1967-71. Government research center activity is indicated. 

 Expansion, intensification, and diversification possibilities are 

 given, along with indications of the restrictions caused by 

 increased harbof* traffic in some culture-site areas and 

 agricultural pollutants in others. The Spanish coastline 

 consists largely of beaches and rocky cliffs, reducing the amount 

 of area suitable for culture. Commercial culture species include 

 mussels (grown on specially constructed rafts, called "bateas"), 

 flat oysters (but the northwest Spanish coast has more commercial 

 activity), Portugese oysters, and in confined coastal waters, 

 eels, elvers, bass, gilthead bream, carp, goldfish and other 

 species. Mollusk cleansing (purification) plants are also 

 described. 



Subject descriptors: 



Spain; survey data; general description; mussels; oysters; eels; 

 bass; gilthead bream; carp; goldfish; depuration plants. 



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Sarig, S. 



1972. 



Fisheries and fish culture in Israel in 1971. 



Bamidgeh 24 (3) : 55-75. 



This article contains graphs, tables, and other data on fisheries 



and fish culture in Israel in 1971. Total catch rose by 5,000 



metric tons compared to 1969, a 24% increase. Fish culture 



accounted for 50% of the increase. Compared to 1970, the 1971 



catch increased by 3,100 tons (13.5%), of which fish culture was 



responsible for 21%. Per capita consumption in 1969-71 according 



to sources and use is given in table form. Data on marine 



fisheries, the inland fishery (Lake Kinerith) , and the canning 



industry are also graphed, tabled, and summarized. The section 



on fish culture includes data on fish pond area and yields 



(1963-71), and average annual yields of marketable fish by 



regions (1969-71) and by productivity groups. A section on fish 



species cultivated in ponds reveals that mullet decreased by 24% 



compared to 1971. Marketing of the pond fishes is discussed and 



tabled by month from 1968 to 1971. The average national yield of 



pondfish increased by 3.2% compared to 1970. 



Subject descriptors: 



Production data; consumption data; acreage data; productivity; 



markets . 



247 



Sarig, S. 



1973. 



Fisheries and fish culture in Israel in 1972. 



Bamidgeh 25(2): 35-55. 



This article contains graphs, tables, and other statistical data 



on fisheries and fish culture in Israel in 1972. Total Israeli 



fishery catch for that year was 26,741 tons, which represented a 



3.3% increment over 1971. There has been a 30% increase (3,016 



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