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THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE NOT AVA I LABLE FROM THE FISH AND Wl LDLIFE 

 SERVICE . BUT USUALLY MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE AGENCIES ISSUING THEM . 



employed and equipment used, a historical table 

 showing the production of fish for the fiscal years 

 1931-32 through 1949-50, and detailed information 

 by lakes. In addition, there is a resume of the 

 fishery investigations conducted by the Branch, and 

 its fish culture sport fishing activities. 



(Colony of Mauritius) Annual R eport on the Fisheries 

 Branch for the Year 1949 , by J. De B. Baissac, 15 p., 

 printed, 25 cents. J. Ellei, Government Printer, 

 Port Louis, Mauritius, July 1950. This is a brief 

 review of commercial fishing in the Colony of 

 Mauritius , including the taking and control of such 

 species as sharks, sardines, and mullet (rouget). 

 There is a discussion of salt-water pond ("barachois") 

 fishing. The author states that the sea penetrates 

 shallow estuaries through narrow entrances, and the 

 flooded areas could be subjected to intensive fish 

 farming. Statistics are given for the average 

 monthly yield per fisherman, the 1947 census of 

 fishermen, and the monthly production during the 

 1946-49 period. The pamphlet concludes with the 

 scientific and proper names of Mauritius fish. 



Bombay Fishermen's Ingenuity ( Age Old Methods of 

 Capture Not Yet Outdated ) . by S. B. Setna, 11 p., 

 illus., printed, in English. (Reprinted from the 

 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society , 

 vol. 48, no. 3, August 1949.) The Bombay Natural 

 History Society, 114 Apollo St., Bombay, India. 

 Explains and describes fishing methods and gear 

 used In India, The author refutes the contention 

 that fishing methods in India are primitive. "The 

 nets have been evolved after a long process of 

 trial and error, so as to secure the maTHmnni catch 

 for the outlay of the considerable amount of labour 

 employed," the author states. 



Fishery Research and Educational Institutions in North 

 and South America , by Gerald V. Howard and Eileen 

 R. Godfrey, 85 p., processed, 50 cents* Food and 

 Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 

 Washington, D. C, December 1950. The Fisheries 

 Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization 

 is collecting information on world fishery research 

 and educational institutions. This publication 

 summarizes the information gathered for North and 

 South America and lists the governnent agencies 

 and other institutions engaged in fishery research 

 (biological and technological) and education. It 

 briefly outlines their activities, lists publications 

 issued, and gives the title and name, when known, 

 of the senior fishery officer of each organization. 

 Only the general program or over-all investigations 

 are outlined for each institution or organization. 



Fishing in Many Waters , by James Hornell, 235 p., 

 illus,, printed, The Syndics of the Cambridge Uni- 

 versity Press, Bentley House, N. W. 1, London, England 

 (also New York, N. Y.). Some of the more unusual 

 methods of fishing and fisheries of the world are 

 described in this book. Beginning with a short 

 historical discussion of the primitive methods used 

 for fishing since early times, the author then dis- 

 cusses some of the unusual fisheries of the world 

 and the methods or gear used. Included is sea-fish- 

 ing off Jest Africa and notable fishing methods used 

 by Negroes on inland waters. Kite fishing; shark 

 fishing; netting hilsa (the Indian shad); poison 

 fishing; fishing for octopus, cuttlefish, and squid; 

 and catching flying fish off the Indian Coast are 

 some of the more unusual fisheries described. There 

 is one section of the book that deals with the 



bonito, albacore, and tunny Industries of the world. 

 In this section the author describes bonito fishing 

 in the Maldive Islands ; catching and curing bonito 

 In Japan; bonito fishing in Polynesia; crane or 

 "tira" fishing for albacore in the Society Islands; 

 the tuna fisheries of California; and the European 

 tunny and bonito fisheries. Other chapters in the 

 book report on animals trained to fish; fish that 

 angle for their living; baiting crocodiles and alli- 

 gators; catching and curing the Bombay duck; fishing 

 at Port Said; the greatest eel farm and trap In the 

 World; seeking pearls and ohank shells in Ceylon and 

 Indian waters; and the wcmen divers of Japan, Trap- 

 ping devices are described in one chapter and in- 

 cluded are deltaic, fresh-water, and marine fish traps, 



Japanese Fisheries Administration , by Richard S.Croker, 

 Preliininary Study No. 46, 55 p., processed. Natural 

 Resources Section, Suprane Commander for the Allied 

 Powers, Tokyo, Japan, March 1951. (Reports may be 

 fwrchasod only in photostat or microfilm from the 

 Office of Technical Services, U. 3, Department of 

 Commerce, Washington 25, D, C). A visiting expert 

 consultant to SCAP's Natural Resources Section has 

 completed a study of the administration of Japanese 

 fisheries in an effort designed to aid government 

 officials in the conservation and regulation of this 

 resource. Lines of fishery responsibility and au- 

 thority are investigated along with the enforcement 

 of regilations applicable to fishery personnel. In 

 his recanmendatlons , he concludes: (1) the respon- 

 sibility should be vested in the Ministry of Agri- 

 culture and Forestry; (2) the fishery administration 

 should be reorganized and the regulations revised. The 

 appendix Includes postwar legislation pertinent to 

 the fishing industry. (A short sunmary of this re- 

 port appears in the March 1951 issue of Commercial 

 Fisheries Review , pp, 32-3.) 



(MAHYLAUD) Seventh Annual Report . 1950 . Maryland Board 

 of Natural Resources, Annapolis, Md,, 207 p,, illus., 

 tables. Covering the fiscal year July 1, 1949, 

 through June 30, 1950, this report is divided into 

 the folloYilng parts: Part I — Introduction; Part II — 

 Departmental Reports; and Part III — General Review 

 of the Year. Part II contains the annual reports of 

 the five constituent Departments of the Board, in- 

 cluding the Department of Tidewater Fisheries, the 

 Department of Game and Inland Fish, and the Depart- 

 ment of Research and Education, The Department of 

 Tidewater Fisheries report discusses enforcement, 

 the Chesapeake Bay, oysters, survey and leasing of 

 oyster grounds, the fin fishery, the striped bass, 

 the blue crab, and sport fishing. Included are 

 tables giving 1949 data on oyster shells planted on 

 open public bars; oyster shells planted on seed 

 areas; the blue crab catch; seed oysters transplanted; 

 Chesapeake ccmmercial fish landings (catch by species 

 by gear); Atlantic Ocean ocranerclal fish landings 

 (catch by gear and species); total Maryland landings 

 (catch by species); and fish net and shellfish li- 

 censes Issued, The Department of Game and Inland 

 Fish report includes a discussion of the accomplish- 

 ments in Maryland's Inland fisheries; inland fish 

 conditions; and cooperative fish investigations. The 

 Department of Research and Education report contains 

 information on various investigations conducted, in- 

 cluding the hydrography of the Chesapeake Bay; analy- 

 sis of fish catch records and other investigations 

 relating to fin fish; crabs; and oysters. Part III 

 contains a summary of the conservation legislation 

 enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland for the 

 t^e fiscal year covered by tihis report and all 



