and byproducts. 



IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF FISHERY 

 PRODUCTS (annual) 



FISH MEAL AND OIL (monthly and annual) 



SPECIALIZED REPORTS 



This category Includes diverse matters, 

 some of which are generally or specifically 

 of interest to the tuna industries. They 

 range from FISHERY LEAFLETS, which in some 

 instances, might be specific to tuna (but 

 in most cases not), to the outlook for fish 

 marketing, and to cruise reports on ves- 

 sel operations. Examples include: 



CRUISE REPORTS, LaJolla Laboratory. 

 These are mimeographed reports is- 

 sued after the conclusion of each 

 vessel cruise, which summarize the 

 research work undertaken and the 

 field observations made. Similar 

 reports are issued by the Honolulu 

 Laboratory, Seattle Office and 

 elsewhere. Circulation is limited. 



FISHERY LEAFLETS. These are cor- 

 respondence aids, developed as 

 needed. They are usually dupli- 

 cated from typewritten text. 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OUTLOOK 

 (monthly). This Report reviews 

 indications of supply and de- 

 mand for fishery products. 



News letters have been issued from 

 time to time by various units of 

 the Bureau to inform the indus- 

 try as to current activities. 



Temperature charts of the North 

 Pacific are being issued monthly 

 by the Biological Laboratory, 

 Honolulu. These are given limited 

 distribution. 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ABSTRACTS 

 (monthly) is a summary of im- 

 portant developments for the 

 fishery industries, primarily in 

 technology and allied fields. 



REPORTS ON RESEARCH 



The Bureau conducts a significant 



amount of biological and industrial research, 

 the results of which are published in var- 

 ious series as follows: 



FISHERY BULLETINS. This includes 

 technical reports of scientific 

 investigations of fishery biology. 



RESEARCH REPORTS. These are 

 technical papers reporting the 

 results of scientific investi- 

 gations. 



SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 

 These include preliminary re- 

 ports, progress reports, and 

 reports on investigations, 

 usually of restricted scope. 



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