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FISH AND WILDLIFE SERViCE for holding live bait shrimp, scientific names of species mentioned in the text and publications PUBLICATIONS on the biology of shrimp and the bait shrimp in­ dustry. THESE PROCESS EO PuBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FREE FROM THE OIVISION OF INFORMATION, U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERV­ FL-483 - Instructions for Typing Manuscripts to ICE, WASHINGTON 25, D. C. TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS ARE DESIG­ be Printed at the Government Printing Office NATED AS FOLLOWS: (With Exceptions for Manuscripts to be Proc­ CFS - CURRENT FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES essed), 7 pp., March 1959. AND ALASKA. FL - FISHERY LEAFLETS. SSR.- FISH.-SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS--FISHERIES FL-485 - Japanese Fisheries Based in Overseas (LIMITED DISTRIBUTION). Areas, 30 pp., illus., May 1959. Describes the SL - STATISTICAL SECTION LISTS OF DEALERS IN AND PRO ­ expans ion of the Japanese high -seas fisheries DUCERS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS. SEP.- SEPARATES (REPRINTS) FROM COMMERCIAL FISHERIES since the end of the Occupation in 1952. Sec­ REV I EW. tions are included on development and types of overseas fisheries, Government control of over­ Number Title seas operation, and overseas operations by CFS-1990 - Ohio Landings, March 1959, 2 pp. countries. Japanese overseas enterprises are CFS-1994 - Fish Meal and Oil, 1958 Annual Sum- now in operation or planned in more than 35 mary, 4 pp. countries, in which about 200 fishing vessels are CFS-2000 - New York Landings, 1958 Annual based. About 140 of these are tuna vessels, Summary, 8 pp. mainly long-liners. Tuna processing plants are CFS-2001 - Florida Landings, 1958 Annual Sum­ in some stage of development in 15 countries. mary, 10 pp. Other plants include sardine canneries, shrimp CFS-2035 - California Landings, December 1958, and crab canneries and freezing plants, fish 4 pp. meal plants, and freezers for locally-consumed CFS-2036 - North Carolina Landings, March 1959, fish. 3 pp. CFS-2037 - Georgia Landings, March 1959, 2 pp. FL-486 - Recommended Treatment for Fish Par­ CFS-2038 - Texas Landings, February 1959, 3 pp. asite Diseases, by Glenn L. Hoffman, 4 pp., CFS-2042 - Rhode Island Landings, 1958 Annual April 1959. Summary, 7 pp. CFS-2045 - Maine Landings, March 1959, 3 pp. Conservation Notes--Fishing for Food, Circular CFS-2046 - Shrimp Landings, December 1958, 55, 6 pp., illus., processed, March 1959. This 6 pp. pamphlet describes some fishing terms; the CFS-2047 - South Carolina Landings, March 1959, need for conservation of the seas I fish re­ 2 pp. sources; and the dangers of predators, obstruc­ CFS-2049 - Frozen Fish Report, April 1959, 8 pp. tions, water fluctuations, storms, human activ­ CFS-2057 - Fish Meal and Oil, March 1959, 2 pp. ity, domestic and industrial pollution, and care­ CFS-2058 - Fish Sticks and Portions, January- less use of pesticides. It also describes the March 1959, 3 pp. work of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and other fact-finding organizations; the work of FL-476g - Canned Fish Retail Prices, April 1959, fishery biologists in studying the life history of 27 pp. various species; the problems of fish habitats; plankton; tagging; color marking; underwater FL-480 - The Bait Shrimp Industry of the Gulf of television aIld SCUBA divers; chemical aids; Mexico, by Anthony Inglis and Edward Chin, 15 electrical aids; spawning; sounds made by fish; pp., illus., revision of FL-337, April 1959. Live sea mammals; the American catch; and vessels shrimp is the preferred bait for sea trout, red­ and gear. fish, flounders, and most game fishes of the bays and inshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The SSR-Fish. No. 261 - Plastic Standpipe for Sampl­ use of shrimp for this purpose has given rise to ing Streambed Environment of Salmon Spawn, a large bait industry in some areas. This study by Harold A. Gangmark and Richard G. Bakkala, describes the kinds of shrimp in the bait fish­ 24 pp., illus., November 1958. ery and the general life history of the white shrimp. In discussing the bait shrimp industry SSR-Fish. No. 281 - Water Soluble Vitamin Re­ of Galveston area, Texas, and Florida, the fish- · quirements of Silver Salmon, by John A. Coates lng gear and methods of operation, transporting and John E. Halver, 12 pp., illus., November and holding methods, and trade practices are 1958. covered. This report also includes suggestions August 1959 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 77

SSR-Fish. No. 288 - Intermediary Metabolism of New England Fisheries--Mont~y Summar~, April, Fishes and Other Aquatic Animals, by M. Gumb­ 1959, 21 pp. (Market News ervice, U. . Fish mann, W. Duane Brown, and A. L. Tappel, 55 and Wildlife Service, 10 Commonwealth Pier, pp., illus., December 1958. Boston 10, Mass.) Reviews the principal New England fishery ports, and presents food fish SSR,Fish. No. 296 - Etiology of Sockeye Salmon landings by ports and species; industrial fish "Virus" Disease, by Raymond W. Guenther, landings and ex- vessel prices; imports; cold­ S. W. Watson, and R. R. Rucker, with Addendum storage stocks of fishery products in New Eng­ by A. J. Ross and R. R. Rucker, 14 pp., illus., land warehouses; fishery landings and ex-ves­ February 1959. sel prices for ports in Massachusetts (Boston, Gloucester, New Bedford, Provincetown, and Firms Canning 1958 (Revised): Woods Hole), Maine (Portland and Rockland), SL=T01 - Salmon.-­ Rhode Island (Point Judith), and Connecticut SL-I02 - Maine Sardines. (Stonington); frozen fishery products prices to SL-104 - Mackerel. primary wholesalers at Boston, Gloucester, and SL-ll1 - Clam Products. New Bedford; and landings and ex-vessel prices SL-112 - Shrimp. for fares landed at the Boston Fish Pier and SL-151 - Firms Manufacturing Fish Meal, Scrap, sold through the New England Fish Exchange; and Body Oils, 1958 (Revised). for the month indicated.

Sep. No. 553 - Shrimp Exploration in Central New 1'"0rk City's Wholesale Fishery TradenMonth­ Alaskan Waters by M/V John N. Cobb, July-Au- !Y Summary for January 1959, 21 pp:-\fV1:arket gust 1958. ----- News Service, 155 John St., New York 38, N. Y.) Includes summaries and analyses of receipts Sep. No. 554 - Current Status of the Inter-Ameri­ and prices on wholesale Fulton Fish Market, can Development Bank. imports entered at New York City, primary wholesaler prices for frozen products, and mar­ Sep. No. 555 - Research in Service Laboratories keting trends; for the month indicated. (July 1959): Contains these articles--"Proxi­ mate Composition of Gulf of Mexico Industrial (S eattle) Washington, _Oregon, and Alaska Receipts Fish Part 3 - Fall Studies (1958);" and "Tech­ and Landings ~ Fishery Products for Selected nical Note No. 54 - Dicarbonyl Compounds as Areas and Fisheries, Monthly Summary, May Components of Fish Odor." 1959, 9pp. (Market News Service, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pier 42 South, Seattle 4,

THE FOLLOWING SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ~ Wash.) Includes landings and local receipts, FROM THE ~ Q!l!..f£ MENTIONED. with ex-vessel and wholesale prices in some in­ stances, as reported by Seattle and Astoria, (Ore.) wholesale dealers; also Northwest Pa­ California Fishery Products Monthly Summary, cific halibut landings; and Washington shrimp April 1959, 13 pp. (Market News Service, U. S. landings; for the month indicated. Fish and Wildlife Service, Post Office Bldg., San Pedro, Calif.) California cannery receipts Fishery Regulation and the PosHi,on ~ ~?astal of tuna and tunalike fish; pack of canned tuna, Countries, by Kenzo Kawakami, Paciflc Salmon mackerel, and anchovies; market fish receipts Investigations, Translation Series No. 22, 22 at San Pedro, Santa Monica, and Eureka areas; pp., processed. (Translated from Suisan Kaga)­ California and Arizona imports; canned fish ku, vol. 6, no. 3-4, December 1957, pp. 13-20, and frozen shrimp prices; ex-vessel prices for U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Com­ cannery fish; American Tuna Boat Association mercial Fisheries, Pacific Salmon Investiga­ auction sales; for the month indi~ated. tions, Seattle, Wash., July 30, 1958.

(Chicago) Monthly Summary ~ Chicago's Fresh Provisional Keys ~ the Fishes of Alaska, byNor­ and !'rozen Fishery Products Receipts and man J. Wilimovsky, 120 pp., printed. Fisher­ Wholesale Market Prices, April 1959, 13 pp. ies Research Laboratory, U. S. Fish and Wild­ (Market News Service, U. S. Fish and Wildlife life Service, P. O. Box 2021, Juneau, Alaska, Service, 565 W. Washington St., Chicago 6, ill.) May 1958. Receipts at Chicago by species and by states and provinces for fresh- and salt-water fish Studies on Fish Culture in the Aquarium of Closed­ and shellfish; and wholesale prices for fresh Circuratrngs~ ~s F'UndallentalTheory and and frozen fishery products; for the month Standard Plan, by Aritsune Saeki, 14 pp. proc­ indicated. essed, 6 pp. printed tables, English translation. (From Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Scien­ Monthly Summary of Fishery Products Production tific Fisheries, vol. 23, no. 11, 1958, pp. 684- !:!:l Selected Areas of Virginia, North Carolina, 695.) U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau ~ Maryland, May-1959, 4 pp. (Market News of Commercial Fisheries, Box 3830, Honolulu, Service, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 18 So. Hawaii. King St., Hampton, Va.) Fishery landings and production for the Virginia areas of Hampton Translated Data on the Japanese Tuna Fishery, by Roads, Lower Northern Neck, and Eastern Wilvan G. Van-Campen, 11 pp., illus., processed. Shore; the Maryland areas of Crisfield, Cam­ (Statistical tables on the Japanese tuna fishing bridge, and Ocean City; and the North Carolina industry which appeared in the February 1956 areas of Atlantic, Beaufort, and Morehead City; issue of Katsuo to Maguro, organ of the Japan together with cumulative and comparative data; Tuna Boat Owners' Association.) Pacific Oce­ for the month indicated. anic Fishery Investigations, U. S. Fish and Vol. 21, No.8 78 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW

Wildlife Service, Box 3830 , Honolulu, Ha wa ii, April 28, 1959, contains regulations fo r the re­ stric tion of salmon fishing in Bristol Bay. May 7, 1956.

Young Tuna s F ound in Storr:ac ~ C c:mt~ nts , b y Hiro ­ Se xual Maturity and Spa~in& ~ Albaco.r e in the -sm Yab e, Sho ji Ueyanagl, ShOJI KIka wa, and Pac ific O cean, by TamlO tsu and RIch ard N. Hisaya Watanabe, 30 pp., illus., processe d. Uchida, Fishery Bulletin 148 (from FisheryBul­ (Translated from Report of the Nankai Re gional l e tin of the Fish and Wildlife Service, vol. 59), Fish eries Research L a boratory-:-n0.8. March pp. 287-305 , illus. , printed, 20 cents, 1959. 1958, pp. 3 1-48 and 3 pages of plates.) U . S. Bureau of Commercial F ish eries, Hawaii Area So m e Uses of Sta tis tical Ana~sis in Classifying Office, Box 3830, Honolulu, Ha waii, 195 8. Races ofA m erican Shad ( LO"SASAPIDISSIMA), by Donal d R . Hill, F ishery Bulletin 147 (from

THE FOLLOW I NG SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ARE FOR SALE ~ ABI Fishery Bulletin of the F ish an d Wildlife Service, AVAILABLE ONLY ~ THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASH­ vol. 59), pp . 269 -286, illu s., printed, 20 cents, INGTON 25, D. C. 1959 . Decline of the Yellowtail Flounder (LIMANDA ~RUGINEA ) Off New England, by William F. Royce, Raymond J. Buller, and Ernest D . Pre­ M ISCELLANEOUS metz, Fishery Bulletin 146 (from Fishery Bul­ letin of the F ish and Wildlife Service, vol. 59), pp. 169-267, illus ., printed, 55 cents, 1959. The PUBLICATIONS yellowtail flounder fish ery off New England, which had risen to a pl ace of importance with THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE NOT AVAIL ABLE FROM THE [l§ti AND the increased food demands during World War WILDLIFE ~, BUT USUALLY MAY BE OBTA INED FRO M THE OR· II, was studied intensively from 1942 to 1949 to GANIZATION ISSUING THEM. CORRESPONDENCE REGARD I NG PUBLICA­ TIONS THAT FOLLOW SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE RESPE CTIVE OR ­ determine if changes in the yellowtail population GANIZATION OR PUBLISHER MENTIONED. DATA ON PRI CES, IF were related to fish ing pressure and whether READILY AVAILABLE, ARE SHOWN. regulation of the fishery was necessary to con­ serve the species. Tagging and other evidence ANGOLA: indicated the existence of 5 stocks, the most Estudos de Biologia Maritima {Ma rine Biological important of wh ich to United States fishermen StudiesJ,Anais, vol. XII, tomo II, 1957, 157 pp., occurred off southern New England. The land­ illus., printed in Portuguese. Junta das Missoes ings from this stock declined from 63 million Geograficas e de Investigacoes do Ultramar, pounds in 1942 to 10 million pounds in 1949, bu t Rua da Junqueira, 86, L isbon, P or tugal. De­ the population did not exhibit the usual symptoms scribes the work of the Marine Biological Mis­ of heavy fishing; a declining av'!rage size, an sion from Portugal to Angola. increasing proportion of young fish, or an in­ creasing growth rate. Estimates of mortality ANIMAL FEEDING: and recruitment indicated that the fishery was "The Use of Amino Acid Values in Formulation drawing gradually on a reserve which for un­ of Feeds," by H. S. Wilgus, article, Feedstuffs, k.l1.0wn reasons was not replenished by young. vol. 30, December 20, 195 8, p . 26, printed. There is no clear evidence that greater total Feedstuffs, Miller Publis h ing Co . , 118 S. 6th production could have been achieved by protect­ St., Minneapolis 2, Minn. ing fish at any size, in an area, or at any time of the year. ANTIBIOT ICS : "Antib iotic Now OK for Fish," ·article, Food Grayling '2! Grebe Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Engineering, vol. 31, n o . 5, May 1959:-p.41, Wyoming, by Thomas E. Kruse, Fishery Bulletin illus., printe d. Food E n gineering, McGraw­ 149 (from Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wild­ H ill P ublish ing Co . , Inc . , 330 W. 42nd St., New life Service, vol. 59), pp. 307-351, illus., print­ York 36, N . Y. F or more than 3 years antibiot­ ed, 35 cents, 1959. ics have be en used as a dip for fish fillets in Can­ ada. The U . S. Food and Drug Adminis tra tion Laws and Regulations for Protection of the Com­ recently a pproved a petition b y a chemical com­ mercial Fisheries of Alaska, 1959, Regulatory pany for use of chlo r tetracycline at 5 parts per Announcement 60, 33 pp. with 3-p. addendum, million on fre sh fish, shuck ed scallops, and un­ printed, March 1959, 25 cents. This pub:ication p e el ed shrim p . The approved proces s involves is divided into two sections. One section con­ use of a dip or ice containing a solution of the tains laws for the protection of the commercial a n tibiotic b y commercial fishermen on fresh­ fisheries of Alaska and related inform ation, in­ cau gh t, whol e, headed, and gutted fish. cluding the authority·for regulation, r ule s re­ garding oyster culture, Bristol Bay residence AUSTRALIA: requirements, regulation of sal mon escapem ent, The Barramundi LATES CALCARIFER (Bloch) fishing-gear restrictions, exceptions to weekly in QUeei1Sra:na-W~by D. J . Dunstan , Tech­ closed seasons, etc. The second s ection con­ nic al P aper No.5, 22 pp. , illus., printed. Divi­ tains all the regulations governing th e com mer ­ sion of Fishe rie s and O c eanography, Common­ cial fisheries in Alaska. These 1959 regulation s wealth Scientific and Industrial Resear ch Or­ supersede the regulations published in Re gula ­ ga nization, Melbourne, Australia, 1959. tory Anno:mcemen t 56 which becam e effec tive March 30, 1958. They have been r ev ised, and Measure ments ~ Light Penetration iE. the ~­ as a l·esult they contain many changes as well man Sea, 1955-57, by H . R. Jitts, Technic~l as the usual seas onal ch anges for 1959. The ad­ Paper No.6, 26 pp., illu s., printed . DivislOn of dendum, a reprint from the Federal Registe r of Fisheries and Oceanograph y, Commonwealth August 1959 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 79

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Scientific and Industrial Research Organiza­ and English, 50 Canadian cents. Queen' Print­ tion, Melbourne, Australia, 1959. er and Controller of Stationery, Ottawa, an­ ada, May 1959. Contains tables giving th Statistical Bulletin: Fishing and Whaling, Aus­ quantity and value of fishery products land d tralia' no. 4, 1957-58, 18 pp-:-;Ltlus., processed. in Prince Edward Island in 1939-1957, by Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, species; quantity and value by species and Canberra, Australia. This is the fourth of a fisheries districts; quantity and value of man­ series of annual bulletins dealing wi th the fish­ ufactured fishery products by species, 1956- ing and whaling industries in Australia. The 57; capital eqUipment in the primary fisher­ statistics, covering q"J.antity and value of catch ies operations; and the number of fiaherm n and related data, pertain to the year 1957/58 engaged in the primary fisheries operations. for fisheries and the 1958 season for whaling, with comparative data for the previous 4 years. Results of SPtcial ~Fishing ShrvBs' 1957- The bulletin is divided into two parts--the first 1958 (S""upp ementaryReport to t e 8 AnnUal dealing with fisheries and the second with whal­ Report to the 1958 Annual Report of StatlstlCS ing. The part on fisheries is subdivided into a on Salmon Sport Fishing in the Tidal Waters sectiol1 on edible fishery products --finfish, of British Columbia), 23 pp., iilus., proc ased. crustaceans, and molluscs; and an·:Jther on pearl Department of Fisheries, 1110 West Georgla St., and trochus shells. Vancouver 5, B. C., Canada, May 15, 1959.

BROOK TROUT: CHILE: The Eastern Brook Trout; Its Life History, Ecol­ Cooperativas Pesqueras (Fiahery Cooperativ a), ~, and Management, by John Brasch, James Boletin Nos. 1 and 2, January and February McFadden, and Stanley Kmiotek, Publication 1959, respectively, 4 pp. ea., illus., processed 226, 10 pp., illus., printed. Wisconsin Conser­ in Spanish. La Seccion Cooperativas, Depto. vation Dept., Madison, Wis., 1958. Fomento de Pesca y Caza, Valparaiso, Chil . The first two issues of a new monthly bulletin BYPRODUCTS: presenting news on fishery cooperatives spon­ "Fish Meal and Oil. 4--The Rate of Oxidation of sored by the Chilean Department of Fish and Fat in Pilchard Presscake," by G. M. Dreosti Wildlife. Covers the activities and benefits of and G. H. Stander, article, Annual Report, Fish­ the fishery cooperatives of Chile. ~Industry Research Institute, April-Decem­ ber 1956, vol. 10, pp. 18-20, printed. Fishing CLAMS: Industry Research Institute, Cape Town, Union The IBay Clams of Oreg0ci (Their IdentificatlOn, of South Africa. Re ative Abundance, an General Distribution), by Lowell D. Marriage, Educational Bulletin o. CALIFORNIA: 2, 28 pp., illus., printed. Fish Commission of The Sea Bottom off Santa Barbara, California: Oregon, Portland, Ore., 1958. Presents a de­ l3lOffiass and COffim---unITy Structure, by J. Laur­ scription of the various species of Oregon'sb y ens Barnard and Olga Hartman, 16 pp., illus., clams, a guide to the general abundance and printed. (Reprinted from Pacific Naturalist, vol. distrib.ltion of the major species, and descrip­ 1, no. 6, June 1, 1959.) Beaudette Foundation tion of the various bays where the clams ar for Biological Research, Box 482, R. F. D. 1, produced. Statistical data are also included S::>lvang, Calif. showing Oregon's commercial clam production during 1928-56. Statistical Report ~ Fresh, Canned: Cured and Manufactured Fishery Products, 1958, Circular COD: No. 33, 16 pp., Hlus., printed. Department of "Chemical Indices of Decomposition in Cod.' by Fish and Game, Biostatistical Section, Marine Fred Hillig, L. R. Shelton, Jr., J. H. Loughr y, Resources Operations, Sacramento, Calif., 1959. and Jerome Eisner, article, Journal of the As­ sociation of Official Agricultural Chemiiils,vol. CANADA: 41, November--r9'5'8, pp. 763-776, printed. A - Eleventh Annual Report ~ the Pacific Marine sociatlOn of Official Agricultural Chemists, Fisheries Commission for the Year 1958, 29 Inc., Box 540, Benjamin Franklin Station, ash­ pp., printed. Pacific MarineFisheries Com­ ington 4, D. C. mission, 340 State Office Building, 1400 S. W. Fifth Ave., Portland, Ore. Reports briefly the COMMON MARKET: , specific activities of the Pacific Marine Fisher­ "Le Marche Commun, Vu par 1 s Am rlcains ies Commission during 1958 and presents a re­ (The Common iarket, the American POlnt of view of long-term developments in the fields of View), article, France Peche, vol. 40, no. 29, research, regulation, and coordination. De­ May 1959, pp. 15=Tif.Printecr In Fr nch. Fr nc scribes recent international developments af­ P~che, 8-1, Rue Carnot, Lorlent, Franc. fecting jurisdiction over fisheries. Presents sections on otter-trawl, California albacore, Pacific Coast shrimp, and offshore troll salmon fisheries.

Fisheries Statistics of Canad\l-, 1957 (Prince Ed­ ward Island), 30 pp-:-; illus , printed in French 80 COMMERC IAL F ISHERIES R E VIEW Vol. 21, No. 8

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CROAKER: P art 2 covers the p r inciples of fishing methods Migration of the Croaker, MICROPOGON UN­ and units and use of resour ce. Part 3 on the DULATUS, by Dexter S. Haven, No. 82, 6 pp., main features of dynamic fis h e r ies describes illus., printed. (Reprinted from Copeia, no. 1, expansions in fisheries proper , role of com­ April 17, 1959, pp. 25-30.) Virginia Fisheries plementary industries, and structural problems Laboratory, Gloucester Point, Va. of fisheries. Part 4 deal ing with the general principles of deve lopment discusses pattern of CUBA: structure, development and leverage, climates Catalogo de Peces Cubanos (Catalogue of Cuban for development, and development strategy. Fish), bY-Pedro Pablo Duarte-Bello, Monografia Part 5 on problems of development in fisheries 6, March 1959, 204 pp., printed in Spanish with discusses conditioning factors in development, common names in English, $3.00. Universidad basic leverage patterns, developme nt of fishing Catolica de Santo Tomas de Villanueva, Labor­ units, methods and instrument of leverage, and atorio de Biologia Marina, Apartado No.6, strategy of leverage. The .author points out that Marianao, Cuba. the book is confined to sea fisheries because those produce the most intricate problems. All DELAWARE: phases of fisheries are covered, f r om the re­ Marine Laboratories (Ne ..... ark and Lewes, Dela­ source in the sea to the final product and its ware), Biennial Rciport, 1957-1958, no. 4, 16 marketing. The book is a general philosophy on pp., illus., printe . UniversitYQrDelaware, fisheries. A scholarly work of compelling in­ Department of Biological Sciences, Newark, terest for all those wishing to incr e ase their Del., 1959. knowledge of fishery science.

FISH MEAL: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION: "Determination of Fat in Fish Meal by Refracto­ The Food and Agriculture Organization has pub­ metry," by H. Treiber, article, Fette, Seifen, lished reports describing that Agen cy 's activi­ Anstrichrnittel, vol. 60, 1958, pp. 488-490, ties under the Expanded Technical Assistance printed. Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Fettwissen­ Program for developing the fisheries of many schaft, Industrieverlag von Herhaussen K. G., countries. These reports have no t been pub­ 24 Rodingsmarkt, Hamburg 11, Germany. lished on a sales basis, but have been processed only for limited distribution to governments, "Fish Meal. Investigation of Fat Content," by libraries, and universities. F ood and Agricul­ A. F. M. G. Luijpen, D. Hooghiemstra-Brasser, ture Organization of the United Nations, Viale and A. C. Hindriks, article, Fette, Seifen, An­ delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy. strichmittel, vol. 60, 1958, p~ printed.­ Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Fettwissenschaft, In­ lnforme al Gobierno de Mexico sobre el Consumo dustrieverlag von Herhaussen K. G., 24 Rod­ y.. la DiStribucion deIPescado en los Mercados ingsmarkt, Hamburg 11, Germany. (Report to the Government of MeXICo on the Consumption and Distribution of Fish in the FISH On.,S: Markets), by John Fridthjof, FAO Report No. "The Role of Free Fatty Acids on Antioxidant 694, 27 pp., processed in Spanish, May 1958. Re­ Effectiveness in Unsaturated Oils," by Harold S. ports on fish production in Mex ico, dry fish and Olcott, article, Journal of the American Oil its cheap disposal, problems of distribution, Chemists' Society, vol. 35, November 1958, pp. necessity for special instruction to the consum­ 597-599, printed. American Oil Chemists Soci­ er, national and local inquir ies , fish work unit, ety, 35 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago '1, lll. application of th e activities of the fish work nnit, the idea of a puppet show, oth e r a c tivities of the FISH SOL UBLES: adult education program, the program on aloca1 "A Comparison of the Nutritive Value of Con­ level in the Federal D i s trict, States of More1os, densed Herring Solubles Prepared by Acid and Michoacan, and Veracruz, and an evaluation of Enzyme Treatments," by B. E. March, Jacob reported activities. Biely, J. McBride, R. A. MacLeod, and D. R. Idler, article, Progress Reports ~ the Pacific Report ~the Government ~ Turkey on Fishery Coast Stations, no. 111, August 1958, pp. 23-28, B iology, by Hermann Einarsson, FAD Report printed. Fisheries Research Board of Canada, No. 829, 80 pp., illus ., pr ocessed, May 195~ .. Pacific Fisheries Experimental Station, 898 Discusses th e background and research facih­ Richards St., Vancouver, B. C., Canada. ties; technical wor k accomplished--field work a t sea and work in the l ab oratory; and conclu­ FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT: sions regarding res e a r c h s e rvices. Principles ~ Fisheries Development, by Casper Josephus Bottemann, 689 pp., illus., printed, $12 lnfor me al Gobierno d e Me x i co sabre Consum~ North-Holland Publishing Co., P . O. Box 103, y.. D is trfuucion del Pescado en los Mercadoil Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1959. The aim of th is (Re port to the Government of Mexico on Con­ textbook (in five parts) is to trace the principles sumption and Distribution of Fish in the Mar­ which determine the structure of fisheries and kets), by J ohn Fridthjof, FAO Report No. 843 to establish, on this basis, the principles gov­ 23 pp. , illu s. , processed in Spanish, July 195 8. erning fisheries development; as well as to find Reports on a follow-up study to supplement how the industry might contribute more fully F AO Re po rt No . 694. to the world's food supply. Part 1 deals with the basic facts concerning fish populations. August 1959 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 81

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Rapport au Gouvernement de la Tunisie sur la ization, conduct, and training program of th Slfuahonde Ia FIotte ChaTUttere Tunisienne­ Centre. Its primary purpose is to inform Gov­ tReport t01heGovernment of Tunlsia on the Sit­ ernments concerning the work accomplish d at uation of the Tunisian Trawler Fleet), by Peter the Centre. It also provides guidance as to the Gurtner, FAO Report No. 864, 45 pp., illus., value of this type of regional project and th processed in French, July 1958. Describes the practical measures required in the preparation survey and evaluation by a swiss naval architect and execution of such a program of training. of the Tunisian trawler fleet. Discusses the S~me observations are offered on the ad vanta ea, vessels, motors, and gear of the fleet, method from the standpoint of the participants, of c r­ of fishing applied, personnel, the point of view of tain training activities, especially practical work independent owners, facilities of the shipyarcis, and discussions and on the importance of ach! v­ and recommendations for long- and short-term ing group cohesion while allowing full opportun­ programs. ity for the study of the problems of individual participants. ReE?rt to the Government of Saudi Arabia on Ex­ p oratIOnand CommerciiirI1'lshlllgoperafIOnsin The second volume consists of a review of fish­ the Red Sea, by Gonzalo G. Ferrer, FAO Report ermen's cooperatives in the Indo - Pacific region, No. "S'T7",30 pp., illus., processed, May 1958. based on reports and other documents prepared Reports on the work done in 1954-56 along the and assembled in connection with the Centre, Arabian Coast of the Red Sea. Discusses initial and includes an analytical study of the role of and later surveys of the fishing grounds, com­ cooperatives in relation to middlemen problems mercial fishing operations, the gear, and fishing in the region generally. The main feature pre­ methods used. sented in this study is the remarkable postwar growth of the cooperative movement in the Indo­ RSpor;. to the Government of Sudan on the Red Pacific fisheries. This is the first comprehen­ ea ishenes (based on the work 0rErling Os­ sive account of the cooperative movement in the ward), FAO Report No. 934, 29 pp., lilus., Indo-Pacific fisheries as a whole and therefore processed, August 1958. Describes the work presents the first opportunity for regionwide accomplished in operations out of Port Sudan comparisons which can be most valuable in as­ with a motor boat fitted for multiple trolling and sessing the results and planning the future of the the demonstrations to local fishermen of greatly movement in particular countries. It also en­ increased earnings with modern fishing gear. ables the reader to appreCiate the past develop­ Subsequently, a Red Sea Fishermen's Coopera­ ment, current problems, and future prospects tive Society was formed. of this important feature of the Indo-Pacific fisheries. Annotated Bibliography on Fishing Gear and Methods, Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council Special FRANCE: Publications No.4, 85 pp., processed. Food and Federation Nationale des Sradicats Francais d' Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Conserveurs des PrOdUits e Ia Mer-lNiltioiial Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy, Federation of""French Syndicates ortan~er8 of 1958. Out of 3,000 bibliographic references on Marine Products), 8 pp., illus., printed in fishing gear, 672 titles have been selected and French. Federation Nationale des Syndicats are presented with brief annotations giving an Francais de Conserveurs des Produits de ia indication of the information contained in each Mer, Paris, France, 1959. Presents statistical publication or article. Also contains a list of tables on French production of canned flshery the full names of the periodicals in. which the products during 1958. references were published and the addresses of their publishers, including only those which are "Le Pays et la P~che Face au Marche CommunI! not already listed in the Handbook for World (The Country and the Fishing Industry in th Fisheries Abstracts. The material appears on Face of the Common Market), by Jules 1olard, one side only of each page; the paper being of a art~cle, France P~che, vol. 4, no. 28, April 1959, heavy, stiff quality, making the bibliographies pp 15-17~ed1IlFren ch . France P che, 84, suitable for cutting out and inclusion in a card Rue Carnot, Lorient, France. Discusses th ob­ index. jectives to be achieved in the fishing industry so that full advantage may be taken of the latest RceoB of the F. ~. Q. Training Centre in Fishery financial adjustments. Cites examples of equip­ -.!!- peratives and Administration, vol. I, 46 ment schemes which are :1.ot merely proJ cts Pp., pril1ted; vol~ (Fishermen I s Co -Operatives but which, on the contrary, have proven th ir in the Indo-Pacific Region), by Edward Szcze­ efficiency when applied to operational units of panik, 128 pp., printed. Food and Agriculture diverse types. Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy, 1958. (For "La P~che a la Lumiere en Mediterran€!e' (Fish­ sale by International Documents Service, Co­ ing With Lights in the Mediterranean), by Rob rt lumbia University Press, 2960 Broadway, New Lenier article, France P~che, vol. 4, no. 28, York 27, N. Y.) Describes in two volumes the April i959, pp. 44-47, lilus., print d in Fr n work accomplished at the FAO Indo-Pacific France p~che, 84, Rue Carnot, Lorient, Franc. Training Centre in Fishery Co-operatives and Administration, held in Sydney, Australia, De­ FUR SEALS: cember 16, 1957, to January 25, 1958. Thefirst "Storied Seal-Hunt," artlcle, Trad ~ volume presents a factual account of the organ- no. 10, April 1959, pp. 3-5, mus:: proc 82 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 21, No.8

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Trade News, Department of Fisheries, Ottawa, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Describes the adventures of the 8 seal­ Canada, voLlS, no. 6, 1958, pp. 1329-IT43, ing ships from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia printed. Journal of the Fisheries Research operating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off the Board of Canada, Queen's Printer and Controll­ east coast of Labrador. This colorful and lucra­ er of Stationery, Ottawa, Canada. tive trade has been operating in this area for nearly a century. Early reports give accounts "Untersuchungen 'liber die Deutsche 'Olherings­ of good catches. The Canadian ships are aided fischerei' in der Nordsee im Jahre 1956" (As­ by seal spotting aircraft and by the assistance sessment of the German Oil Herring Fishery in of a representative of the Arctic Unit, Fisheries the North Sea in 1956), by Heinrich Kuhl and Research Board of Canada. Klaus Tiews, article, Berichte der Deutsche Wissenschaftlichen Kommission fur Meeresfor­ GEAR: sChung, Neue Foige, band XV, hertl, December "Fishing with the South African Pursed Lampara," 1957, pp. 58-69, illus., printed in German with by C. G. Du Plessis, article, World Fishing, vol. English summary. E. Schweizerbart'sche Ver­ 7, March 1958, pp. 57-58, printed. John Trun­ lagsbuchhandlung (Nagele u. Obermiller), Stutt­ dell (Publishers), Ltd., St. Richard's House, gart, Germany. Eversholt St., London, N. W. 1, England. HYDROGRAPHY: ~ Methot! of Determining the Depth 9! Midwater Hydrography of the North-Western Approaches ~ Trawl Nets, by William Edwa:rdBarraclough, the British Isles, 1)y"'D.S. Tulloch and J. B. CIrcular no. 48, 5 pp., illus., printed. Fisher­ Tait, Scottish Home Department Marine Re­ ies Research Board of Canada, Biological Sta­ search No.1, 1959, 32 pp., illus., printed, lOs. tion, Nanaimo, B. C., Canada, 1958. (about US$1.40). Her Majesty's Stationery Of­ fice, 13a Castle St., Edinburgh 2, Scotland. "On the Relation Between the Length of Ground Rope of a Danish Seine and the Variation of its H~drographY of Scottish Coastal Waters, by R. E. Gape," by Otohiko Suzuki, article, Bulletin of the raig, ScottISh Home Department Marine Re­ Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries, vol.23, search No.2, 1959, 30 pp., illus., printed, lOs. no. 9,1958, pp. 514-517, printed. Japanese Soci­ (about US$1.40). Her Majesty's Stationery Of­ ~ ~ Scientific Fisheries, c/o Tokyo University fice, 13a Castle St., Edinburgh 2, Scotland. oI'Fisheries;sIiiba-kaigandori 6-chome, Tokyo, Japan. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES: Participation of the United States Government in GENERAL: International Conferences, July 1, 1957-June30, "Studies on Fishes of the Family Ophidiidae. 1958, Department of State Publication 6772, 286 ill--A New Species of Lepophidium from Barba­ pp., printed, 70 cents. Office of International dos," by C. Richard Robins, article, Breviora, Conferences, Department of State, Washing- no. 104, April 13, 1959, 7 pp., illus., printed. ton 25, D. C., May 1959. (For sale by the Super­ Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, intendent of Documents, U. S. Government Mass. (Also Contribution No. 221 from The Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.) A refer­ Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, ence guide to the official participation of the Fla.) U. S. Government in multilateral international conferences and meetings of international or­ GIZZARD SHAD: ganizations during the period July 1, 1957- Age and Growth 9! the Gizzard Shad (OOROSOMA June 30, 1958. For many of the conferences de­ LACEpEi)j}{Sesueur), in Lake Newnan, Fla., by tailed data are presented on the composition of Frederick H. Berry, 14 pp., illus., printed. (Re­ the U. S. delegation, principal officers, partici­ printed from Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual pation by other countries and organizations, and Conference, Southeastern Association of Game brief statements of the actions taken. Describes and Fish Commissioners, pp. 318-331.)- South­ among others, the following conferences: U­ eastern Association of Game and Fish Commis­ nited Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea sioners, P. O. Box 360, Columbia, S. C., 1958. (February 24-April 27, 1958), Geneva; Inter­ American Tropical Tuna Commission, Tenth An­ HERRING: nual Meeting (February 11-12, 1958), Panama; ~e Harin~campagne 1957-5~ (The Herring Fishery, International North Pacific Fisheries Commis­ 1957-58, by Charles Gilis, no. 1, 1958, 31 pp., sion, Fourth Meeting (November 4-8, 1957), Van­ illus., printed in Flemish and French. Zeeweten couver, Committee on Biology and Research scha~pelijk Instituut, Romestraat, 30, Oostende, (October 28-November 4, 1957), Vancouver; In­ BelglUm. ternational Commission for the Northwest At­ lantic Fisheries, Eighth Annual Meeting (June 9- The Herring from the Fuglsetfjord--a Supplement 14, 1958), Halifax; International Fisheries Con­ to "The~sterb¢Herring," by Thorolv Rasmus­ vention of 1946, Permanent Commission: Sixth sen, 8 pp., illus., printed. (Report on Norwegian Meeting (October 22-25, 1957), London; Inter­ Fishery and Marine Investigations, vol. XII, no. national Whaling Commission, Tenth Meeting 2, 1958.) A. S. John Griegs Boktrykkeri, Ber­ (June 23-28, 1958), The Hague; North Pacific _ gen, Norway. Fur Seal Commission, First Meeting (January13 17, 1958), Washington, D. C.; General Agree~ "H?rr~g Migrations in the Passamaquoddy Re­ ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Contractlllg glOn, byR. A. McKenzie andB. E. 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ber 30, 1957),. Geneva; International Council for PARASITES: the Exploration of the Sea, Forty-Fifth Meeting Conc erning the Specificity of Fish Parasites, by (September 3~-October 8, 1957), Bergen, Norway. S. S. Shulman, F isheries R esearch Board of Canada, Translation Series, No. 177, 17 pp., IRELAND: processed. (Tra nslated from Zoologicheskii Foyle Fisheries Commission, Seventh Annual Re­ Zhurna l , vol. 33, no. 1, 1954, pp. 14-25.) Fish­ port (for the year ended September 30, 1958),­ eries Resear ch Board of Canada, B iological Pro 4958, 35 pp., illus., printed, 2s. (about 28 Station, Na naimo, B . C., Canada, 1958. U. S. cents); Sixth Annual Report (for the year ended September 30, 1957), Pro 4552, 35 pp. , PILCHARD: illus., printed, 2s. (about 28 U. S . cents); Fifth The Pilchard of South Africa and of South West Annual RepoJt (for the year ended September 30, JUrica {SARDINQ15S0CEL LATA}- -TheVaria­ ~Pr. 4 57, 29 pp. , illus., priI:J.ted, 2s. (about tions ~ Tempe rature in the Surface Layer ~ the 28 U. S. cents); and Fourth Annual Report (fo r Sea Ne ar Wa l vis BE during 1954-57, with an the year ended September 30, 1955), Pro 3467 , Ana l y sis of Som e Wind Data from Pelican Pomt, 33 pp., illus. , printed, Is. (about 14 U. S. c ents). b y G. H . stander, Investigational Report 0":'35", The Foyle Fisheries Commission, The Court ­ 40 pp. , illus. , printed. South African Depart­ house, Lifford, Ireland. (For sale at the Gov­ ment of Commerce a nd Industries, Division of ernment Publications Sale Office, G. P . O. Ar­ Fisheries , C ape Town, Union of South Africa, cade, Dublin, Ireland.) 1958.

ISRAEL: PORTUGAL: Bamidgeh (Bulletin of Fish Culture in Israel), Gremio do s Armadores Navios da Pesca do Bacal­ vol. 10, no. 4, December 1958, 46 pp. , lilus., hau, R ela torio e ContaSCloExercicio de 1958""'e printed in English and Hebrew. Joint Agricul­ Orcam en to para 1959 (Cod Fishing Vessel Own­ lural Extension Centre, Division of Fisheries, ers ' Guild, Statement of Operations for 1958 and Ministry of Agriculture, Tel Aviv, Israel. Con­ Budget for 1959 ), 38 pp. , illus., printed in Por­ tains the following articles: "The Fish Culture tuguese. A C omissao Revisora de Contas, Lis­ Research Station--Dor," by A. Yashouv; "Ac ­ bo n , P ortugal, F ebruary 1959. climatization of New Species in the Fishponds of the Station," by A. Yashouv; "Winter Culture of PRECOOKED FOODS: Carps at the Fish Culture Research Station-­ b Study ~ F rozen P recooked Foods: Their Sani­ Dor," by A. Yashouv, and "The Exc reta of C a rp tar y Qua l ity and Microbiological Standards for as a Growth Limiting Fac tor, " by A. Yashouv. C on trol , b y A . E. Ab rahamson, Leon Buchbinder, John Guenkel , and Milton Heller, 10 pp., iUus., MACKEREL: printed. (Reprinted from Association 21 Food "Changes of Fat in Frozen Mackerel During ~ D rug Officials.2f the United States. vol. 23. Storage," by O. M. Mel'nikova and N . M . Kha­ no. 2, April 1959, pp. 63-=72.) Department of lina, article, Izvestiia Tikhookeanskovo Na u ch­ Health, C ity of New York. Bureau of Food and no-Issledovatelskovo Instituta Rybnovo Kho­ Bureau of L aboratories, New York. N. Y. In the ziaistva !.-Okeanografii, vol. 42, 1954, pp. 299- City of New York a microbiological study was 302, printed. Izvestiia .Tikhookeanskovo Nauc h­ made of 195 samples of frozen precooked foods no-Issledovatelskovo Instituta Rybnovo Kho­ of nationally known brands. obtained at the re­ ziaistva i Okeanografii", Vladivostok, U. S. S . R . tail level. At this level about 76 percent were found to meet the Department of Health cntena MENHADEN: of l ess than 100,000 colonies per gram and no Length, Weight, and A..K.e Composition ~ the Men­ Staphylococcus aureus. This is not a local haden Catch !!"t Virginia Waters, by J . L . Mc­ problem but one of national scope. The stand­ Hugh, R. T. Oglesby, and A. L. Pacheco, No. ard s used in the recent New York City study are 84, 18 pp., illus., printed. (Reprinted f r om recommended for adoption as a s tartmg POl11t Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 4, no . 2 , for the improvement of the sanitary quaht of April 1959, pp. 145 162.) Virginia Fisheries frozen precooked foods of the types encompass­ Laboratory, Gloucester Point, Va. ed b y the study. Unless Federal microbiological s tandards for frozen precooked foods are soon OYSTERS: e s tablished there is a great likelihood that var­ Cooling Rates ~ Fresh Oysters, Central Labo r a ­ ious and varying levels of standards will be a­ tory Report, 11 pp., illus., processed, limited dopted by local and state agencies which may be distribution. U. S. Department of Health , Edu­ of some help to the consumer but may not make cation, and Welfare, Public Health Serv ic e , i t easier for the processor. Bureau of State Services, Division of Sanitar y Engineering Services, Milk and Food Branch , PRE SERVATIO N: Shellfish Section, Washington 25, D. C. "Us e of Ascorbic ACid for Fish Preservation (Analytical Determination)," by Marla Carusi "La P~che et l'Ostr~iculture dans Ie Quartier de D i FabiO. article. Progresso Vetennario, vol. Bordeaux en 1958" (The Fishery and Oys ter 11,1956. pp. 876-880. printed m Italian. Assoc­ Culture in the Bordeaux Area in 1958), by M. iazione Nazionale Veterinari Italtani, Turin, Italy. Lucas, article, France P~che , vol. 40, no. 29 , QUALIT Y : May 1959, pp. 37-38, printed in French. France "A Review of the Value of Volatile Reducmg b­ P~che, 84, Rue Carnot, Lorient, France. stances for the Chemlcal Asse men of he 84 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 21, No.8

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Freshness of Fish and Fish Products," by 144-149.) Fisheries Research Board of Canada Lionel Farber and Peter A. Lerke, article, Food Biological Station, Nanaimo, B. C., Canada, ' Tec hnology, vol. 12, December 1958, pp. 677- 1957. 680, printed. Food Technology, The Garrard Press, 510 No. Hickory, Champaign, lll. Concerning the Causes of a Peculiarity of the Pink Salmon of the Seaor Japan, by I. B. Bir­ "Studies on Protein Denaturation in Frozen Fish" man, Fisheries ResearCh Board of Canada, (Parts I, II, and III), by J. I. M. Ironsides and Translation Series, No. 142, 6 pp. , illus., proc­ R . M. Love, article, Journal of the Science of essed. (Translated from Zoologicheskii Zhur­ F ood and Agriculture, vol. 9, September 1958, nal, vol. 35, no. 11, 1956, pp. 1681 1684.f"Ffsh­ pp . 597 -61 7, printed. Society of Chemical In­ eries Research Board of Canada, Biological dustry' 14 Belgrave Square, London, S. W. 1, Station, Nanaimo, B. C., Canada, 1958. England. Fisheries (Contributions of Western States, A­ RECIPES: laska, and British Columbia to Salmon Fisher­ Fish for Hospital Catering, 30 pp., illus., printed. ies of the North American Pacific Ocean, in­ WhiteFish Authority, Lincoln's Inn Chambers, cluding Puget Sound, Straits of Juan de Fuca and 2-3 Cursitor St., London, E. C. 4, England, Columbia River), volume 2,80 pp., Ulus.,print­ 1959. An eye-catching booklet, illustrated with ed. Washington Department of Fisheries, Seat­ color photos, which contains sections on the tle, Wash., 1959. Contains chapters on: the therapeutic value of fish, a table of food values need for cooperative management and preser­ of white fish, choosing fish for normal and vation of historic fishing rights; historical re­ special diets, buying fish, preparation and stor­ view of fisheries management; problems in­ age of fish, sanitation, cooking, serving and volved in management of Pacific fisheries; Ca­ garnishing, keeping fish hot, fish recipes for nadian proposal for a 12-mile zone of territori­ normal diets, and fish for special diets. al waters; interception of migrating fish; the problem of the BoniUa-Tatoosh Line; extension Fish for Industrial Catering, 46 pp., illus., print­ of treaty waters to include Johnstone Strait and ed.' White Fish Authority, Lincoln's Inn Cham­ Puget Sound; chinook, silver, sockeye, pink, and bers , 2-3 Cursitor St., London E. C. 4, Eng­ chum salmon; objectives of fish farming; fish land, 1959. This useful booklet discusses fish protec tive investments in Washington, Oregon, and the problems of service, how to choose Idaho, and California; calculated minimum con­ fish, sanitation, basic cooking m e thods for the tributions of hatchery releases to the catch of canteen, and some useful tips when cooking salmon on the Pacific Coast and costs Assess­ fish. It also presents recipes for large quantity able to Hatchery Operations; and conclusions cookery for the canteen and cafeteria, the snack and recommendations. Also presents graphs bar, the directors' dining room; '-'repara tion of and charts depicting salmon migrations and s hellfish; and sauces for fish. landings, as well as tables showing investments in hatcheries and production of salmonfromlib­ Fish for School Meals, 24 pp., illus., printed. erations of hatchery-reared fish, among others. The White Fish Authority, Lincoln's InnCham­ bers, 2- 3 Cursitor St., London E. C. 4, England, Results of ~ Study of the Biology of Sockeye 1959. Making fish popular with children is Salmon, the Conditions of the. Stocks and the worthwhile since it can bring welcome variety Fluctuatwns in Numbers in KaIIlChat0lWaters, to the school menu. That is the aim of this by F. V. Krogius and E. 1\1. Krokhin, Fisheries booklet which discusses choosing ahd buying Research Board of Canada, Translation Series, fish, controlling delivery, quality and freshness, No. 176, 21 pp., illus., processed. (Translated s torage, preparation, sanitation, choic e of fish, from Voprosy Ikhtiologii, no. 7, 1956, pp.3-2D.) cooking fish, frying, other cooking methods, Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Biolog1- serving fish to children, and useful hints. It cal Station, Nanaimo, B. C., Canada, 1958. also contains recipes for the preparation of fish and sauces, and tips for transporting hot pre­ Statistics on Salmon Sport Fishing !!: the Ti?al pared fish dishes. Waters oTBritish Columbia, 1958, 25 pp., lllus., processed. Department of Fisheries of Canada, Four Recipe Leaflets , 4 pp. each, illus., printed. Pacific Area, 1110 West Georgia St., Vancou­ White F ish Authority, Lincoln's Inn Chambers, ver 5, B. C., Canada, May 15, 1959. 2-3 Cursitor St., London, E. C. 4, England. Contain r e cipes for the preparation of fish "Variations in Composition of Southeastern A­ dishes. T itl es of the leaflets are: "Have a laska Pink Salmon," by Claude E. Thurston, P r oper Meal with Fish;" "Sensible Slimming article, Food Research, vol. 23, November-De­ with Fish;" "Fish for Invalids;" and "Party cember 1958, pp. 619-625, printed. Depart~ Dishes with Fish." ment of Food Technology, University of Call­ fornia, Davis, Calif. SALMON: Causes of the Fluctuations in Abundance of Sock­ SARDINES: '=Le Balmon in Kamchatka,by F. V. Kroglus,-­ Behavior and Reactions of the Pacific Sardine, Fish0ries Research Board of Canada, Transla­ SARDINOPS CAERULEA WIrar:cf),Under ~ tion Series , No. 92, 5 pp. , iUus., processed. Influence of White and Colored Lights and~ (Translated from Trudy Problemnikh i Temati­ ness, by Anatole S. L oukashkin and Norman chesk ikh Soveshchanii Zin, no. 6, 1956~ pp:-- Grant, 50 pp., illus., printed. (Reprinted from August 1959 C( '1 '1EHCI

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TUNA: bors. New fishing vessels of various types are The Albacore Tuna Fishery of Oregon, by Irving making their appearance in the Scottish fleet W. Jones, Educational Bulletin No.3, 11 pp., each year and the modernization of their vessels illus., processed. Fish Commission of Oregon, by trawler owners continued last year at an even Portland, Ore., 1958. Presents descriptions of pace. A number of tables are included in the re­ the history of the albacore tuna fishery off the port which deal with quantities and values of Oregon coast, fishing methods, canning methods, fish landed, number of vessels and fishermen en­ and biology and research. Surprisingly, the gaged in the fisheries, and grants and loans for Commercial albacore tuna fishery was not dis­ the purchase of boats and gear. The Marine covered until 1936, when 40,000 pounds were Laboratory at Aberdeen continued its investiga­ landed. "Before 1936," according to the author, tions of herring, demersal, and shellfish fisher­ "albacore had occasionally been taken by trollers ies. Research on salmon and brown trout has fishing for '!5almon, but the fishermen in some progressed at the Freshwater Fisheries Labora­ cases threw them away as being some sort of tory at Pitlochry. The program has included unknown and probably worthless scrapfish. The experiments in the protection of salmon nets credit for discovery of the fishery can be given from attacks by seals. in part to pilchard fishermen fishing in waters off the Oregon and Washington coast." Oregon Lis t of Recommended Names for the Sale of Fresh landings continued to increase until 1944, when £r Frozen Fish Qy Retail, 6 pp. ,printed-:- Wh~te a peak catch of 22.5 million pounds was landed. Fish Authority, Lincoln's Inn Chambers, 2-3 In the succeeding 10 years, landings declined, Cursitor St., London E. C. 4, England, January but later began to show an increase. 1959. The White Fish Authority, in consultation with the Local Authority Associations and the "Elements Nouveaux sur la Migration des Thons" fishing industry, has prepared a Code of Prac­ (New Ideas on the Migration of Tunas), by tice indicating prescribed names under which Robert Lenier, article, France P~che, vol. 40, fish should be sold in the retail markets. This no. 29, May 1959, pp. 26-34, illus., printed in information is presented in the form of a chart French. France P~che, 84, Rue Carnot, Lorient, giving the names by which fish should be sold France. retail, other names by which fish are at present known, and scientific names of species. UNITED KINGDOM: Fish from the Sea to the Table, 12 pp., illus., U. S. S. R.: printed. White Fish Authority, Lincoln's Inn "New Fishing Areas and New Fishes for the In­ Chambers, 2-3 Cursitor St., London E. C. 4, dustry in Far-Eastern Seas," by Theodor S. England, 1959. A color-illustrated bookletprin­ Rass, article, Voprosi IkhtiOlogiii' vol. 4, 1955, cipally for school children but so attractively pp. 71-81, processed. (Institute 0 Oceanology presented as to be of general interest. De­ of the Academy of Sciences of the U. S. S. R.) A scribes the different kinds of fish; how they are translation has been made b y 'the Department of caught, landed, unloaded at port, and marketed; the Secretary of State of Canada, Foreign Lan­ and how they are processed and quiek-frozen. guage Division, Ottawa, Canada, 1957. Also contains a map which shows where most of the edible fish are caught and how far the tra wl­ WHALING: ers must go to seek their catches. International Whaling Statistics, no. XXXIX, 72 pp., illus., printed, kr. 2.00 (about 28 U. S. Fisheries ~ Scotland Refort for 1958, 80 pp., cents). The Committee for Whaling Statistics, illus., printed, 4s. 6d. about63 U. S. cents). Oslo, Norway, 1958. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 13a Castle St., Edinburgh 2, Scotland, April 1959. This report International Whaling Statistics, no. XXXX, 53 discusses the changes which took place in the pp., illus., printed, kr. 2.00 (about 28 U. S. cents). Scottish fishing fleet during 1958 as well as de­ cents). The Committee for Whaling Statistics, tails of the catch. It also includes in the ap­ Oslo, Norway, 1958. pendices reports on fisheries research and har-