NOTICES 



NOAA Technical Reports NMFS published during last 6 months of 1987 



55. Proximate composition, energy, fatty acid, sodium, 

 and cholesterol content of fmfish, shellfish, and their 

 products. By Judith Krzynowek and Jenny Mur- 

 phy. July 1987, iii + 53 p., 2 tables. 



56. Some aspects of the ecology of the leatherback turtle, 

 Dermochelys coriacea, at Laguna Jalova, Costa 

 Rica. By Harold F. Hirth and Larry H. 

 Ogren. July 1987, iii + 14 p., 12 tables, 13 figures. 



57. Food habits and dietary variability of pelagic nekton 

 off Oregon and Washington, 1979-1984. By 

 Richard D. Brodeur, Harriet V. Lorz, and William G. 

 Pearcy. July 1987, iii + 32 p., 32 tables, 1 figure. 



58. Stock assessment of the gulf menhaden, Brevoortia 

 patronus, fishery. By Douglas S. Vaughan. 

 September 1987, iii + 18 p., 19 figures, 14 tables. 



59. Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus , purse seine 

 fishery, 1972-84, with a brief discussion of age and 

 size composition of the landings. By Joseph W. 

 Smith, William R. Nicholson, Douglas S. Vaughan, 

 Donnie L. Dudley, and Ethel A. Hall. September 

 1987, iii + 23 p., 3 figures, 12 tables, 14 appendix 

 tables. 



60. Gulf menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, purse seine 

 fishery, 1974-85, with a brief discussion of age and 

 size composition of the landings. By Joseph W. 

 Smith, Eldon J. Levi, Douglas S. Vaughan, and Ethel 

 A. Hall. December 1987, iii + 8 p., 1 figure, 8 ta- 

 bles, 2 appendix tables. 



61. Manual for starch gel electrophoresis: a method for 

 the detection of genetic variation. By Paul B. 

 Aebersold, Gary A. Winans, David J. Teel, George B. 

 Milner, and Fred M. Utter. December 1987, iii + 19 

 p., 8 figures, 1 table, appendices. 



62. Fishery publication index, 1980-85; Technical Memo- 

 randum index, 1972-85. By Cynthia S. Martin, 

 Shelley E. Arenas, Jacki A. Guffey, and Joni M. 

 Packard. December 1987, iii + 149 p. 



Some NOAA publications are available by purchaise from the Superinten- 

 dent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 

 20402. 



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