INTRODUCTION 



Diiring the past few decades, fish culturists 

 and fishery biologists have expended a considerable 

 amount of time and effort to rear artificially the 

 larvae of the lobsters (liomarus americnnus and H^ 

 vulgar_is_) which dYrell in the North Atlantic Ocean. 

 These attempts are being continued in Europe and 

 I'orth America. As both the European and American 

 lobsters are closely related anatomically and 

 physiologically and have a similar life history, 

 the results of experimental lobster culture on 

 either species are of almost equal value to those 

 continuing the propagation activities on both sides 

 of the Atlahtice 



Much of the scientific literature , in which the 

 lobster culture experiments are reported is in 

 languages other than English. A great deal of the 

 information recorded in foreign publications is of 

 interest to thos-c who hav-c difficulty in understand- 

 ing a foreign language and have been unable to 

 secure the required translations. The editor was 

 engaged in a study of lobster rearing during the 

 period 1939 and 1944 and obtained translations of 

 most' of the more important lobster culture articles* 

 In view of the continuing interest in artificial 

 rearing, it seemed logical to assemble those trans- 

 lations and make them available to all. 



Unless otherwise notedj the NoriTegian articles 

 have been translated by Borghild V/icnckc of Oslo, 

 Norway; the Dutch publications, by _Louise Pinard 

 Dckker of Palo Alto, Californiaj and the PVench and 

 German articles, by the editor. The translations 

 have not been rigorously edited, but it is believed 

 that the meanings of the passages are clear, although 

 at times perhaps somewhat aT^kward« 



The complete tables and graphs have not been 

 included v>rith the translations, but the legends rrhich 

 will explain these data have been presented. It vms 

 not considered as vj-orthwhile to copy all the tables 

 and duplicate all the figures « To tliose who wish to 

 study the publications at greater length and refer to 



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