CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



Preface --- ----...v 



I. General Introduction - - - - . - i 



II. The Sea Shore ------..26 



III. The Sea Bottom ---.-.. ^^ 



IV. Swimming Animals ----... ^5 

 V. Drifting Life - - - - . - - no 



VI. Boring Life i^^ 



VII. Coral Reefs - - 156 



VIII. Colour and Phosphorescence .... i^g 



IX. Feeding of Marine Animals .... 1^5 



X. Sea Water - - 216 



XI. Ocean Seasons ------.. 243 



XII. Methods of Oceanographical Research - - 254 



XIII. The Sea Fisheries - - - - - - - 270 



XIV. The Shellfish Industry 293 



XV. Fishery Research ----..- 319 



XVI. Products from the Sea 341 



Bibliography - . - - 25i 



Index - 364 



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