PROGRESS IN BIOLOGICAL INQUIRIES, 1936 * 
By ExMer Hiceins, Chief, Division of Scientific Inquiry 
[With the collaboration of investigators] 
CONTENTS 
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ecoperdHOm sane ae. ee So pep des, 3 
puolieriOns ta Soe eC sD ee eee prs te a 5 
North and Middle Atlantic fishery investigations.____._._____________- Uf 
inc docks erermra en ets AT | 1S TOE RARE Meme OR LOE OT, SOT S. 9 
Wiselkerele fsteel #41) Ini ts 6.) SES Se eh gies coigel oa bey 61278 14 
Shore fishes of the Middle Atlantic States_._........-.__2_+:_-_.. 14 
MRIDIGCRATOUNGer SMe! = ok 2 | 5, Or eee ee ier en le 16 
Fishery investigations of the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts____________ 16 
Shrimps t= 2 ION al d's On EE ae EEE SV 0) 16 
Pacific coast and Alaska fishery investigations._._____________________ 19 
Columbia (River salmon fisheriése-{j. 14 se5e¥ewbenn se loo! hao 19 
Puget sound salmon fisheriess 7. 2_.) 2e ye ee ee 23. 
Manik: River red ‘salmone 245. 7" 2 lo epee een ae AS pl us 8 a 24 
Rintcsalmont?. 4st CRAM, ON MOS OD eae SEO LO DIOL yt 26: 
Alaska salmon statistics i001 2:0 _01 Gi Be eer) aes eel 28 
erring i WsWe. crirei Liege sys he ee bee peed eet coe de, 29 
Great lakes fisheryrsinvestigations-,....o. se seme ik Pe OP es 30: 
Hisheny statisticsas: 5 "sete. --.) 2) St Re epee eer ere een 31 
Pike-perchesior Lake trient'2) 1)? 5 eh PERRO Ee 2G Bi) 32: 
Boodistudies. . <2...) 5202. a ee LP aire 33 
hake vinie eillinets: fo... bday. RR eel te et te 2 33: 
Sheltishsnvestivations :2\ ley. ors 2). op ples Opeeen od ee ot EN) ey 34 
Physiology and-cultivation of Oysters.) c sees tee eee ae 34 
Propagation ot/oysters, 220: it) ) TO Lt AR OVER OIA? 32) oe 35 
Biology (of the hard clam! oitutle . SLES ee i hei nator i 36 
Oyster pests.= .-1 1 ia aer 2 AC ae ee tee 36. 
Autonarcosis in the oyster and its industrial application____________ 41 
Hurricane damage to oyster industry on the Eastern Shore of Virginia_ 42 
Oyster reefs in’ Mobile Bay, Ala! !'}*O09690 OU) (Oo fers 42 
Observations on oyster bars in Apalachicola Bay, Fla___.__________ 43 
Oyster investigations on the Pacific coast_._._____________________ 43 
Monk River investicationg se. oc). i ee ee hie Sat a pe 44 
APiCubnUTALinvestigationss — t=)... st eee nL eae RE eo ok 49 
rout culture: 8209 7 2USU 20) 71 ole) Pe Baa CALE) TOU Os i 49 
Rond-ish, culture. _ 5 4ul us. 3 oe ee ee earn? Siiy 54: 
Bash iseases.| i -r2)! Pecael Oo JE Gore yet + pa ae 55 
Movestiga tions in inbterion waters ta.) 0 ee tage oe 56 
PolGtion. studies. =. S16. 030 .. 2 yup kee mR ae aE 56 
Miuissel. propagation... __2+ 2220/0071 Vane Ty OLS 7 Toei. sit 7.0) 57 
fehtinyolocicaltinvestigations/ U4 Sati hich wie! WE A ally 57 
Development-and rate of growthyof fishes). 20. (y.4. 45.00 it 57 
Survey of the fresh waters of Mississippi.__-_._---2__. 2 57 
Bishes ofthe Canal Zone and, Panama - see ke: abe mente) ERM Ih | 58 
Marine’ fishes of ‘the' Gulf cdaste (4 Sn AG Ri Qe ice 58 
Independent activities of the fisheries biological laboratories___________- 58 
Woods. Hole, Mags 4-12-22 2 Ani Ne Se Pee m 8 58 
Besuiont Ne Co. ep eee et Se ee Me ree 58 
PNP DTODTIALIONS 5 co a ete eek» SNS TAREE ND Rd, TIS OE 61 
1 Administrative Report No. 29, Appendix 3 to Report of the U. S. Commissioner of 
Fisheries for 1937. Approved for publication Oct. 22, 1937. 
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