NOAA TECHNICAL REPORTS 

 National Marine Fisheries Service, Special Scientific Report— Fisheries Series 



Thi* major rfsjh*nMbilittf> of the National Marine Fisheries Service tNMFSl arv lo monitor and asNess the abundance and jfeoffriphic disiribulion of fishery 

 resources, to under^ttand and predict fluctuations in the quantity and distribution of these resources, and to establish levels for optimum use of the resourct^s. 

 NMFS is also charged with the development and implementation of policies for manasmft national fishing grounds, development and enforcement of domestic 

 fisheries rt'KuUtions. surveillance of foreign fishins off I'niled States coastal waters, and the development ami enforct^ment of internatiuna) fishery agreements 

 and policies, NMFS also assists the fishing mduslry thn>utth marketing service and economic analysis programs, and mortgage insurance and vessel cimslruction 

 subsidies. It collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on various phases of the industry. 



The Special Scientific Report- Fisheries series was established in IW9. The series carries reports on scientific investigations that document long term 

 continuing pro>;rams of NMFS. or intensive scientific reports on studies of restricteti scope- The reports may deal with applied fishery problems. The series is 

 also used as a medium for the publication of biblioeraohies of a snecialirwl scientific natunv 



NOAA Technical Reports NMFS SSRF are available fr^e in limited numbers to ^n>vcrnmental agencies, both Federal and State They are also available in 



exchange for other scientific and technical publications in the marine sciences. Individual kvpies "" "" "■ "' *'""" '"*' ' '*"* '^'"*' ' 



information Pivision. Environmental Science Information Center. NOAA. Washington. DX. 202; 



may be obtaintni tunless otherwise noted! from IW;*. Technical 

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t>l9. Macn>ztH>plankton and small nekton in the coastal waters off Vancou\Tr 

 Island iCanadai and Washington, spring and fall of l%3. Ry Donald S Hay. 

 January 1971. iii + 94 p.. 19 f^ts.. 13 tables. 



teO. The Trade Wind Zone Ocfanography Pilot Study. Part IX: The sea 

 level w>ind field and wind stress values. July l%3 lo June 1965. By Ounter R. 

 Seckel. June 1970, iii + 66 p.. S figs. 



t»21. Predation by sculpins on fall chinook salmon. (>ikvrfcyncA»w tskauyt- 

 scha. frv of hatcherv origin. Hv Benjamin d. Patten. February 1971. iii + U 

 p.. 6 figs.. 9 tables." 



622. Number and lengths, by season, of fishes caught with an otter trawl 

 near Woods Hole. Massachusetts. September 1961 to December 1962. Bv F. F. 

 Lux and F. E. Nichy. February 1971. iii + 15 p.. 3 fiRs.. 19 tables. 



623. .\pparent abundance, distribution, and mirations of albacore. Thunnus 

 tUitiuHijQ, on the Nor'h Pacific longline gn>unds. By Brian J. Rothschild and 

 Marian Y. Y. Yong. September 1970. v + 37 p.. 19 fi^.. 5 tables. 



t>24. Influence of mechanical processing on the quality and yield of bay 

 scallop meats. By N. H. Webb and F. B Thomas. April 1971. iii + 11 p . 9 

 figs.. 3 tables. 



625. Distribution of salmon and related tveanograpic features in the North 

 Pacific lVt»an. spring l9tV. Hv Riibert R, French. Richard ti. Bakk.ila. Masanao 

 Osako. and Jun Ito. March 1971. m + 22 p.. 19 fixs.. 3 tables. 



626. Commercial fishery and bic^ogy of the freshwater shrimp. .Vocn>6ra- 

 c*iiiM, in the Uiwer St," Paul River. Liberia, 1952 53. By Georg* C. Miller. 

 February 1971. iii + 13 p.. 8 ftgs.. 7 tables 



627. Calico scallops of the Southeastern Cmte*l Stales. 1959 69. By R^>bert 

 Cummins. Jr. June 1971. iii + 22 p.. 23 figs.. 3 tables. 



628. Fur Seal Investigations. 1969. By NMFS. Marine Mammal Biological 

 Laboratory. August 1971, jt2 p.. 20 fi^,. -1-1 tables. 23 appendix A tables", 10 

 appendix B tables. 



629. .-Xnalysis of the o[H*rations ot seven lia«,iiian skipjack tuna lishing 

 vessels. June August 1967 By Richaril N I'chida and Ray F. Sumida. March 

 1971. V + 25 p . 14 fijfs.. 21 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of 

 Documents. I'.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 20402. 



630. Blue crab meat. 1. Preservation by freexing. July 1971, iii -♦- 13 p.. 5 

 figs.. 2 tables. U. Effect of chemical treatments on acceptability. By Jurgvn H. 

 Strasser. Jean S. l^'nnon, and Fretlerick J. King. Julv 1971. iii + 12 p.. 1 fig.. 

 9 tables. 



t>31. Owurrence of thiaminase in some ctwimon aquatic animals of the Vnitevi 

 Stales and Canada. By R. .\. Grvig and R. H. C.naedinger. Jul,v 1971. iii + 7 

 p.. 2 tables. 



632. .\n annotated bibliography of attempts to rear the larvae of marine fishes 

 in the laboratory. By Ri>hert C. May, .August 1971. iii + 24 p.. I appends I 

 table. 1 appendix II table. For sale by the Superintendent of DtKuments. I'.S. 

 Ciovern\cnt Printing Office, Washington, D.C, 2(M02. 



633. Blueing of pr\H"essed crab meat. II Identification of some factors involved 

 in the blue discoloration of cann»Hi crab meat CaliiHifcUs stiyidus. Bv Melvin E. 

 Waters. M.ty 1971. iii + 7 p.. I fig.. 3 tables. 



634 Age composition, weight. len^rth. and sex of herring. Ctuptu tviUastt. 

 useti for rwiuclion in Alaska. 1929 66. Bv Gerald M Reid. Julv 1971. iii + 25 

 p . 4 figs.. 18 tables. 



635. A biblioi;r;»phy m ihc hiackiin luna. i hwi'iui atutniu-us u.»*N»onl. By 

 Grant I.. Beartlsiey and David C. Simmons. August 1971. 10 p. For sale by the 

 Superintendent of IVvuments. IS. Government Printing Offic*\ Washington. 

 DC. 20402. 



636. Oil pt^tulion on Wake Island from the tanker R. C Stonrr. By Reginald 

 M, GtHxting. May 1971. iii + 12 p.. 8 figs.. 2 tables. For sale by the 

 Sup»Tintcndent of IXvuments. I'.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. 

 D.C. 20402. 



637. Occurrence of larval, juvenile, and mature crabs in the vicinity of 

 Beaufort Inlet. North Carv^lina. By IVmnie L. Dudley and Mayo H, Judy. 

 .\ugust 1971, iii + 10 p.. I fig., 5 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of 

 DiH'uments, C.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, DC, 21)402. 



638. Ixngth- weight relations of haddock from commercial landings in New 

 England. 1931 55. By Bradford E. Brown and Richard C Hennemuth. August 

 1971. v + 13 p.. 16 figs.. 6 tables. 10 appendLx .-X tables. For sale by the 

 Sup*'rintendent of Dwuments. CS. I'Jovernment Printing Office. Washington, 

 D.C, 20402. 



639. .\ hvdr\>graphic survev of the Galveston Bav svslem. Texas 1963 66. By 

 E. J. Pullen, W. L. Trvnt.'and G B. Adams. (.Vlober 1971. v + 13 p.. 15 

 figs.. 12 tables. For sale by the Suf>enntendent of Documents, L'.S. 

 Government Printmg Office. Washington, DC. 20402. 



640. Annotated biblit^rraph^- on the fishing industry and biology of the blue 

 crab. CaUtnft't»s >-tifH<ftij. By Martin E- Tagati and Ann Bowman Hall. August 

 1971. 94 p Kor sale bv the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government 

 Printing Ofticf. Washington. DC. 20402. 



641. llse of threadftn shad, Doni>soma puttnttu*. as liv« bait during experi 

 n>ental pole and line Tishing for skipjack tuna, Kat^vu'onNS petatnis, in Hawaii. 

 By Rv^bert T B. Kersen August 1971. iii + 10 p.. 3 figs., 7 tables. For sale by 

 the Superintendent of D^Kuments, CS. Itovernment Printing Offic*. Washing 

 ton. D.C. 21U02. 



642. .Atlantic menhaden BrrwH^rtia t^rannus resource and fishery— analysis of 

 decline. By Kenneth .A. Henry. .August 1971. v + S* p . 40 figs., 5 appendix 

 figs.. 3 tables, 2 appendix tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. 

 CS. Government Printing Office. Washington. DC. 20402. 



643. Surface winds of the southeastern propical Atlantic Ocean. By John M. 

 Steigner and Merton C. Ingham. October 1971. iii + 20 p.. 17 figs. For sale by 

 the Superintendent i»f DiH'uments. I'.S. Government Printing Office, Washing 

 ton. DC. 2t>402. 



644. Inhibition t^ flesh browning and skin color fading in froxen fillets of 

 yelK^weye snapper li nfrunks tiisiimsK By Harold C Thompson. Jr.. and N!.*r\ 

 U Thompson. February 1972. in + 6 p.. 3 tables. For sale by the Suptr u 

 dent of IVvuments. CS. Government Printing Office. Washington. D.C -X 4i', 



645. Traveling screen for removal of debris from rivers. By Daniel W, Bates, 

 Ernest W, Murphey. and Martin G. Beam, t^tober 1971. ui + 6 p.. 6 figs.. 1 

 table. For sale bv the Superintendent of Documents. V.S. Government Printing 

 Office. W.xshington DC. 204tr2. 



646. Diss\>lved nilr^^gvn concentrations in the Ct,ilumbia and Snake Rivers in 

 1970 and their effect on chini>ok salmon and steelhead trout. By Wesley J. Ebel. 

 .August 1971, iii + 7 p.. 2 figs.. 6 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of 

 l^Kunients, V.S. Gov-ernment Printing Office. Washington DC. 20402. 



647. Revised .\nnotated list of parasites from sea mammals caught off the 

 west c\»asl of North .America. By L. Margolis and M. D. Dail«y. March 1972, iii 

 + 23 p. For sale bv the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 

 Printing Office. Washington, DC 20402. 



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