72. Surface zooplankton from Auke Bay and vicin- 

 ity, southeastern Alaska, August 1962 to January 

 1964, by Bruce L. Wing and Gerald M. Reid. 

 1972, 765 pp. on 12 microfiche. 



ABSTRACT 

 A list of species, counts of each species per cubic me- 

 ter, and volumes of zooplankton per 1,000 cubic meters 

 from the marine surface waters of Auke Bay and vicinity 

 are presented for monthly samples collected from August 

 1962 to January 1964. Meteorology, oceanography, and 

 cycles of phytoplankton productivity for Auke Bay are 

 described. A table for converting from counts to volume, 

 wet weight, and dry weight for selected species is ab- 

 stracted from the literature. 



73. Hydrographic observations in Tampa Bay, 

 Florida — 1969, by Carl H. Saloman and John L. 

 Taylor. 1972, 82 pp. on 2 microfiche. 



ABSTRACT 

 Hydrographic data include water temperature, salinity, 

 total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, pH, dissolved 

 oxygen, turbidity, water transparency, chlorophyll a. b. 

 and c, astacin and nonastacin carotenoids, and primary 

 productivity based on the chlorophyll a extraction. 

 Methods of collecting and analyzing samples are 

 described. Tables summarize data collected from 30 

 permanent stations by mean, range, and number of ob- 

 servations according to month and area. Other tables 

 summarize the mean, range, and number of observations 

 of samples taken daily at the Laboratory dock. 



74. Collections of larval Gulf menhaden, Brevoortia 

 patronus, from Galveston Entrance (1959-1969) 

 and Sabine Pass (1963-1967), Texas, by Paul L. 

 Fore and Kenneth N. Baxter. 1972, 17 pp. on 1 

 microfiche. 



ABSTRACT 

 The number of larvae, that were taken per tow with a 

 Renfro beam trawl, and the dates of collection are given 

 for two Texas inlets. 



75. To be published in 1973. 



76. Amphipoda (Hyperiidea) distribution and abun- 

 dance off the coast of central west Africa, by 

 Joseph E. Tashiro and Jack W. Jossi. 1972, 38 pp. 

 on 1 microfiche. 



ABSTRACT 

 Distribution and abundance of pelagic Amphipoda 

 (Hyperiidea) are charted for 53 station positions off the 

 coast of central west Africa. Systematics. zooplankton 

 haul data, and species counts are shown. 



Fishery Facts 



1. Redfish, by George F. Kelly, Paul M. Earl, John 



D. Kaylor, Fred E. Lux, Henry R. McAvoy, and 



Ernest D. McRae. October 1972, 18 pp., 14 figs. 



Price 25 cents. 



(No abstract.) 



2. Alaska's fishery resources the Pacific herring, by 



Gerald M. Reid, June 1972, iii + 20 pp., 13 figs. 



Price 25 cents. 



ABSTRACT 



The Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi, is a valu- 

 able natural resource in the coastal waters of Alaska, not 

 only because of its direct commercial significance but 

 also because of its importance as a component in the 

 complex food cycle of other commercially valuable 

 fishes. 



Pacific herring are indigenous to the North Pacific rim 

 and are closely related to the herring of the Atlantic 

 Ocean. 



Pacific herring generally spawn on intertidal vegetation 

 in the spring. Although spawning is often successful in 

 terms of density, subsequent mortality of eggs and larvae 

 may exceed 99%. 



Herring abundance fluctuates greatly. Biologists have 

 attempted to understand and predict fluctuations by 

 studying changes in the numerical strength of different 

 year classes of herring taken by the commercial fisheries. 



Commercial utilization of Alaska herring by American 

 fishermen is at a low level because of various 

 socioeconomic problems, although thousands of tons 

 were taken in the past for food and industrial products. 

 Foreign vessels are currently taking large quantities of 

 herring in areas offshore from Alaska. A viable herring 

 industry might develop if an economical method of pro- 

 ducing fish protein concentrate from fatty fish is de- 

 veloped. Alaska herring reduced to the concentrate 

 could provide an essential item in the diet of peoples of 

 protein-deficient nations. 



3. Dungeness crab pots, by Fred W. Hipkins. 

 June 1972, 13 pp.. 10 figs. Price 25 cents. 



(No abstract.) 



4. Inshore lobster fishing, by John T. Everett. Oc- 

 tober 1972, iv + 26 pp., 21 figs. Price 25 cents. 



ABSTRACT 

 This document describes the equipment and methods 

 now being used in the inshore lobster (Homarus 

 americanus) fishery along the United States North Atlan- 

 tic Coast. 



NOAA Technical Report NMFS SSRF 



644. Inhibition of flesh browning and skin color fad- 

 ing in frozen fillets of yelloweye snapper (Lutjanus 

 vivanus), by Harold C. Thompson, Jr. and Mary 

 H. Thompson. February 1972, iii + 6 pp., 3 tables. 

 Price 25 cents. 



