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 OBTAINED FROM THE ORGANIZATION ISSUING THEM. 



FRESH FISH: 

 "The chilling of fish on board fishing vessels," by J. 

 H. Merritt, article. Supplement to Fishing Nevys and 

 Fishing News International , illus . , July 1965, pp. 14- 

 23, printed. The Fishing News, Ludgate House, 120 

 Fleet Street, London E.G. 4, England. 



"Untersuchunger uber die Kuhlung von Seefisch unter 

 0°C. Investigations into the cooling of sea fish be- 

 low 0° C), by W. Schmidt-Lorenz, article, Kalte, 

 vol. 17, no. 7, July 1964, pp. 365-368, illus., printed 

 in German. Hans A. Keune Verlag, Pressehaus, 1 

 Speersort, Hamburg 1, Germany. 



FROZEN FISH: 

 Thawing Frozen Fish, Torry Advisory Note no. 25, 10 

 pp., printed, 1965. Torry Research Station, Minis- 

 try of Technology, 135 Abbey Road, Aberdeen, Scot- 

 land. This Note briefly describes the principal 

 methods of thawing and discusses some of the ad- 

 vantages and disadvantages of each. 



GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC: 

 Handbuch fiir die Fischer eigebiete des Nordwest- At- 

 lantischen Ozeans (Handbook for the Fishing 

 Grounds of the Northwest Atlantic), No. 2066, 463 

 pp., lUus., printed in German, 1964. Deutsches Hy- 

 drographisches Institut, Hamburg 4, Germany. This 

 handbook is divided into three parts. Part A gives 

 general marine information such as marine charts, 

 signals, repair and bunkering facilities, and the ma- 

 rine regulations of Greenland, Canada, and France. 

 Includes a short survey of the fisheries of Green- 

 land, Labrador, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia, as 

 well as a dictionary of marine terms in Danish, Eng- 

 lish, French, and Eskimo. Part B describes natu- 

 ral conditions such as climate, currents, water 

 temperature, salinity, and ice conditions in the 

 Northwest Atlantic. Part C consists of sailing di- 

 rections for the Northwest Atlantic coastal areas. 



Informationen fur die Fischwirtschaft (Information 

 for the Fishing Industry), vol. 13, no. 1, January 

 1966, 38 pp., processed in German. Bundesforsch- 

 ungsanstalt fur Fischerei, Hamburg-Altona 1, Pal- 

 maille 9, West Germany. Includes, among others, 

 these articles: "91. Forschungsreise des FFS 'An- 

 ton Dohrn' in die Norwegischen gewasser und in das 

 Barentsmeer vom 6.10-11.11, 1965" (91st research 

 cruise of the FFS "Anton Dohrn" covering waters 

 off the Norwegian coast and the Barents Sea, Octo- 

 ber 6-November 11, 1965); "Neue deutsche herings- 

 fischerei im Nordmeer" (New German herring fish- 

 ery in the North Sea); "Fangtechnische reise des 

 FFS 'Walther Herwig' in das gebiet Skagerrak/Ost- 

 kante vom 6.10-2.11, 1965" (Gear research cruise 

 of the FFS "Walther Herwig" in the area of the Skag- 

 errak/Ostkante, October 6-November 2, 1965); "Fbly- 

 athylen und polyamid; prufwerte von netzgarnen fur 

 schleppnetz der hochseefischerei" (Polyethelyene 

 and polyamid; comparative trials of these netting 

 twines in trawls of the high-seas fisheries); "tJber 

 den stand der normblatt-entwicklung fii'r von der 

 fischerei verwendete netztuche" (On the state of the 

 development of standards for netting materials used 

 in the fisheries). 



HAGFISH: 

 "The hagfish," by David Jensen, article. Scientific 

 American , vol. 214, no. 2, February 1966, pp. 82- 



90, illus., printed, single issue US$0.60. Scientific 

 American, Inc., 415 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. 

 10017. This primitive animal has teeth on its tongue, 

 secretes a viscid slime, can tie itself in a knot, and 

 has four hearts. 



HALIBUT: 

 "Chalkiness in halibut in relation to muscle pH and 

 protein denaturation," by N. Tomlinson, S. E. Geiger, 

 and E. Dollinger, article. Journal of the Fisheries 

 Research Board of Canada , vol. 22, May 1965, pp. 

 653-663, printed. Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Canada. 



HERRING: 

 Report on the European Market for Herring , prepared 

 by H. Goben and c5. Mevatne, 96 pp., illus., proc- 

 essed in English, May 9, 1966, for the Organization 

 for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 

 Committee for Fisheries. OECD, 2, Rue Andre-Pas- 

 cal, Paris, France. The Report includes Part I — 

 Herring for Human Consumption, Part II- -Herring 

 for Meal and Oil, Part III--Concluding Remarks, and 

 an Annex with tables relating to Part II. Part I dis- 

 cusses decisive factors in production, utilization, and 

 international trade in herring for human consumption. 

 Part II provides a similar review of herring for in- 

 dustrial use. The concluding remarks in Part III 

 were provided by OECD. 



Synopsis of Biological Data on Sprat ( Sprattus sprattus, 

 Linnaeus, 1758, Mediterranean and adjacent Seas), by 

 M. Demir, FAO Fisheries Synopsis no. 27, revision 

 1, 46 pp., Ulus., printed in English, November 1965, 

 distribution restricted. Food and Agriculture Orga- 

 nization of the United Nations, via delle Terme di 

 Caracalla, Rome, Italy. 



ICE: 

 Which Kind of Ice is. Best ? by J. J. Waterman, Torry 

 Advisory Note no. 21, 9 pp., printed, 1965. Torry 

 Research Station, Ministry of Technology, 135 Abbey 

 Road, Aberdeen, Scotland. This Note summarizes 

 the principal methods of manufacturing ice and the 

 advantages and disadvantages of the main types pro- 

 duced; some reference is made to costs. 



INDIA: 

 Indian Journal of Fisheries , vol. DC, no. 1, April 1962, 

 illus., printed, 8 rupees net (US$1.70). The Editori- 

 al Committee, Indian Journal of Fisheries for the 

 Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Government of 

 India, New Delhi, India: 



Section A, 431 pp. Includes articles on: 't)bser- 

 vations on the food and feeding habits of the Indian 

 oil sardine, Sardinella longiceps Val.," by M. H. 

 Dhulkhed, pp. 37-47; "Fluctuations in mackerel 

 landings at Calicut in relation to hydrographical 

 factors," by L. B. Pradhan and C. V. Gangadhara 

 Reddy, pp. 100-109; "On the breeding of penaeids 

 and the recruitment of their postlarvae into the 

 backwatersof Cochin," by M. J. George, pp. IIO-II61 



Section B, 90 pp. Includes articles on: "Studies 

 on the quality of dry prawn," by A. Lekshmy, T. K. 

 Govindan and V. K. Pillai, pp. 1-6; "Studies on ice- 

 stored prawns," by T. K. Govindan, pp. 7-15; "Stor- 

 age characteristics of frozen prawns in relation to 

 quality assessment," by Miss A. Lekshmy, T. K. 

 Govindan and V. K. Pillai. pp. 58-70; "Certain ob- 



