THE PROBLEM OF FEEDING IN ARTIFICIAL LOBSTER 



CULTURE. 



BY VICTOR E. EMMEL, PH.D. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Introduction 99 



I. Previous Feeding-Experiments 100 



a. Codfish and Lobster's Liver 100 



b. Young Fish 101 



c. Copepods and Other Surface-Swimming Organisms 101 



d. The Soft-Shelled Clam .' 102 



IL Can the Present Feeding-Methods be improved? 103 



in. Experiments to compare the Effect of Different Foods upon the Growth 



of Fourth-Stage Lobsters 103 



a. Methods 103 



b. Results 105 



c. Discussion of Results 109 



IV. Experiments to Determine the Comparative Value of Beef and Clam 



for Newly Hatched Lobsters 110 



a. Experiments and Results 110 



b. Comparative Cost Ill 



V. Summary and Conclusions 113 



