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Publications New NMFS Scientific Reports Published U.S. marine fishery resources in 1975, is summarized. Also included is a collection of data products and contributed papers focusing on the impacts on fisheries resources of ocean variability. The emphasis is on large scale, both in time and space, environmental processes, the variations of index properties. and the consequent modulations of fisheries responses. The publications listed below may be obtained from either the Superintendent of Documents (address given at end of title paragraph on affected publications) or from 0822, User Services Branch, En- vironmental Science Information Cen- ter, NOAA, Rockville, MD 20852. Writing to the agency prior to ordering is advisable to determine availability and price, where appropriate (prices may change and prepayment is required). NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 4[4. Klein-MacPhee, Grace. "Synopsis of biological data for the winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum)." November 1978.43 p. ABSTRACT This monograph contains a synopsis of selected pertinent papers covering biolog- ical and technical data of the winter flounder, PseudopleuroneCfes american- us, including life history, taxonomy, physiology, disease, ecology, population dynamics, commercial and sports fishery, behavior, environmental effects, and culture. One hundred and fifty-four pub- lished reports and 12 unpublished reports are covered. Twenty-one figures are included. Literature up to and including 1976 is covered. NOAA Technica[ Report NMFS Circular 4[5. Chao, Labbish Ning. "A basis for classifying western Atlantic Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perci- formes)." September 1978. 64 p. ABSTRACT Sciaenidae of the western Atlantic consist of 21 genera and at least 57 species, and are placed in II suprageneric groups: Cvnoscion, Larimus. Lonchurus. Menlicirrhus, Micropogonias, Nebri:s, Pugonias, Sciaena, Sciaenops. Stellij'er, 36 and Umbrina groups. The phylogenetic relationships of all western Atlantic genera are assessed on the basis of swim bladder, otoliths (sagitta and lapillus), and external morphology. The Stellij'er group differs from all other western AtlantiC sciaenids in having a two- chambered swim bladder and an enlarged lapillus. Phylogenetic and ontogenetic trends of the swim bladder range from a ,imple carrot-shape, to a more compli- cated structure with anterior projections and horn'. to a very complicated lateral diverticula system. The sagitta is usually oval or elongate in shape. The thickness and the impression of the sulcus on the inner surface of the sagitta are diagnostic among genera. External morphology is adaptive. especially in relation to feeding habits and habitat, but a trend is evident in that closely related genera often have similar body shapes, mouth positions, and other external features. Species of the genus Slellifer are exceptions in having diverse mouth positions and feeding habits. The synopsis section of the paper includes a diagnosis, a primary synon- ymy, and lists of types of nominal species for each taxonomic category. Four genera and 22 nominal species of New World freshwater sciaenids are also included. Nomenclatural changes in regard to the genus Micropogon (to Micropogonias) and for the species Bairdiella chrysura (to B. chrysoura) is given. A tested key to species and genera of all western Atlantic sciaenids is included. The approximate range of distribution and some counts are listed under each species. This paper is designed to serve as a basis for further revision of western Atlantic sciaenids. NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 416. Goulet, Julien R., Jr., and Elizabeth D. Haynes (editors). "Ocean variability: Effects on U.S. marine fishery resources - 1975." December 1978. 350 p. ABSTRACT Ocean vanability. and its effects on NOAA Technica[ Report NMFS Circular 417. Cohen, Danie[ M., and J\1lrgen G. Nie[sen. "Guide to the identification of genera of the fish order Ophidiiformes with a tentative classification of the order." December 1978. 72 p. ABSTRACT Objectives of the paper are to provide dichotomous keys for the identification of ophidiiform genera. For each genus a brief account is presented including synonymy, a short diagnosis. a list of species, distribution, references, when possible comments on relationships. and for most an outline drawing. The genera are organized into an hierarchical classification which divides them into two suborders, Ophidioidci which contains oviparous fishes with a high anterior nostril, and Bythitoidei which contains viviparous fishes with a low anterior nostril. Ophidioidei is divided into two families. Carapidae, with a vexillifer larval stage, has two subfamilies: Pyramodontinae with two genera and Carapinae with four. Ophidiidae has four subfamilies: Brotulinae, with a single genus: Brotulotaeniinae (new family) with a single genus; Ophidiinae, the CLlSt eels, with eight genera in two tribes; and Neobythitinae, with 38 genera (£petriodus and Spoltubrulula are new genera based on new species from the Indian Ocean) in two tribes. Bythitoidei contains two families, one of which, Aphyonidae has five genera characterized by many neotenic features. Bythitidae is divided into the free-tailed Brosmophycinae with 13 genera in two tribes and Bythitinae with 15 genera. OAA Technical Report MFS Circular 418. Manooch, Charles S., Ill, Eugene L. Nakamura, and Ann Bowman Hall. "Annotated bibliog- raphy of four Atlantic scombrids: Scomberomorus brasiliensis, S. caval/a, S. maculatus, and S. re- galis." December [978. 166 p. Marine Fisheries Review

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Publications

New NMFS ScientificReports Published

U.S. marine fishery resources in 1975, issummarized. Also included is a collectionof data products and contributed papersfocusing on the impacts on fisheriesresources of ocean variability. Theemphasis is on large scale, both in timeand space, environmental processes, thevariations of index properties. and theconsequent modulations of fisheriesresponses.

The publications listed below maybe obtained from either theSuperintendent of Documents(address given at end of title paragraphon affected publications) or from0822, User Services Branch, En­vironmental Science Information Cen­ter, NOAA, Rockville, MD 20852.Writing to the agency prior to orderingis advisable to determine availabilityand price, where appropriate (pricesmay change and prepayment isrequired).

NOAA Technical Report NMFSCircular 4[4. Klein-MacPhee, Grace."Synopsis of biological data for thewinter flounder, Pseudopleuronectesamericanus (Walbaum)." November1978.43 p.

ABSTRACT

This monograph contains a synopsis ofselected pertinent papers covering biolog­ical and technical data of the winterflounder, PseudopleuroneCfes american­us, including life history, taxonomy,physiology, disease, ecology, populationdynamics, commercial and sports fishery,behavior, environmental effects, andculture. One hundred and fifty-four pub­lished reports and 12 unpublished reportsare covered. Twenty-one figures areincluded. Literature up to and including1976 is covered.

NOAA Technica[ Report NMFSCircular 4[5. Chao, Labbish Ning."A basis for classifying westernAtlantic Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perci­formes)." September 1978. 64 p.

ABSTRACT

Sciaenidae of the western Atlanticconsist of 21 genera and at least 57species, and are placed in II supragenericgroups: Cvnoscion, Larimus. Lonchurus.Menlicirrhus, Micropogonias, Nebri:s,Pugonias, Sciaena, Sciaenops. Stellij'er,

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and Umbrina groups. The phylogeneticrelationships of all western Atlanticgenera are assessed on the basis of swimbladder, otoliths (sagitta and lapillus),and external morphology. The Stellij'ergroup differs from all other westernAtlantiC sciaenids in having a two­chambered swim bladder and an enlargedlapillus. Phylogenetic and ontogenetictrends of the swim bladder range from a,imple carrot-shape, to a more compli­cated structure with anterior projectionsand horn'. to a very complicated lateraldiverticula system. The sagitta is usuallyoval or elongate in shape. The thicknessand the impression of the sulcus on theinner surface of the sagitta are diagnosticamong genera. External morphology isadaptive. especially in relation to feedinghabits and habitat, but a trend is evidentin that closely related genera often havesimilar body shapes, mouth positions,and other external features. Species of thegenus Slellifer are exceptions in havingdiverse mouth positions and feedinghabits.

The synopsis section of the paperincludes a diagnosis, a primary synon­ymy, and lists of types of nominal speciesfor each taxonomic category. Fourgenera and 22 nominal species of NewWorld freshwater sciaenids are alsoincluded. Nomenclatural changes inregard to the genus Micropogon (toMicropogonias) and for the speciesBairdiella chrysura (to B. chrysoura) isgiven. A tested key to species and generaof all western Atlantic sciaenids isincluded. The approximate range ofdistribution and some counts are listedunder each species. This paper is designedto serve as a basis for further revision ofwestern Atlantic sciaenids.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSCircular 416. Goulet, Julien R., Jr.,and Elizabeth D. Haynes (editors)."Ocean variability: Effects on U.S.marine fishery resources - 1975."December 1978. 350 p.

ABSTRACT

Ocean vanability. and its effects on

NOAA Technica[ Report NMFSCircular 417. Cohen, Danie[ M., andJ\1lrgen G. Nie[sen. "Guide to theidentification of genera of the fishorder Ophidiiformes with a tentativeclassification of the order."December 1978. 72 p.

ABSTRACT

Objectives of the paper are to providedichotomous keys for the identification ofophidiiform genera. For each genus abrief account is presented includingsynonymy, a short diagnosis. a list ofspecies, distribution, references, whenpossible comments on relationships. andfor most an outline drawing.

The genera are organized into anhierarchical classification which dividesthem into two suborders, Ophidioidciwhich contains oviparous fishes with ahigh anterior nostril, and Bythitoideiwhich contains viviparous fishes with alow anterior nostril.

Ophidioidei is divided into twofamilies. Carapidae, with a vexilliferlarval stage, has two subfamilies:Pyramodontinae with two genera andCarapinae with four. Ophidiidae has foursubfamilies: Brotulinae, with a singlegenus: Brotulotaeniinae (new family)with a single genus; Ophidiinae, the CLlSteels, with eight genera in two tribes; andNeobythitinae, with 38 genera(£petriodus and Spoltubrulula are newgenera based on new species from theIndian Ocean) in two tribes.

Bythitoidei contains two families, oneof which, Aphyonidae has five generacharacterized by many neotenic features.Bythitidae is divided into the free-tailedBrosmophycinae with 13 genera in twotribes and Bythitinae with 15 genera.

OAA Technical Report MFSCircular 418. Manooch, Charles S.,Ill, Eugene L. Nakamura, and AnnBowman Hall. "Annotated bibliog­raphy of four Atlantic scombrids:Scomberomorus brasiliensis, S.caval/a, S. maculatus, and S. re­galis." December [978. 166 p.

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The Acidification of Aquatic Ecosystems

ABSTRACT

Annotated references are presented on570 papers published from 1793 to 1977on Scomberomorus brasiliensis, serraSpanish mackerel; S. caval/a, kingmackerel; S. macula/us, Spanishmackerel; and S. regalis, cero. A subjectindex is included for each species andcovers a variety of topics ranging fromtaxonomy to commercial andrecreational fishing.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSCircular 419. Bovee, Eugene c., andThomas K. Sawyer. "Marine floraand fauna of the northeastern UnitedStates. Protozoa: Sarcodina: Amoe­bae." January 1979.56 p. For sale bythe Superintendent of Documents,U.S. Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20402.

ABSTRACT

This manual contains a key to 15families of freshwater and marineamoebae, of which only one, theEchinamoebidae, does not contain aknown marine species. Diagnosticfeatures for 49 genera, of which 34 includemarine species, also are given.Descriptions and illustrations for 76species of marine amoebae and anannotated systematic list are provided.the basic key is designed to assist the userin the identification of recognized speciesof marine amoebae that have beendescribed from waters of the northeasternUnited States. However, certain well­known families and genera of freshwaterforms are included to assist in theiridentification should they be discoveredin seawater in future investigations.Information also is provided whichincludes comments on the general biologyof the Amoebida, and techniques formicroscopic observations and laboratory

"Sulfur Oxides," by the NationalCouncil's Committee on Sulfur Ox­ides, has been published by theNational Academy of Sciences, Wash­ington, D.C.

Chapter 5, "Effects of sulfur oxideson aquatic ecosystems," reviews anddiscusses the acidification of oligo­trophic lakes and streams. The altera­tions to these aquatic ecosystems thatoccur as a result of the deposition of

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cultivation of many species. Most of theamoebae described in the key are freeliving, but a few are parasitic and knownto be of considerable economicimportance. One new free-living species,Vexillifera minU/issima, was discoveredin Chincoteague Bay, Va., and isdescribed herein for the first time.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSCircular 420. Morrow, James E."Preliminary keys to otoliths of someadult fishes of the Gulf of Alaska,Bering Sea, and Beaufort Sea."February 1979. 32 p.

ABSTRACT

Keys and outline drawings areprovided for the identification of theotoliths of 142 species of marine fishesfrom the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, andBeaufort Sea.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSCircular 421. Lang, William H."Larval development of shallowwater barnacles of the Carolinas(Cirripedia: Thoracica) with keys tonaupliar stages." February 1979. 39p.

ABSTRACT

The report includes an introduction tostructure, descriptions, and illustratedkeys to the barnacle larvae ofGeorgetown, S. C. Descriptions of 13species are based on both laboratoryreared and field specimens. The completenaupliar development of Chelonibiapa/ula, Ch/hamalus .rragilis. Balanusvenus/us, Balanus subalbidus.Oc/olasmis forres/ii, and an unknownspecies, "nauplius SC," is described forthe first time.

energy-related pollutants are brieflyoutlined and a selection of currentliterature is cited. Specific examples arelisted and the effects of human society-health, aesthetic, and recreational-are outlined. The 250-page paper-bound volume is available at $9.00per copy from the Office of Publica­tions, National Academy of Sciences,2101 Constitution Ave., N. W., Wash­ington, DC 20418.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSCircular 422. Springer, Stewart. "Arevision of the catsharks, FamilyScyliorhinidae." April 1979. 152 p.For sale by the Superintendent ofDocuments, U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, DC20402.

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The family includes 86 species in 17genera. Species are characterized andmost of them are illustrated. Summariesof biological studies pertinent toclassification are included. Keys to generaand species are provided. Six new speciesand one new subspecies are described:Parma/urus manis of the western NorthAtlantic; P. s/enseni of the Pacificcontinental slope off Panama; P.campechiensis from the Gulf of Mexico;Galeus schul/zi from Phi IIi pine seas; G.arae antil/ensis from the West Indies; andtwo species of Apris/urus from thewestern Atlantic, A. canU/us Springerand Heemstra and A. parvipinnisSpringer and Heemstra. Two populationsclose to Galeus arae and one populationclose to G. melas/omus are treated here assubspecies; they are G. a. antillensis (newsubspecies) and G. a. cadenati of theCaribbean region and G. m. murinus ofnortheastern Atlantic island slopes.Treatment emphasizes descriptiveaccounts thought to be useful for speciesidentification.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSCircular 423. Watling, Les. "Marineflora and fauna of the northeasternUnited States. Crustacea: Cumacea."April 1979. 23 p. For sale by theSuperintendent of Documents, U.S.Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20402.

ABSTRACT

This manual includes an introductionon the external and internal morphology,development, life history, ecology anddistribution, an illustrated key, anannotated systematic list, a selectedbibliography, and an index to the 34species of cumacean peracaridcrustaceans occurring in waters shallowerthan 200 m from Nova Scotia toChesapeake Bay.

NOAA Technical Report MFSCircular 425. Zullo, Victor A. "Marineflora and fauna of the northeasternUnited Sta tes. Arthropoda:

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Cirripedia." April 1979. 29p. Forsaleby the Superintendent of Documents,U.S. Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20402.

ABSTRACT

This manual treats the estuarine andcoastal marine barnacles of thenortheastern Atlantic from the Gulf of St.Lawrence to Cape Hatteras, N.C. Theintroduction includes a review of thegeneral biology, classification, anddiagnostic features of the five orders ofCirripedia. and an annotated species listcovers those cirripeds reported from theregion. The bulk of the manual is devotedto aids in the identification of barnacles(Order Thoracia), and includes anillustrated systematic key to speciesaugmented by a discussion and glossaryof morphologic terms, and a guide tostudy methods.

NOAA Technical Report MFSSSRF-726. Pawlowski, RobertJ. "TheGulf of Maine temperature struc­ture between Bar Harbor, Maine, andYarmouth, Nova Scotia, June 1975­November 1976." December 1978. 10p.

ABSTRACT

Monitoring of the temperaturestructure on a vertical section betweenBar Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth,Nova Scotia, has permitted observa­tion of the seasonal warming and coolingtrends in the northern Gulf of Maine.

Data have revealed a rise in both tem­perature and salinity from 1975 to 1976.

OAA Technical Report NMFSSSRF-727. Cook, Steven K., BarclayP. Collins, and Christine S. Carty."Expendable bathythermographobservations from the NMFSjMARAD Ship of OpportunityProgram for 1975." January 1979.93p.

ABSTRACT

This report is designed to show theresults of the fifth year of operation of theNMFSj MARAD Ship of OpportunityProgram (SOOP). The data are presentedin the form of vertical distributions oftemperature and horizontal distributionsof sea surface temperature and salinity.Operational and data managementprocedures are discussed, and adescriptive analysis of the most dynamictransects showing the Yucatan, Loop,Florida, a nd Gulf Stream current systemsis presented. The annual developmentand subsequent degradation of the coldcell off the Middle Atlantic Bight is alsodiscussed.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSSSRF-728. Saur, J. F. T., L. E. Eber,D. R. Mclain, and C. E. Dorman."Vertical sections of semimonthlymean temperature on the SanFrancisco-Honolulu route: from

expendable bathythermographobservations, June 1966-December1974." January 1979.35 p. Forsale bythe Superintendent of Documents,U.S. Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20402.

ABSTRACT

Freljuently repeated sections ofexpendable bathythermograph observa­tions between San Francisco andHonolulu, taken by merchant vesselsduring the period June 1966 throughDecember 1974, were analyzed to obtainmean seasonal cycles. Results aredepicted in a set of semimonthly verticalsections of mean temperatures to 500 mand in a set of corresponding sections of3D-day mean temperature changes to 200m. In addition, seasonal cycles at selecteddepths are included along with meanmonthly vertical profiles for seven typicallocations along the route.

The analyses reveals geographic andtemporal facets of the mean thermalstructure, including: I) depth of thesurface mixed layers in winter, 2) growthand decay of the seasonal thermocline,3) decrease in depth of the permanentthermocline from Oahu to the Californiacoast, 4) a region of temperature inver­sions or very weak vertical temperaturegradients that develops between 50 and100 m during the spring in the Transi­tion Zone, and 5) the location andmovement of warming and coolingregions during the year.

Vertical mixing appears to be thedominant process along most of the routefor transmitting the annual surfacewarming and cooling cycle downwards todepths of 100 to 150 m. However,

The Management of Tuna and Tuna-like Fishes

"International Management ofTuna, Porpoise, and Billfish," sub­titled "Biological, Legal and PoliticalAspects," has been published by theUniversity of Washington Press.Authors are James Joseph, Director ofInvestigations of the Inter-AmericanTropical Tuna Commission, andJoseph W. Greenough, IATIC SeniorScientist.

Management of the highly-migra­tory tuna demands an internationalmanagement approach, rather than anation-by-nation approach, accordingto the authors, who, in response to arequest from the eight IATIC nations,have analyzed the problems and

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possible solutions to the managementof tuna a nd tuna-like fishes. Theauthors address four major problemareas: I) Collection and analysis ofdata needed to determine and regulatecatches; 2) distribution of the catchamong potential harvesters; 3) theeconomics and control of fleet carryingcapacity; and 4) the enforcement ofregulations.

The authors then consider six man­agement approaches: 1) Control to 200miles by individual coastal nations; 2)extension of the present IATIC man­agement system; 3) open-access man­agement with a partially allocatedoverall quota; 4) various types of

regional coalitions of nations; 5) totalresource allocation schemes; and 6)resource allocation by competitivebidding.

The book also reviews the presentstatus of world tuna resources and thefisheries for them, the tuna-porpoiseproblem in the eastern Pacific, andexisting international arrangements fortuna management, and present possi­bilities for tuna conservation in whichthe authors stress their belief in theneed for a coordinated global tunamanagement system.

The nO-page volume is availablefrom the University of WashingtonPress, Seattle, WA 98105, for $20.00.

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advective processes are active in theCalifornia Current.

Tables of semimonthly mean temper­atures are given in an Appendix.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSSSRF-732. Anderson, Emory D."Assessment of the northwestAtlantic mackerel, Scomberscombrus, stock." April 1979. 13 p.For sale by the Superintendent ofDocuments, U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, DC20402.

ABSTRACT

The status of the Atlantic mackerel,Sevmher !Jcvmbrus, stock in theInternational Commission for theNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF)convention area is analyzed in this paper.Total catch declined from a high of431 606 tin 1972 to an estimated 92,000 tin 1977. The U.S. spring bottom trawlsurvey has shown a continuous decreasein Atlantic mackerel abundance SInce1968. Fishing mortality (n in 1977 wasestimated at 0.39, nearly one-half of the1976 level and the lowest since 1972. The1974 year class appears to be the strongestsince 1969, whereas the 1975 and 1976year classes appear to be very weak.Spawning stock biomass decreased from1.8 million t in 1970-72 to an estImated402,500 t at the beginning of 1978, whichis slightly below the 1962-67 level whencatches averaged only about 25,000 t. Azero catch in 1978 would increase the 1979spawning stock by 6 percent; a catch of23.500 t (F=0.07) would maintain thespa wning stock at the 1978 level.

NOAA Technical Report NMFSSSRF-733. Ellis, Robert J., andWilliam J. McNeil. "Possiblemanagement procedures forincreasing production of sockeyesalmon smolts in the Naknek Riversystem, Bristol Bay, Alaska." April1979. 9 p. For sale by theSuperintendent of Documents, U.S.Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20402.

ABSTRACT

About 35 percent of the Naknek Riversystem is greatly underutilized by juvenilesockeye salmon, Oncvrhrnchus nerka. Intwo basins the cause seems to be a lack ofspawning grounds, and in a third basinthe cause may be too few spa.wners orpoor quality spawning grounds. Theannual yield of adult sockeye salmon tothe fishery could probably be increased by

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about 200,000 to 300,000 fish byincreasing the production of smolts.Artificial production of fry, along withimproving or increasing the spawl1lngenvironments, is recommended. Thenumbers of adult females, eggs, and fryrequired to fully seed the threeunderutilized basins are discussed.Attempts to increase the production ofsockeye salmon in the Naknek Riversystem must be accompanied by detailedbiological studies to determIne optimumseeding levels and establish cause-and­effect relations.

Whales and the WhalingIndustry off Alaska

"Alaska Whales and Whaling" hasbeen published by the Alaska Geo­graphic Society, Anchorage. Writtenmostly in a popular style, it still hasseveral items of some interest to whalespecialists. The book is superbly illus­trated with many early photographsof whaling activities as well as art byRichard Ellis and Donald Sineti andcolor photographs by scientists andwhale enthusiasts, including the rarephotographic record of bowheadwhale reproductive activity by NMFSbiologist Bruce Krogman. Color platesfrom Zoologica, 3 April 1935, arereprinted showing worldwide capturepoints of right, bowhead, and hump­back whales, as indicated by logbookrecords of whaling ships on voyages be­tween the late 1700's and early 1900's.

The introduction, "Alaska'sWhales," is by well-known scientistVictor B. Scheffer. Another chapter,"Alaska's Whales, A Closer Look,"outlines the distribution, behavior, andphysical characteristics of 15 whalespecies: Narwhal, beluga, minke, blue,fin, right, bowhead, sperm, sei, gray,humpback, killer whale, giantbottlenose or Baird's beaked whale,goose-beaked or Cuvier's beakedwhale, and the Bering Sea beakedwhale. Popular accounts of early andmodern Eskimo whaling and whalestudies are presented by staff writerLael Morgan. Charles and VirginiaJurasz give an account of theirhumpback whale studies in South­eastern Alaska and John Bockstoce,Curator of Ethnology, ew Bedford,Mass., Whaling Museum contributed

a "History of Commercial Whaling inArctic Alaska."

The paperbound 144-page volume,one issue, 5(4), of the quarterly AlaskaGeo~raphic, costs $9.95 and is avail­able from the Alaska GeographicSociety, Box 4-EEE, Anchorage, AK99509. Previous numbers also dealingwith aspects of marine fisheriesinclude: "Fisheries of the NorthPacific: History, Species, Gear andProcesses," 1(4) and "The Silver Yearsof the Alaska Canned SalmonIndustry: An Album of HistoricalPhotos," 3(4), both $7.95; and "BristolBay Basin," 5(3), $9.95.

Oil Pollution andthe Amoco Cadiz

The wreck of the Amoco Cadiz offthe coat of France in March 1978spawned many studies. Now, a specialissue of Pergamon Press' MarinePollution Bulletin, 9(11), titled"Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill," publishedearly this year under guest editor MollyF. Spooner, presents nine papers,notes, or progress reports on some ofthose studies. A brief list of earlierrelated reports is included.

Spooner begins with an overview ofthe spill, its effects on the marineenvironment and shore fauna, thecleanup and costs, and lessons learned.Formal paper topics include: Lines ofstudy and early observations, LucienLaubier; summary observations byU.S. scientists, Douglas A. Wolfe;sediment penetration of the oil,potential for future release, andtoxicity, J. H. Vandermeulen et al.;petroleum hydrocarbon analyses, R. J.Law; early samples of oil in water andsome analyses of zooplankton, P. R.Mackie et al.; and ecological impact onand near shores, C. Chasse. Shorternotes discuss conditions of intertidalsands in September 1978, sea bedpollution and disturbance of sublittor­al communuties in Northern Brittany,and oiled birds.

Copies of the 30-page paperboundissue of the Marine Pollution Bulletinare available at $6.00 each fromPergamon Press, Fairview Park,Elmsford, NY 10523.

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