LIST OF CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS BULLETINS. 



BUL, 

 NO. PAGES 



1. Papers from 1899 relating chiefly to the development of 



THE Madras Fisheries Bureau. 



2. Note on Fisheries in Japan — 



Deals with Japanese methods of fishing, the condition of the fisher- 

 folk, the assistance given by Government and by local associa- 

 tions, the fishery laws and regulations, etc. (Pages 105.) 



3. The Preservation and Curing of Fish — 



Describes the difficulties and methods of preserving fish from taint 

 whether by refrigeration, desiccation, pickling, smoking, can- 

 ning, etc. (Pages 119.) 



Exhausted ; revised edition under preparation. 



4. Madras Fishery Investigations, 1908 — 



I. Report on the suitability of Pulicat Lake for oyster-culture 



(one sketch-plan) 



II. Note on an attempt to ascertain the principal determining 



factor in oyster-spawning in Madras backwaters (one plate). 35 



III. Report on the feasibility of operating deep-sea fishing boats 



on the coasts of the Madras Presidency, with special refer- 

 ence to the selection of fishing centres and harbours of 

 refuge (illustrated with three plates) ... ... ... 33 



IV. The results of a fishery cruise along the Malabar coast and 



to the Laccadive Islands in 1 908 (illustrated with 27 photo- 

 graphs and text-figures) 71 



5. The Practice of Oyster-culture at Arcachon and its lessons 



for India— 



I. Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... l — 4 



II. The physical conditions characterising Arcachon basin ... 4 — 7 



III. The origin and development of oyster-culture at Arcachon ... 7 — 19 



IV. Present methods and conditions ... ... 19 — 74 



V. Principal characteristics of other European systems of cultiva- 

 tion •.. 75—79 



VI. Applicability of French methods to oyster-culture in India ... 79 — 9° 



6. Marine Fish-farming for India — 



(1) Introductory I — 3 



(2) French fish-farming at Arcachon 4 — 20 



(3) The communal fish-farms of Comacchio 21 — 62 



(4) The scope for marine fish-farming in India ... 63 — 83 



7. The Sacred Chank of India — 



Introductory 1-2 



I. The chank fisheries of India and Ceylon 3 — 40 



II. The chank bangle industry 41 — tl6 



III. The role played by the chank in Indian religion and life ... 117 — 172 



IV. Appendix 173— 181 



