Publications many cases. habitat enhancement struc­ tures under and around a pier may be needed to increase the number of available to anglers. Physical amenities such as comfortable benches. fish cleaning stations. weather screens. bait and tackle concessions. good parking. Salmonid , Black and convenient public transportation are also desirable. , and Successful Piers Each pier must be managed on a site-specific basis. according to the au­ thors, taking into account the species and abundance of both resident and mi­ gratory fish. available funds. angler needs. and the goals of the pier owner or " Broodstock Maturation," Washington Grant. The authors operator. This report (WSG 81-1) will edited by Terry Nosho and published by surveyed such facilities in Florida. Tex­ be of interest to those planning to build the University of Washington Press. Se­ as. and California to determine what or operating fishing piers. It is available attle, contains the proceedings of work­ designs and management strategies pro­ from the publisher for $2.50. shops conducted in that city on 20- 22 vide the greatest angler satisfaction and In addition. another report "Com­ May 1980 and 11 March 1981. The good catches. while still protecting the mercial Fish Landings, Washington State workshops were held owing to poor sur­ . Ports, 1971-1979". by Terry Nosho. vival rates with maturing broodstock and Pier location and construction are ex­ Roland Tomokiyo, and Dale Ward extreme variations in gamete fertility tremely important. say the authors. In (WSG 1'0-4) is available for $1.50. reported by salmon farmers from Alas­ ka to . Sessions during the first workshop dealt with the returning broodstock, captive broodstock, factors influencing adult survival and maturation, and Locating, Counting, A chapter on fishing with echo gamete viability and fertility. The sounder and sonar explains the use of follow-up workshop was held to moni­ and Catching the equipment in demersal fishing. tor improvements and report research Publication of "Echo Sounding & So­ pelagic . purse seining, rock and progress. Adult salmon survival and nar for Fishing," an FAa Fishing Manu­ wreck fishing, fishing with light and gamete viability did improve primarily al. has been announced by Fishing News lures. and with sonar. owing to improvements in fish culture Books Ltd., J Long Garden Walk, The l20-page softbound volume costs techniques and use of freshwater to trig­ Farnham, Surrey, England. The manual £6 plus 60p postage. ger the maturation process. is designed to provide essential back­ "Introduction to the Use of Sonar Sys­ The 92- page paperbound volume ground information on physical funda­ tems for Estimating Fish " by (WSG- WO-80-1) is available for $3.00 mentals and equipment technology, and 1. Burczynski, FAa Technical from Washington Sea Grant Communi­ on their employment under different Paper 191 ,describes how a sonar system cations. 3716 Brooklyn Avenue. N.E.. fishing conditions. Intended primarily functions and how to use it for estimating Seattle, WA 98105. for fishermen. instructors. and exten­ fish biomass and determine the spatial "Black Cod, Boom or Bust?", also sion workers. it should also be useful to distribution of fish. Chapters include published by Washington Sea Grant. boat owners and fishery managers. The Sonar System as a Means for Fish contains the proceedings of a seminar in Beginning with a chapter on sound in Detection and Biomass Estimation:' Seattle on 27 February J980. Edited by and its general properties, the "Elementary Hydroacoustics," and Charlotte Henry. the 25- page paper­ book then describes echo sounders and "How to Obtain Quantitative Informa­ bound booklet addresses the location explains their components, controls. and tion on Fish by Echosounding." Appen­ and status of black cod stocks. harvest uses. Various types of echo sounders, dices explain the concepts of decibel methods, preservation and quality of the with their variables, are explained. with units, plane and solid angles, beam form­ fish, and marketing. Copies of the report hints on choosing the most suitable type ing of a transducer, averaging by integra­ (WSG- WO 81-1) are available from the for different purposes. Other chapters tion, and performance checks of echo publisher for $1.50 each. discuss the components. use and func­ integrators and echosounders. The 89­ "Fishing Piers: Design, Operation, and tion of sonar. many of the types avail­ page paper- bound volume is available Use", by Raymond M. Buckley and able, and the interpretation of echo­ from Unipub, 345 Park Ave. South, New James M. Walton. has been published by grams and sonargrams. York, NY 10010 for $6.00.

September IfNII, 4]191 ]1 "Bottom Trawls for Small-Scale all-male Nile , and snakehead, South African and Fishing," by 1. C. Brabant and Ophicepha/us striatus, in freshwater C. Nedelec, FAO Fisheries Technical ponds. Namibian Fisheries Paper 189, contains the designs of high­ Other papers deal with larviculture The U.S. Consulate General in Cape opening bottom trawls which could techniques and isosmotic rearing of Town, South Africa, has prepared a be suitable for 50-180 horsepower Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Papers on report entitled "Fishing: Total Commer­ small-scale fishing trawlers operating in temperature and salinity effects on sur­ cial Catch, Production of Processed coastal and large lakes. It sup­ vival of freshwater , RhinomuRi/ Fishery Products, and Consumption plies all necessary infonnation for the corsula; stimulation of ovarian matura­ -1979." The report describes the construction of these trawls as well as tion by sustained honnone preparations; pelagic and demersal fisheries of South for the preparation and adjustment of some aspects of the hiology of Malaysiar; Africa and Namibia, local fishing sea­ their rigging. The paperbound volume is riverine cyprinids; and trace metal envi­ sons and vessels, and the rock available also from Unipub for $7.50. ronmental pollution problems in industry in 1979. The study also includes fanning in Malaysia are also presented. 1979 data on catches, , The volume, 20(3):155-304, is avail­ and domestic consumption. Salmon Handling and able from the publisher, Elsevier Scien­ South Africa, whose 1979 catch of Freezing Techniques tific Publishing Company, Jan van almost 659.000 metric tons (t) ranked 23rd in the world. is the leading fishing "Principles for Handling Salmon on Galenstraat 335, P.O. Box 330,1000 AH nation in Africa. A highly developed Freezer Vessels," by Inspection Officer Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for . including modern pro­ C. Ann Davies, is a small, 24-page, $34.25. cessing plants, vessels. and port infra­ booklet published by Canada's Depart­ structure, is complemented by a high ment of Fisheries and . It incor­ demand for fish and fishery products. porates advice from Fish Inspection of­ West African Fishery South Africa provides an export market ficers, fishennen, and technologists and Report Is Available for selected fishery products. In 191')0, is aimed at owners and operators of South Africa imported 765 t (worth over salmon- freezing vessels. A report on fishery resources, ­ 53 million) of U.S. fishery products. The author provides good, concise ings, catch values. trade, and develop­ mainly fresh and canned salmon and data on how to land top quality fish, ment plans for countries of the CECAF salmon fillets. discusses vessel sanitation and stunning, (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic The complete report may be pur­ handling, bleeding, and dressing the Fisheries) area of West Africa has been chased for $5.00 by ordering 018 80­ salmon. Rigor mortis, freezing tech­ published. The study, entitled "A Sum­ 11-001 "Republic of South Africa: niques, and cold storage techniques are mary Overview of Fisheries in the Fishing, Total Commercial Catch. Pro­ also explained. The booklet is available CECAF Region," (CECAF/TECH/­ duction of Processed Fishery Products. from the Inspection Branch, Fisheries 80/21) was authored by M. Ansa­ and Consumption-1979" from: NTIS. and Marine Service, Room 301-326 Emmim,1. Mizuishi, and G. V. Everett. U.S. Department of Commerce, Spring­ Howe Street, Vancouver, B.c., Canada, who heads the FAO Interregional Fish­ field, VA 22161. V6C 2A5. eries Development and Management Program (CECAF Component). CECAF is one of the FAO's regional Japan's Fisheries, 1980 Progress fishery development projects primarily The Japan Fisheries Association has funded by the United Nations Develop­ prepared a 49- page report entitled in Southeast Asia ment Program (UNDP). "Fisheries of Japan, 1980." The report The journal Aquaculture has pub­ The report provides infonnation not describes major trends in Japanese fish­ lished a special issue 20(3), on Southeast usually found in other studies of West eries. Separate chapters are devoted to Asian aquaculture and devoted mostly African fisheries. Numerous statistical fisheries catch. processing, marketing. to papers presented by recipients of tables covering fishery agreements, im­ and financing. Two useful sections of grants from the International Founda­ ports and exports, and fish prices in the book describe Japanese fisheries tion for Science, Stockholm, Sweden. selected CECAF countries accompany administration and list the names and The papers are introduced with an the text. The CECAF countries of West addresses of fishing companies and as­ overview of Southeast Asian aqua­ Africa include Benin. Cameroon, Cape sociations belonging to the Japan Fish­ culture by M. N. Kutty of the Fisheries Verde, Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, eries Association. College at India's Tamil Nadu Agricul­ , Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory A copy of the report can be obtained tural University. Additional papers re­ , Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, by requesting "Fisheries of Japan, 1980" late studies on the cage culture of the Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe. from the Foreign Fisheries Analysis Di­ Nile tilapia, Tilapia nilotica; , Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zaire. vision, National Marine Fisheries Serv­ Epinephelus salmoides; and the marble A copy of this report (cost, if any, is , Washington, DC 20235, and enclos­ goby , Oxyeleotris marmorata. Another unknown) can be obtained by writing to: ing a 9 X 12 inch self-addressed envelope paper relates experiences with poly­ CECAF Project, 56 Avenue Pompidou, with $1.03 postage. A limited number of culture of , Chanos chanos, PO. Box 154, Dakar, Senegal. copies are available. 32 Marine Fisheries Review