CONTENTS 



PAGB 

 CHAPTEE a 



I The Sea 



II Fishery Products in Everyday Life . . 26 



III The Manufacture of Salt from Sea- 

 Water 



IV Iodine and Other Chemicals from Sea- 

 Water 



77 

 V Edible Seaweeds 



VI Pearls, Mother-of-Pearl, and Imitation 

 Pearls 



^ 117 



VII Precious Coral 



128 

 VIII Fishes 



1 53 

 IX America's Fisheries 



X The Value of Fish and Shell-Fish as 



OOD 



XI The Preservation of Fish 



XII By-Products of the Fishery Industries . 212 



XIII Oysters, Clams, and Other Mollusks . 230 



XIV Lobsters, Crab, and Shrimp .... 257 



XV Marine Turtles and Terrapins . . . 278 



XVI Whales and Whaling ^^^ 



XVII The Fur-Seal Industry ^^^ 



XVIII Sponges and the Sponge Industry . . 324- 



T ... 335 

 Index 



IX 



