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). 25 



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 190S (illustrated with 27 photo- 

 graphs and text-figures) 71 



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



FOR India— 



I. Introduction I — 4 



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



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



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 — 90 



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 op India — 



Introductory 1-2 



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



II. The chank bangle industry 41 — 116 



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



IV. Appendix « 173— 181 



