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RsyOBT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES FOE THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 



June 30, 1925. By Henry O'Malley. (Document No. 982. Issued 

 November 25, 1925) I^XL 



Mild curing of salmon in California. By W. L. Scofield. Appendix 



I. (Document No. 983. Issued June 3, 1925) 1-14 



Pearl essence: Its history, chemistry, and technology. By Harden 

 F. Taylor. Appendix II, 1 fig. (Document No. 989. Issued October 

 24. 1925) 15-36 



Progress in biological inquiries, July 1 to December 31, 1924. By 

 Willis H. Rich. Appendix III. (Document No. 990. Issued October 

 24, 1925) 37-64 



Alaska fishery and fur-seal industries in 1924. By Ward T. Bower. 

 Appendix IV, 12 figs. (Document No. 992. Issued December 12, 

 1925) 65-169 



Effect of oil pollution on marine and wild life. By F. W. Lane, 

 A. D. Bauer. H. F. Fisher, and P. N. Harding. Appendix V. (Docu- 

 ment No. 995. Issued January 4, 1926) ^ 171-181 



Wholesale trade in fresh and frozen fishery products and relate^d 

 marketing considerations in New York City. By R. H. Fiedler 

 and J. H. Matthews. Appendix VI, 13 figs. (Document No. 996. 

 Issued March 12, 1926) 183-217 



Fishery indltstries of the United Stapes, 1924. By Oscar E. Sette. 



Appendix VII. (Document No. 997. Issued April 17, 1926) 219^08 



Further experiments on the preservation of fish nets. By Harden 

 F. Taylor and Arthur W. WeUs. Appendix VIII. 19 figs. (Docu- 

 ment No. 998. Issued April 9, 1926) 409-437 



Propagation and distribution of food fishes, fiscal year 1925. By 

 Glen C. Leach. Appendix IX, 8 figs. (Document No. 999. Issued 

 May 29, 1926) 439-500 



Nutritive value of fish and shexlfish. Compiled by Harry R. Beard. 



Appendix X. (Document No. 1000. Issued June 11, 1926) 501-552 



Fishing industry of the Great Lakes.. By Walter Koelz. Appendix 



XI, 19 figs. (Document No. 1001. Issued June 26. 1926) 553-617 



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