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THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE NOT AVAI LABLE FROM THE FISH AND WILDLIFE 

 SERVICE. BUT USUALLY MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE AGENCIES IS SUING THEM. 



to June 30, 1950); 78 p., printed, lllus. De- 

 partment, of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Augusta, 

 Maine, 1951. This report covers the activi- 

 ties of the Department for the biennium com- 

 mencing July 1, 1948, and ending June 30, 1950. 

 Pertinent information on expenditures, income, 

 licenses, violations, statistics, and reports 

 from the several departmental divisions are 

 presented. The statistics consist of landings 

 at Maine ports in 1948 by counties and species. 

 Presented in this report are progress reports 

 on investigations, including the work done on 

 lobsters, smelt, shrimp, scallops, Atlantic 

 salmon, tuna, and clam flat pollution; as well 

 as discussions of the shellfish program, Bruns- 

 wick quahog seeding project, clam meat assays, 

 experiments in mussel control on dam-producing 

 areas, marine woins, and lobster plugs and the 

 their effect on the meat of the lobster's claw. 

 The Commissioner presents a list of recomnen- 

 dations which include the following; (1) Con- 

 tinuation of periodic surveys of closed clam 

 areas for the purpose of opening additional 

 flats to commercial digging; (2) a full review 

 of the present system of town control of clam 

 flats; (3) that the Legislature open for dis- 

 cussion the feasibility of changing the short 

 end lobster measure to coincide with changes 

 recently made by the Massachusetts laifnakers; 

 (4) further consideration of legislation to 

 prohibit the shipping of clams in the shell 

 out of the State; (5) further protection of 

 the lobster industry against increasing ship- 

 ments of low-priced lobster meat in this State 

 from Canada; (6) investigation of the feasibi- 

 lity of setting up a state-level inspection 

 syston for fresh and processed fish and shell- 

 fish; (7) firm demands that the Federal Govem- 

 ment take adequate steps to protect the indus- 

 try against growing and ruinous foreign ccm- 

 petition; (8) greater representation and con- 

 sideration for the fisheries in Federal Govern- 

 ment; (9) Federal legislation to outlaw the ad- 

 vertising and selling of African and southern 

 crawfish meat aa lobster meat; (10) urge the 

 U.S. Public Health Service to review and re- 

 vamp its present standards for determining the 

 sanitary aspects of shellfish that may be ac- 

 cepted in interstate conmerce; (11) seek closer 

 cooperation between the Department of Sea and 

 Shore Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service on research and technological projects 

 to assist the fisheries. 



Meeting Defense Goals a Must for Everyone (Second 

 Quarterly Report to the President by the Di- 

 rector of Defense Mobilization), 52 p., printed, 

 30 cents. Office of Defense Mobilization, Wash- 

 ington, D.C. (For sale by Superintendent of 

 Documents, Washington 25, D.C), July 1951. 

 This is the second quarterly report on the de- 

 fense mobilization program of the United States 

 It covers the work of all of the participating 



defense agencies and reports not only on the 

 defense mobilization of the United States but 

 on the progress of building defensive strength 

 throu^out the free world. Included are dis- 

 cussions on the mobilization pattern, military 

 production, expansion of our basic economy for 

 defense, manpower shortages, and inflation. 

 In reporting on the potential farm output, the 

 report points out that "Production of fish 

 products in the fisheries industry will also 

 be maintained at a high level." 



(Michigan) Fifteenth Biennial Report 1949- 50. The 

 Department of Conservation, Fish Division, 

 State of Michigan, 67 p., printed. Conserva- 

 tion Conmission, Lansing, Michigan, 1951. This 

 report includes the activities and statistics 

 for 1949 of the Michigan State fisheries. Com- 

 parative data are also included to aid in the 

 interpretation of these statistics. Functions 

 of the Fish Division are described: fishery 

 managanent, hatcheries, and conservation meas- 

 ures. Fishery research reports published by 

 the Institute of Fisheries Heseauv:h include 

 lake maj^jing and surveys , fish mortality and 

 disease, age and growth of fishes, and other 

 investigations . In the section on commercial 

 fisheries, data are presented for the catch and 

 the availability of whitefish, lake trout, 

 chubs, lake herring, smelt, yellow pike, and 

 suckers . Tabular statistics for Michigan' s 

 five fishing areas; Lakes Michigan, Superior, 

 Erie, and Huron, and Saginaw Bay, give details 

 on gear, boats, buildings, and production by 

 species, by months, by gear, and by sport 

 trolling. Figures are also included for the 

 mussel production in Michigan waters , and the 

 results of noxious fish control. 



The Netherlands ( Including Overseas Relations and 

 Territories ) — A Businessman ' s Manual with Di- 

 rectories, 225~p., printed. Special EGA Mis- 

 sion to the Netherlands (Available from the 

 Economic Cooperation Aiiiiinistration, Washing- 

 ton 25, D.C), 1951. This publication is di- 

 vided into four major sections; Part I — Manu- 

 al; Part II — Netherlands Importers; Part III — 

 Netherlaids Exporters; Part IV — ^Netherlands 

 Trading Finns Operating in Indonesia, Surinam, 

 and Netherlanis Antilles. The Manual Section 

 contains general infoimation on the Nether- 

 lands, import trade, business contacts, import 

 authorizations and financing, exports, ware- 

 house and related facilities, and industriali- 

 zation. The listing of importers and exporters 

 is by ccoinodity groups, and a separate listing 

 of finns exporting fishery products is in^ 

 eluded. 



(New Zealand) Report on Fisheries For the Year 

 Ended 31st March . 1950 (Extract from Annual 

 Report of Marine Department), 38 p., prirted. 

 Marine Department, Govemnent Printer, Wei- 



