CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



Preface .... v ii 



L. General Introduction i 



LI. The Sea Shore - 26 



[II. The Sea Bottom ... ^ 



IV. Swimming Animals 76 



V. Drifting Life - - 1 10 



VI. Boring Life .... - - - 135 



VII. Coral Reefs 156 



VIII. Colour and Phosphorescence - - - - 179 



IX. Feeding of Marine Animals - - 196 



X. Sea Water 216 



XL Ocean Seasons 243 



XII. Methods of Oceanographical Research - - 254 



XIII. The Sea Fisheries 270 



XIV. The Shellfish Industry 293 



XV. Fishery Research - - - -> - - - - 319 



XVI. Products from the Sea 341 



Bibliography 361 



Index 364 



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