NOTICES 



NOAA Technical Reports NMFS published during first 6 months of 1986. 



39. Survey of fish protective facilities at water withdrawl sites on the Snake 

 and Columbia Rivers. By George A. Swan, Tommy G. Withrow, and Donn 

 L. Park. April 1986, iii + 34 p., 26 figs., 6 tables. 



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

 ment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. 



Gulf of Mexico Ichthyoplankton Samples 



The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission wishes to announce the availability of Gulf 

 of Mexico ichthyoplankton samples for loan to qualified researchers. Samples have been and 

 are continuing to be collected for SEAMAP (Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment 

 Program), a multi-year international federal/state/university program of the GSMFC. Neuston 

 and bongo nets were employed for specimen collection in a one degree latitude/longitude 

 grid over the entire Gulf from 26 °N northward and sorted and preliminarily identified by 

 the Plankton Sorting and Identification Center, Szczecin, Poland. At present samples from 

 1982 (7057 lots, 93 families), 1983 (8351 lots, 106 families) and material from one summer 

 cruise in 1984 (4155 lots, 75 families) are available for loan. Lots of unsorted fish eggs are 

 also available from these years. Most samples are sorted to the family level, although many 

 have identification to generic or species level. Additional 1984 samples are expected to become 

 available by the end of 1986. Specimens are available for loan on a 6-month renewable basis. 

 Researchers interested in obtaining additional information can contact either SEAMAP 

 Ichthyoplankton Curator, Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine 

 Research, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, or SEAMAP Coordinator, Gulf States Marine Fisheries 

 Commission, P.O. Box 726, Ocean Springs, MS 39564. 



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