NOTICES 



NOAA Technical Reports NMFS published during last 6 months of 1982. 



Circulars 



444. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the eastern North Pacific and adjacent 

 Arctic waters, a guide to their identification. By Stephen Leatherwood, 

 Randall R. Reeves, William F. Perrin, and William E. Evans. July 1982, v + 

 245 p., 267 figs., 2 tables. Append. A-F. 



446. Marine flora and fauna of the northeastern United States. Lichens (Asco- 

 mycetes) of the intertidal region. By Ronald M. Taylor. August 1982, iii + 

 26 p., 43 figs. 



447. Proceedings of the Eighth U.S. -Japan Meeting on Aquaculture at Belling- 

 ham, Washington, October 17-18,1979. By William N. Shaw (editor). 

 November 1982, iii + p. (Six articles are published in this paper.] 



Special Scientific Report — Fisheries 



758. Equipment and techniques for handling northern fur seals. By Roger L. 

 Gentry and John R. Holt. July 1982, iii + 15 p., 10 figs., 1 table. 



759. Catch temperatures for some important marine species off California. By 

 James L. Squire, Jr. August 1982, iii + 19 p., 23 figs., 3 tables. 



760. Parasite-host records of Alaska fishes. By Adam Moles. September 

 1982, iii + 41 p. 



Some NOAA publications are available by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 

 Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Individual copies of NOAA Technical Reports (in 

 limited numbers) are available free to Federal and state government agencies and may be obtained by 

 writing to User Services Branch (D822), Environmental Science Information Center, NOAA, Rockville, 

 MD 20852. 



