Union of South Africa. Covers a study of possible differences in the storage life of two different sizes of trawl-caught hake. These hake were headed and gutted, packed in crushed ice, delivered to the Institute's laboratory less than 24 hours after removal from the sea, and divided into two weight groups. Group 1 contained hake weighing from 1 to 2 pounds, whereas group 2 contained hake weighing from 4 to 6 pounds. Their rates of decomposition during storage in crushed ice were compared on the basis of belly-cavity odor, meat odor when separated from the backbone by a deep internal cut, and odor of the steamed and broiled meat. The external appearance of the skins and cut surfaces and the meat firmness of the two size groups did not differ significantly. Comparisons of hake caught during February and March showed that large hake stayed fresh for 8 days without the development of objectionable odors in raw or cooked samples. On days 9 and 10, however, the larger fish were judged to be off in odor. Small hake remained fresh for an average of 7 days, after which they were judged off in odor. Further comparisons will be made throughout the year, particularly during the winter when the storage life of hake is believed to be rather long. Hake stored at 70° to 75° F. and 95 percent relative humidity were compared for deterioration with hake stored at the same temperature and 30 to 35 percent relative humidity. These hake were suspended in still air in sealed containers. Their condition (deterioration) was evaluated by the degree of off-odor development in the belly-cavity. Comparisons of similar hake showed that hake held under humid conditions developed fishy, sour odors within 20 hours; whereas hake stored under relatively dry conditions were either fresh smelling or possessed only slightly fruity odors after 20 hours of storage. Both groups of hake had developed objectionable odors after 30 hours of storage. Hake stored at the low relative humidity showed surface drying. Earlier studies have shown that the storage life of trawled hake can be extended by dipping the hake before they are iced in a solution that contains a preservative such as sodium benzoate. A further confirmatory test of sodium benzoate dips was carried out aboard the trawler Gilia during May of 1955. In this study, headed and gutted hake weighing 2 to 3 pounds were dipped immediately after they were gutted--in groups of 24--for 30 minutes in 8 gallons of either 1-percent sodium benzoate dissolved in fresh water or 1-percent sodium benzoate dissolved in 10-percent brine. A third group of 24 hake was retained undipped as a control. All 3 groups of hake were then stored separately in crushed ice.

Hake that had been dipped in either of the benzoate solutions remained fresh and without the development of objectional odors in raw or cooked samples for 11 days. These fish, however, were judged off in odor after 13 to 14 days of storage. Undipped control hake remained fresh for 8 days after they were caught. These hake were judged off in odor after 10 to 11 days.

HONDURAS:

Investigacion y Estudio de Puertos Pesqueros de Honduras Costa Norte y Costa Sur (Investigations and Studies of the North and South Coast Fishery Ports of Honduras), by Adolfo Naranjo Betancourt, 137 pp., map folder, processed in Spanish. Banco Nacional de Fomento, Division Tecnica, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1957. Reports on the present fishery activities in Honduras and discusses the possibilities of developing the fishery industry to elevate it to a position of major importance in the national economy. Contains a list of the common and scientific names of the most important commercial species of fish, crustaceans, and mollusks; fishery production statistics; statistics on vessels and gear; and comprehensive surveys of the most important fishery ports of Honduras. IMPORTS:

United States Imports of Merchandise for Consumption (Commodity by Country of Origin), Calendar Year 1957, Report No. FT 110, 197 pp., processed $1. Bureau of the Census, U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. June 1958. (For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.) The import statistics include government as well as nongovernment shipments of merchandise (including fish and shellfish and fishery byproducts) from foreign countries to the United States.

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS: International Fisheries Convention of 1946 (Report by the President on the Sixth Meeting of the Permanent Commission), 34 pp., processed, in English and French. Office of the Permanent Commission, 3 Whitehall Place, London, S. W. 1, England, 1958. A complete report of the Sixth Meeting of the Permanent Commission which was held in London during October 1957. All thirteen member governments were represented by Delegations. Observers were present from the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Observers from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, the International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations also attended.

ITALY:

Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia (Bulletin of Fishery, Fish Culture, and Hydrobiology), vol. 12, no. 1, January-June 1957, 115 pp., 6 pp. photographs, illus., printed in Italian with English summaries. Laboratorio Centrale di Idrobiologia, Piazza Borghese, 91, Rome, Italy. Contains, among others, the following articles: "Prime Osservazioni sulla Biologia della Sardina (Sardina pilchardus Walb.) del Tirreno e Considerazioni Relative alla Pesca" (Preliminary Observations on the Biology of the Sardine (Sardina pilchardus Walb.) in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Factors Related to the Fishery), by Ernesto Sommani; and "Omologazione delle Voci Locali-Dialettali coi Momi Italiani e Scientifici di Pesci, Crostacei, Molluschi, ecc., che si Pescano nello Stretto di Messina e Zone Viciniori, e che Interessano, in Massima Parte l'Alimentazione" (List of the Italian and Scientific Names of the Most Common and Generally Edible Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks, etc., Found in the Strait of Messina and Vicinity), by Antonino Cavaliere.

Statistica della Pesca e della Caccia, 1957 (Fishing and Hunting Statistics, 1957), 131 pp., illus., printed in Italian. Istituto Centrale di Statistica, Rome, Italy, 1957. Landings of fish in 1956, exvessel prices by species, average wholesale prices, number of fishing vessels by type on December 31, 1956.

JAPAN:

Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, vol. 5, no. 2, 52 pp., illus., printed. The Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan, 1957.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA:

A Report on the Development of the Fresh Water Fisheries of South Korea, by Charles L. Fuqua, 23 pp., illus., processed. Office of the Economic Coordinator Korea, Division of Agriculture, Branch of Fisheries, Seoul, South Korea, May 1958. A study and evaluation of the fresh-water fishery resources of South Korea was made to assist the Korean Government in its program to secure greater food production. This study includes information on the species of fresh-water fish; the carp fishery and the possibility of producing about 220 million pounds of carp annually; fish production in water impoundments; the salmon fishery; trout; eels and other species; and tilapia. Fish culture and management, research and education, construction of new hatcheries, and related subjects are also discussed. The report contains definite conclusions and recommendations regarding the future development of the fresh-water fisheries and presents a basis for the development of a freshwater fisheries program for South Korea.

LOBSTER:

"The Yarmouth Project," by G. J. Gillespie, article, Trade News, vol. 10, no. 10, April 1958, pp. 9-11, illus., printed. Department of Fisheries, Ottawa, Canada. Undersea experiments in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, waters to study the efficiency of metal traps have been completed.

The original project involved the use of steel traps fishing against wooden traps. In the experiment just completed, steel traps and different types of aluminum traps were used. Nylon rope and twine, aluminum floats, aluminum and fiberglass lobster buoys were also tested. The author states that "Assessments of the results of the Yarmouth experiment cannot be made until all findings are correlated and studied by fisheries biologists and engineers. Statistics on comparative catches by wooden and metal traps have been compiled and these figures will be used in the general appraisal of the whole operation. If the efficiency of metal traps can be established, the use of such equipment could have far-reaching effects on the lobster fishery of Canada's Atlantic Provinces."

MULLET:

The Age and Growth of the Red Mullet MULLUS BARBATUS L. in Israel Waters, 1953-1955, by E. Gottlieb, Bulletin No. 12, 20 pp., illus., printed. Sea Fisheries Research Station, Haifa, Israel, June 1956.

NEW GUINEA:

"Freshwater Crayfish in Netherlands New Guinea Mountains," by L. B. Holthuis, article, SPC Quarterly Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 2, April 1958, pp. 36-39, illus., printed, single copy 30 US cents. South Pacific Commission, Noumea; New Caledonia. Reports on the fresh-water crayfish resources of the Wissel Lakes region of Netherlands New Guinea. The article is especially timely since the South Pacific Commission has begun to explore the possibilities of introducing new species of edible pond fish to this area.

NORWAY:

Norges Fiskeries, 1956 (Fishery Statistics of Norway), Norges Offisielle Statistikk XI, no. 293, 99 pp., illus., printed in Norwegian with foreword, table of contents, and summary in English. Fiskeridirektoren, Bergen, Norway, 1958. A detailed statistical report on the fisheries of Norway with discussions of the number of fishermen, craft, processing plants, and gear; quantity and value of total landings; herring, sprat, cod, mackerel, tuna, dogfish, and capelin fisheries; fisheries in distant waters; and catch of small whales, and sealing. Statistics are given on quantity, value, and average prices of all species of fish caught commercially. Also contains a list of scientific and common names, in four different languages, of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other aquatic organisms in Norwegian waters; drawings of the principal species of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans; and drawings of the different types of fishing gear.

OYSTERS:

"Chlortetracycline for Preserving Gulf Oysters," by A. F. Novak, E. A. Fieger, and M. E. Bailey, article, Food Technology, vol. 12, no. 5, May 1958, pp. 237-239, printed, single copies of periodical--domestic US$1.50, foreign US$1.75. (Published monthly by the Institute of Food Technologists.) The Garrard Press, 510 North Hickory, Champaign, Ill.

El Ostion Cubano (The Cuban Oyster), by Dr. Mario Sanchez Roig and Federico Gomez de la Maza, Folleto de Divulgacion No. 1, 52 pp., illus., printed in Spanish. Ministerio de Agricultura, Asesoria Tecnica de Pesca, Havana, Cuba, 1954. Reviews the biology of the Cuban oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae Guiding), presenting comparative background data on Crassostrea virginica, the most important oyster species of the United States Atlantic coast. Also covers the possibilities of artificial cultivation of oysters in Cuba and governmental regulations for the protection and conservation of Cuba's oyster resources.

PORTUGAL:

Estatistica das Pescas Maritimas no Continente e Ilhas Adjacentes no Ano de 1955 (Marine Fishēries Statistics of the Mainland and Adjacent Islands, 1955), 133 pp., printed in Portuguese. Ministerio da Marinha, Comissão Central de Pescarias, Lisbon, Portugal, 1957. Covers fisheries production by districts, species, and methods of catch; catch of marine mammals; vessels and gear; and number of fishermen. Gremio dos Armadores da Pesca da Baleia, Relatorio e Contas do Exercicio de 1957 e Orcamento para 1958 (Whaling Vessel Owner's Guild, Report of Operations in 1957 and Budget for 1958), 35 pp., printed in Portuguese. Gremio dos Armadores da Pesca da Baleia, Rua D. Pedro V, 29-1, Lisbon, Portugal

Resumo Estatistico das Pescas Portuguesas 19381956 (Statistical Account of Portuguese Fisheries,.1938-1956), Publicacao No. 34, 52 pp., illus., printed in Portuguese and English, Gabinete de Estudos das Pescas, Avenida da Liberdade, 211, 4, dt, Lisbon, Portugal, 1957.

RED SEA:

Contributions to the Knowledge of the Red Sea--1. Sur Quelques Annelides Polychetes du Golfe d'Akaba (On Some Annelid Polychaeta of the Gulf of Aqaba), by Pierre Fauvel and 2. Pycnogonida from the Gulf of Aqaba, by J. H. Stock, Bulletin No. 13, 14 pp., illus., printed, no. 1 in French and no. 2 in English. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture, Division of Fisheries, Haifa, Israel, July 1957.

SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA:

Convenio Internacional para la Seguridad de la Vida Humana en el Mar (International Conference on the Safety of Life at Sea)--London, 1948, 208 pp., printed in Spanish. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Madrid, Spain, 1953.

SALMON:

The Movements of Salmon Tagged in the Sea, Altens, Kincardineshire, 1952, by K. A. Pyefinch and W. M. Shearer, Scottish Home Department Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries Research No. 19, 10 pp., illus., printed, 3s. (42 U. S. cents). Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Notes on the Relationship between Plankton Sampling and the Food of Pacific Salmon, by George H. Allen, Fishery Report No. 3, 41 pp.,

illus., processed. Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle 5, Wash., November 1956.

SARDINES:

"A Consumer Survey Versus Panel Testing for Acceptance Evaluation of Maine Sardines," by Elizabeth F. Murphy, Berton S. Clark, and Ralph M. Berglund, article, Food Technology, vol. 12, no. 5, May 1958, pp. 222-226, printed, single copies of periodical--domestic US$1.50, foreign US$1.75. (Published monthly by the Institute of Food Technologists.) The Garrard Press, 510 North Hickory, Champaign, Ill.

Etude sur les Differentes Methodes de Cuisson de la Sardine (Study of the Different Methods of Cooking Sardines), by R. Meesemaecker and Y. Sohier, French version 34 pp., English version 28 pp., processed, available in either French or English. Federation des Industries de la Conserve au Maroc, 37 Rue Mareuil, Casablanca, Morocco, October 1957. Presents brief reports of the results obtained in cooking sardines by various methods--in water, brine, oil, hot air, and steam--discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Includes statistical tables showing, for each method of cooking, the variations in weight and composition of sardines during cooking as compared with turnips, carrots, and beef cooked in the same manner.

SEA LAMPREY:

"Attack on the Sea Lamprey," by J. W. Moffett, article, Michigan Conservation, vol. XXVII, no. 3, May-June 1958, pp. 21-27, illus., printed. Michigan Department of Conservation, Lansing, Mich. Describes the use and effectiveness of various mechanical and chemical devices to control the sea lamprey in the Great Lakes. Briefly covers the problems of reestablishing the depleted lake trout populations of the upper Great Lakes.

SEAWEED:

"Bright Future for Seaweed," article, Food Manufacture, vol. 33, March 1, 1958, p. 90, printed. Leonard Hill, Ltd., Stratford House, 9 Eden Street, London, NW1, England. Discusses the encouraging prospects of the seaweed industry as a result of the high mineral and vitamin content of seaweed. Reports on a new seaweed meal being produced in Norway which has provided beneficial results in use as an animal food supplement--especially in feeding experiments with dairy cattle and sheep.

SHARK:

Notes on the Greenland Shark, ACANTHORHINUS CARCHARIAS (Gunn), Fiskeridirektoratets Skrifter, Report on Norwegian Fishery and Marine Investigations, vol. XI, no. 10, 12 pp., illus., printed. A. S. John Griegs Boktrykkeri, Bergen, Norway, 1957. Contains two papers: (1) "The Reproduction Problem of the Greenland Shark," by Paul Bjerkan; and (2) "A Uterine Foetus and the Uterus from a Greenland Shark," by Einar Koefoed.

SHRIMP:

Comparative Fishing Trials with Shrimp Nets, 1954-1956, by M. N. Mistakidis, Fishery

Investigations Series II, vol. XXII, no. 1, printed, 5s. 10d (80 U. S. cents). Her Majesty's Stationery Office, York House, Kingsway, London, W. C. 2, England.

Los Camarones de Mar Cubanos (The Marine Shrimp of Cuba), by Dr. Mario Sanchez Roig and Federico Gomez de la Maza, Folleto de Divulgacion No. 2, 83 pp., illus., printed in Spanish. Ministerio de Agricultura, Asesoria Tecnica de Pesca, Havana, Cuba, 1954. Covers the biology of Cuba's most important commercial species of shrimp--Penaeus setiferus, P. schmitti, P. duorarum, P. aztecus, and P. brasiliensis. Reports on the possibilities of developing Cuba's shrimp fisheries through improved fishery methods and exploratory research. Presents extensive background material on the shrimp fisheries of the United States Gulf Coast.

process of freezing trout at the world's largest trout hatchery. Trout are caught, dressed, and placed in the freezer within 30 minutes. The trout are seined while still alive and are placed into individual grading boxes. After evisceration and dressing, the fish are placed on trays and then loaded on carts and rolled to the sharp freezer at -50° F. They are glazed with 3 coats of ice, then packaged and carried to the storage room.

The Migrations and Homing Behaviour of Brown Trout, (SALMO TRUTTA L.), by T. A. Stuart, Scottish Home Department Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries Research No. 18, 30 pp., illus., printed, 8s. (US$1.12). Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh, Scotland.

VESSELS:

Driving Efficiency with Active Rudder (Advantages of Main and Auxiliary Propellers in Tandem), by F. Busmann, 4 pp., illus., printed. (Reprinted from The Shipping World, December 30, 1953.) The Shipping World, 1 Arundel St., London, W. C. 2, England.

The Pleuger Active Rudder, 4 pp., illus., printed.
(Reprinted from Ship and Boat Builder, July 1953.)
Ship and Boat Builder, John Trundell Ltd., Temple
Chambers, Temple Ave., London, E. C. 4, England.