the illustrr.tions^ all the articles listed in this 

 report "arc available in the United States and inter- 

 library loans can be arranged at most large .librrj'ios* 



The editor believes that a better understanding 

 of the problems of lobster rearing should be realized 

 by those reading the follcTing pages », If such is 

 accomplished, then the task of compiling the' trans- 

 lations 7;ill have been Troll worth the effort. 

 Furthermore, duplication in translating these same 

 articles v/ill have been ovoidod in the fut^ure. 



To Fish and Tlildlife Service librarians Isabel 

 Ci Der.n and Ida K« Johnson, the editor y/ould like to 

 express his gratitude for their diligence in irr.king 

 the literature availa.lple, to him... ' '1 



Leslie .YT* ' Scatter good 

 .Fishcpieg Research Biologist* 



October,.- 1949 



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