14. Hydropraphic observations in Tampa Bay, 

 Florida, and the adjacent Cuif of Mexico — 

 1963. By John H. Finucane and Alexander 

 Dragovich. September 1966, 83 pp. on 2 



microfiche. 



.\BSTR.\CT 

 Hydrographic and primary-productivity data are 

 presented for Tampa Bay, Fla., and the adjacent 

 Gulf of Mexico for 1963. Observations include tide 

 stage, water temperature, salinity, total and inor- 

 ganic phosphate-phosphorus, total soluble nitrogen, 

 dissolved oxygen, pH, light transmission, water 

 color, cloud cover, cloud tjTae, visibility, wind velocity, 

 wind direction, and sea state. Values for chloro- 

 phyll, ultraviolet absorption, and primary produc- 

 tion also are given. These data were collected dur- 

 ing field operations in estuarine studies of the east- 

 ern Gulf of Mexico. 



Fishery Industrial Research 



Vol. 3, No. 2. Proximate composition of Lake 

 Michigan alewife (Alosa pfteudoharengus) . 

 By Donald R. Travis. July 1966, pp. 1-4, 4 

 figs., 3 tables. 



ABSTRACT 

 The concentration of nitrogen, oil, a.sh, and 

 moisture in alewives caught in Lake Michigan was 

 determined on 6 bimonthly samples. The proximate 

 composition and physical measurements are reported 

 for the whole fish. 



Vol. 3, No. 2. Accumulation of organic acids 

 during cold storage of shucked soft clams, Mya 

 nrenaria (L.), in relation to quality. By 

 Baruch Rosen. July 1966, pp. 5-11, 7 figs. 

 ABSTRACT 

 During the cold storage of soft clams in plug-top 

 metal cans, the content of glycogen decreased; that 

 of glucose at first increased and then stabilized; that 

 of lactic acid increased continuously; and that of 

 acetic, propionic, and pyruvic acids increased at di- 

 minishing rates. The bacterial count increased at 

 an exponential rate. Except in the cases of extreme 

 freshness and extreme spoilage, organoleptic quality 

 was related neither to the chemical changes nor to 

 the bacterial count. 



Vol. 3, No. 2. Value of menhaden fish meal as a 

 protein supplement to cottonseed meal-corn 

 diets fed to rats. By Robert R. Kifer, Edgar 

 P. Young, and Kam C. Leong. July 1966, pp. 

 13-15, 3 tables. 



ABSTRACT 

 Menhaden fish meal was evaluated as a protein 

 supplement to cottonseed meal-corn diets by means 

 of a rat-feeding study. Rats were randomly allotted 



to 9 treatment groups and fed diets containing cot- 

 tonseed meal-corn with 0-, 2-, or 4-percent levels 

 of fish-meal protein, at 16-, 15-, or 14-percent levels 

 of total protein. A significant improvement in rates 

 of gain and utilization of feed resulted from sup- 

 plementation by the menhaden fish meal. These dif- 

 ferences in growth response and utilization of feed 

 were not significantly related to the 16-, 15-, or 14- 

 percent dietary levels of protein. 



Vol. 3, No. 2. Value of menhaden fish meal as a 

 protein supplement to meat-and-bone meal- 

 corn diets fed to rats. By Robert R. Kifer, 

 Edgar P. Young, and Kam C. Leong. July 

 1966, pp. 17-24, 9 figs., 6 tables. 

 ABSTRACT 

 To evaluate menhaden fish meal as a protein sup- 

 plement to meat-and-bone meal-corn diets, we allot- 

 ted rats randomly to 9 treatment groups and fed 

 them diets containing meat-and-bone meal-corn, with 

 0, 2, and 4 percent fish meal protein, at 16-, 15-, and 

 14-percent levels of total protein. Rates of gain and 

 utilization of feed were significantly improved by 

 adding fish meal. The rates of gain and utilization 

 of feed decreased, however, as the dietary levels of 

 protein were lowered, whether fish meal was used 

 as a supplement or not. 



Vol. 3, No. 2. Value of menhaden fish meal as 

 a protein supplement in soybean meal-corn 

 diets fed to rats. By Robert R. Kifer, Edgar 

 P. Young, and Kam C. Leong. July 1966. pp. 

 2.5-28, 8 tab'es. 



ABSTRACT 

 2 consecutive rat-feeding studies were conducted 

 so that menhaden fish meal could be evaluated as a 

 protein supplement in soybean meal-corn diets. 

 Animals weighing 50 ±: 5 grams were randomly 

 allotted to 5 treatment groups in Experiment I and 

 to 9 treatment groups in Experiment II and fed 

 diets containing soybean meal-corn, with and with- 

 out fi.'ih meal, at various levels of total protein (16 

 and 14 percent in E.xperiment I and 16, 15, and 14 

 percent in Experiment II). 



In both experiments, response to fish-meal sup- 

 plementation varied .somewhat, as indicated by rates 

 of gain and utilization of feed. It was indicated, 

 however, that fish-meal supplementations in general 

 did not improve the amino acid balance of the soy- 

 bean meal-corn diets. 



Vol. 3, No. 2. Proximate composition of Gulf of 

 Mexico industrial fish. By Mary H. Thompson. 

 July 1966. pp. 29-67, 5 figs., 7 tables, 17 app 

 figs., 21 app tables, 2 illus. 

 ABSTRACT 

 Variations in physical measurements and proxi- 

 mate composition of 17 Gulf of Mexico industrial 

 fish over several years are delineated on a monthly 



