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tion in fish, and in the handling of fresh oysters; Ned Oakley and Ros- 

 coe Dwiggins, student assistants provided by the National Youth 

 Administration through the University of Maryland. 



In the Seattle technological laboratory, Leslie Lowen, research 

 associate, employed by the Musher Foundation, Inc., New York City, 

 working on the problem of rancidity in fishery products and by- 

 products; and Neil Nellis and Robert Rucker, student assistants pro- 

 vided by the National Youth Administration through the University 

 of Washington. 



The details of the above work has been described in the preceding 

 pages. 



EDUCATIONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICE 



In addition to the research activities described in this report, our 

 economic and technological staffs conduct, along with their regular 

 duties, an educational and consulting service for those interested in the 

 fisheries. During the past year the demand for this type of service 

 has increased. Many requests have been received from groups and 

 individuals to demonstrate improved methods developed in our labora- 

 tories for the handling and processing of fishery products, for instruc- 

 tion in fish cookery, and for aid in improving various marketing prac- 

 tices. Insofar as our facilities have permitted, we have complied with 

 these requests, endeavoring to offer assistance especially where the 

 request has come from a large group or industry. However, we have 

 not been able to comply with all of the requests received because of 

 insufficient personnel and because of inadequate funds to provide for 

 the travel expenses of the demonstrators. 



Some of the educational services rendered are discussed or referred 

 to in previous paragraphs of this report. In brief, this work has cov- 

 ered the fields of commercial preserving of fishery products, fish cook- 

 ery in the home, and the marketing of aquatic products. 



Another phase of this service has consisted in answering thousands 

 of letters directed to the Bureau on fishery subjects and in supplying 

 information to persons who have called at the Bureau personally. 

 Many of the latter came from foreign lands to seek fishery information, 

 which might be useful in the conduct of the industry in their native 

 country. 



PUBLICATIONS OF THE DIVISION 



During the calendar year 1937 the following publications were pre- 

 pared and addresses delivered by members of the Division's staff. 

 These do not include the monthly statistical bulletins of the landings 

 of fishery products at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., Portland, Maine, 

 and Seattle, Wash., nor the monthly reports on cold-storage holdings 

 of frozen fish and quantities of fish frozen. The fishery reports and 

 circulars may be purchased, at the prices shown, from the Superintend- 

 ent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 

 The statistical bulletins and special or S-memoranda are distributed 

 free of charge upon request to the Bureau. The special articles may 

 be obtained from the sources of publication. 



Those wishing to receive copies of this report, and statistical bul- 

 letins as issued should request that their names be placed on the 

 Bureau's mailing lists, Nos. 128 for the annual statistical report; 128a 

 for general statistical bulletins; and 128b for monthly cold-storage 



