cod and other cured tiab. Includ8d are an extensive bibliography and an index.

Fishery Statiatica of the United Sta t es, !.21U., "y A. • Anderson and X. A. Power, Statistica l Digest 21 , 285 P., 1l1us., processed, 1950, $1 .00 . A reTI •• or t he t i abery statistics tor the year 1947 col ­l e cted by the Service's Branch ot COI!II!I8rclal'llb· eries during 1948 is to be tound i n thi. publica· tion. It includes data on the quantity and TSlul ot the catch ot ti8llery products, employment ill the tiaharies, quantity ot gear ope r ated, the Dumb!! or ri abing cratt employed in the CII pture or fllberY products, and certein i nformation on the quanti ty and value ot the produc tion ot manuf actured flablr:1 products and byproducts, and tore i gn t1ahery trod; _ Stat1eti cal survey a tor the 1947 da t a were con~ in al l sectiona except the South At l antic and \ States and the Mississippi River stat al . nte So~ Atlantic States _re last canvassed t or 1945, lID I the mos t recent data ,va1lable tor the Mi8lill i PP River and its tributariea are for 1931. nte pub­l ication contains a gene ral review. detailed ear tional sUIIIIl8riell and stati s tics by state., supp 1-

mentary Sl.rTeys, Hawaiian and Alaskan tisheri" ~ data , and a review ot certain ma j or tilllerle. (~ haddock, halibut, mackerel, menhaden , PllCha~ion fiab, aalmon, tuna, and whaling l. An explaDI r nsl the statistical survey procedure , a g1ossar1l0 Sf or tiabary products, and illustr ationll ot a ar number ot tish and shellfi sh' a nd o ther tllher:r P ucts are also included .

february 1951 105

ARTICLE BY FISH AND WILDUFE SERVICE AUTHOR IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS

'lb. Co-Determinati on or Indole and Skatole," by Charle s S. ~ers, article, Journal or Association of Official Agricul tural Chemists, November 1950 (Quarterly publication), vol. 33, no. 4, PP. 971-6, printed, annual subscription rate $7.50. Association or Official Agricultural Cher.1sts, Box 540, Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington 4, D. C. 'lbe report preaentll exper1I:Jental data for pure solutions,

wbereby (a) indole may be determined in the presence or skatole, and (b) skatole may be elltimated by calculati?ns baaed on the d1tference between two spectrophotometric readings. The procedure ill based on the well-known Ehrlich reaction of indole with p-d1msthylamine-benzaldehyde as mod1tied by Chernoff.

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICAllONS THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE FISH AND WILDLIFE

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

Aeiricul tural Reguisi tes in Latin America (Report of the Joint J1JLA/FAO Working Party), 173 P., printed, Sales No.: 1950. II.G.l, $1.25. Department or Eco­nomic Affairs, United Nations, Lake Success, New York, 1950. The use of agricultural requisites (including fisheries) i n Latin America and the fac­tors which are retarding the increased production or food (including fishery products) . in the region are analyzed in this report. The I!Bmbers or the joint Working Party established by the United Na­tions Economic Commission for Latin America and the Food and Agriculture Organization visi ted ~ll the countries or Latin America and investigated the supply situation of agricultural requisites (1:lcluding fisheries) and collected data for the report. With reference to fisheries, the report states that fisheries ar.e not well developed in Latin America. The 135,000 fishermen of the region land less fish than the 6,300 fishermen of Iceland. "This implies a great potential improvement in Ushing operations through the introduction or eco­nomic equipment, larger gear, etc. ," the report continues. In chapter VII, the material factors influencing fisheries product ion in Latin America are reporte4. Included in this chapter are discus­sions on the present fi shing situation, general tactors affecting the development of ths fisher­ies (both marine and fresh-water), principal specUic impediments to fishery production, and a aet of conclusions.

~ Canadian Fish Cul.turist, December 1950, No.9, 46 P., l1lus. Department of Fisheries, Ottawa, Canada. ~ls entire issue is devoted to articles on electrical fishing, and they are as follows: "Oaefulness of Electrofishlng Methods," by Paul F. l180n; "Electrical Methods of Fish Collection," by D. II. Omend; "Canadian Uses of Electrical Fish Shocking Devices, " by p. A. !.arkin; "Physiological ConSiderations Involved in Electrical Methods of Fishing," by Kenneth C. Fisher; and "A Direct­Current Electrical Fishing Apparatus," by G. F. M. 8mi th end p. ,11'. Elson.

~adian l22.Q Marine Oil Report, Foreign Agriculture CirCular no 22-50-:-7 P., processed, December 18,

1950. Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations, U. $. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Canadian production of marine oils for industrial and adible uses for the first nine months of ).950 is pre­sented in this circular. Comparative data for 1949 are also given. Liver oils are included. Production, foreign trade, prices, and the marketing situation are discussed. Canadian production (excluding Newfoundland) of marine ol1s for industritll and edibls uses was at a high level in 1950, according to this report. Her­ring 011 production in particular was !!It a high level. and a large winter he=ing catch was expected. On the other hand, vitamin oil production was at a .very low level and was expected to pick up in 1951. The Cana­dian market for marine oils was slow early in the year but improved considerably since the Korean outbreak. Substantial export sales of body and blubber oils were made but the total value of marine-oil exports in 1950 were below 1949 levels, chiefly as a result of the de­cline in D1dicinal 011 exports.

Gulf States N.arine Fisheries COI:IIIlission First Annual Re­-port 1949-~ (to the Congress of the United StatesMd

to the Governors and Legislators of Alabama, Florida, LOUisiana, Mississippi, Texas), 35 P., printed. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, 312 Audubon Build­ing, New Orleans 16, Le. Resumes of pre-compact scti"­ities and of the six regular and three special meetingll of the Commissi on are given in tnis report. Also in­cluded is a summary of the 6xploretory fishing cruises by the U. S. Fish ... nd .~ildl1fe Service exploratory fish­ing vessel Oregon, operating in the Gulf; and a rssume of the plans of the Service's research vessel Alasl:a, which is to carry on research in the Gulf area~ addition, the report gives ... short sun:mary of the ob­jectives of the Commission with regard to the inshore fisheries.

'lbe Life History of the Starry Flounder nplatichthys stellatus" (Pallas), by Harold George Orcutt, Fish Bul­letin No. 78, 64 P., print"d, iUus. Bureau of Marine Fisheries, Division of Fish and Game, San FrBIlcisco, Calif., 1950. This report deals with the starry floun­der, Platichthys stellatus (Pallas), found off the est Coast, and presents contrubutions to the k:no.le C~J of this species. Among tLe subjects covered are dis~ribu-

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THE~E PUBLICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ~ THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE - BUT USUALLY MAYBE OBTAINED ~ THE AGENCIESISsUING THEM. =~-=,

TRADE LI STS

The CO!Dlll8rcial Intelligence Branch, orf ice of In ternational Trade, U, S, Dapertlllllnt of COllllDllrce, has publishad tha following mimeographed trade list, Copies of this list may be obtained by firms in the Uni ted Statee from that Office or from Department of COllllDllrce field offices at $1,00 per list,

Canneries - Belgium, 10 P. (December 1950), This list gi'nlS the nam .. , addresses, end products pecked by Belgium canneries, Includes peck­ers of fishery product.,

FISHERY MOTION PlC1URE ~ The following motion picture is available ~

only from the source given in listing.

'!be Story of Kenhaden, 16 mm. color ani ~ound, running time 20 I!linutes . In cooperation with the members of the menhaden lndustry , this film was produced and supervised by the Branch of Commercial Fisheries, U. S. Fish and '/il·Hire Service, utilizing the facilities of Sun Dial Films, Inc., New York City; February 1951. This is the story of the a:l~aden industry in the United States. The fi siling

CAMERAMEN AT PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, SHOOTING SOME SHORE-BASED SCENES FOR THE FILM THE STORY OF MENHADEN BEFORE LEAVING TO FILM ACTUAL FISHING SEQUENCES AT SEA.

method employed by the menhaden fishery, the proce ssing of men­haden to produce byproducts, and the utilization of the~ products are portrayed in this film. Many of the oi sconcep­tions wnicn have arisen regard­ing the menhaden fishery are clarified by a straightforward presentation of the facts about this fi shery. Be cause the public knows so little about the largest fishery in the United States, the film will be very useful as an educa­tional medium. Designed for various age group s and all types of audiences, it will be of special interest for educa­tional institutions, agricul­tural and manufacturing groupS who process or use menhaden byproducts, and sport fishing groups, as well a s the general

television audience. Prints are available on loan. To borrow this film, write directly to the DIVISION OF INFORMATION, FIffi AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, WASHINGTON 25, D. C. Re'luests will be handled in order of receipt. Each request should indicate clearly the address to which the shipment is to be made. Shipments are usually Dade by parcel post, the borrower paying return transportation charges, but the~ is no charge for the use of the film. Prints also have been placed on deposit in Fish and Wildlife Service film libraries and in subdistribution centers. This filDl is available for telecasting. Applications for television showing should be add~~ to the Branch of Commercial Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Service Washington 25, D,

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Information on this production and other films in the Commercial Fisheries Series (of Which the Story of ~nhaden is No. I)) may be obtained by requesting the brochure Fishery Motion Pictures froo the Service.