Soundings: the Newsletter of the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean Society. 1989

Missing June issue. (PDF contains 50 pages.)

Toxic pollutants, health indices and population dynamics of Harbor Seals in San Francisco Bay, 1989-1992

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Chinook salmon spawner stocks in California's Central Valley, 1989: annual report

This report covers the 37th annual inventory of chinook salman, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, spawner populations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River system.-It is a compilation of reports estimating the fall-, winter-, late-fall-, and spring-run salmon spawner populations for streams which were surveyed. Estimates were made from counts of fish entering hatcheries and migrating past dams, froro surveys of dead and live fish and redds on spawning areas, and from aerial counts. The estimated 1989 total escapement of chinook salmon in the Central Valley was 205,990 fish. This total consisted of 181,864 fall-, 12,171 spring-, 539 winter-, and 11,416 late-fall-run spawners. All of the spring-, late-fall-, and winter-run salmon were estimated to be in the Sacramento River system, while 3,493 fish of the fall run were in the San Joaquin River system. Due to decreases of spawner populations in most Central Valley tributaries, the total 1989 salmon stock was 32% lower than in 1988; however, late-fall salmon in the upper Sacramento River had a run size similar to that of 1988. The winter run in the mainstem Sacramento River was at a record low level. (PDF contains 44 pages.)

Anuario Estadistico de Pesca 1989

This document is in Spanish. Bajo esta concepción, con el presente Anuario se pretende poner al alcance de los interesados en el quehacer pesquero, la información estadística más relevante de lo acontecido durante 1989 en la pesca mexicana, complementándola con datos de series histó ricas del contexto internacional pesquero. El orden en que se presenta esta información, es el siguiente: En primer término, en el capítulo 1 se dan a conocer los resulta dos alcanzados en la fase primaria de la actividad, esto es, la producción proveniente de las capturas y de la acuacultura. Es conveniente precisar que los datos de producción consignados se refieren exclusivamente a la pesca que se realiza con fines comerciales. Con el fin de que la información sea accesible y de fácil consul ta para el usuario, los datos sobre producción se presentan en sus dimensiones más representativas, es decir, por principales especies, por tipo de consumo, por sectores participantes, y para darle una expresión territorial a los datos, se torna corno refereQ cia a las entidades federativas. En la parte final de este primer capítulo, se hace una separación de lo que es la producción proveniente de la acuacultura, información que también se presenta en las dimensiones arriba señaladas. El Capítulo II del Anuario contempla la información sobre el proceso de industrialización de la producción pesquera. Las variables consideradas hacen referencia a la materia prima procesada, producto terminado, principales procesos (congelado, enlatado, reducción y otros) y a la participación de las entidades federativas en esta fase de la actividad. Enseguida, en el Capítulo 111 se expresa la información relativa a la comercialización de los productos pesqueros, tanto la que se destina al mercado interno como a los mercados del exterior. Por ello, en esta parte del Anuario se presentan datos sobre consumos, disponibilidad, origen y destino de los productos, precios y Balanza Comercial Pesquera. En el Capítulo IV, para dar una idea sobre el acervo de los recursos aplicados a la actividad, se presenta información sobre los principales activos pesqueros, es decir, embarcaciones, infraestructura portuaria, centros acuícolas, planta industrial, financiamiento y sobre los recursos humanos de la pesca. Finalmente, en el Capítulo V, con el propósito de ubicar a nuestro país en el contexto mundial de la pesca, se publica información de carácter internacional, a partir de grandes agregados en materia de producción, industrialización, comercio internacional y consumos, principalmente. Catch statistics for Mexican waters 1989. (PDF has 111 pages.)

Marine Ranching: Proceedings of the Eighteenth U.S.-Japan Meeting on Aquaculture Port Ludlow, Washington, 18-19 September 1989

Female reproduction in penaeid shrimp is carefully regulated by several different endocrine factors. Their precise modes of action have not yet been fully elucidated. Three endocrine factors, each representing a different chemical class of hormones, have been investigated in the penaeid shrimp Sicyonia ingentis in our laboratory: ecdysteroids, vitellogenesis-inhibiting hormone (VIH) , and methyl farnesoate (MF). Ecdysteroids (the steroid molting hormones of arthropods; predominantly 20-hydroxyecdysone), are initially present in low levels (<10 ng/mg) in shrimp embryos. As development of the embryos nears time of hatch, the ecdysteroid levels increase to approximately 150 ng/ mg, indicating that they may be of embryonic origin and involved in embryonic development. An assay was developed for shrimp VIH, which presumably is a protein. Delay of onset of the next reproductive cycle was observed following injection of sinus gland extracts into shrimp that had previously had their eyestalks removed. A photoaffinity analog was synthesized for the putative shrimp reproductive hormone MF-a terpenoid. This analog, farnesyl diazomethyl ketone (FDK) , was used to demonstrate the presence of specific binding proteins for MF in shrimp hemolymph. (PDF file contains 136 pages.)

Larval Fish Recruitment and Research in the Americas: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Larval Fish Conference Merida, Mexico, 21-26 May 1989

The 13th Annual Larval Fish Conference and Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society Early Life History Section cohosted by Mote Marine Laboratory, United States, and the Instituto Nacional de la Pesca, Mexico, were held 21-26 May 1989, in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. The purpose of holding the meeting in Mexico was to encourage the participation of our Latin American and Caribbean colleagues and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among researchers working in the Americas. More than 150 participants represented 24 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and 13 foreign countries including Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rico, Panama, Cuba, Columbia, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, and West Germany. The Conference began with registration and a social in the courtyard patio of the Merida Holiday Inn. Fresh red grouper, the most important commercial finfish species of the State of Yucatan, was prepared and served by the hotel staff, courtesy of CPI, Itzamex, and the Terramar Trading Company. (PDF file contains 146 pages.)

Strategies for increasing freshwater fish production in the Green Revolution Programme

Sources of fish and fishery products in Nigeria were reviewed. The problems of various agencies involved in freshwater fish production in Nigeria were also analysed, such problems included shortage of manpower, inadequate training for personnel, shortage of funds, lack of infrastructures, among others

Lake Chad fisheries and its importance in the Green Revolution Programme

Lake Chad fisheries contributes about 13% of all fish produced by the inland and coastal states of the nation and supports a large population of fishermen and allied workers. The species of freshwater fish produced from the Lake such as Gymnarchus, Clarias and Heterotis are very popular with the fish consumers in Nigeria; hence Lake Chad processed fish is transported long distances to southern Nigerian markets. Lake Chad thus contributes significantly to the provision of fish protein and to the Green Revolution Programme

Developing a viable fish farming industry in Nigeria -- an alternative strategy to the strategy in the Green Revolution Programme

A study was embarked upon with the twin objectives of reviewing the Green Revolution Strategy for accelerating fish production in the country and proposing an alternative strategy, a private sector approach. Some of the programmes listed in the Green Revolution are very necessary for developing a viable - fish farming industry and that money spent under such programmes is money well spent. Programmes that are also desirable but need to be considerably expanded were identified. Other programmes have been criticised on the grounds that the method chosen to achieve the desired objectives is fraught with dangers if sufficiently long run view of fisheries development is taken

Polyculture: A boost to the Green Revolution Programme

Polyculture, as presently practiced in Nigeria, focuses interest mainly on finfish. This practice, apart from neglecting indigenous valuable species such as clams and water snails, does not make full use of existing biomass. This paper suggests possible deviations from normal practice. Inclusion of macroinvertebrates in a polyculture system and stocking, temporary bodies of water with seasonal species such as the fresh water crayfish are suggested. A final suggestion is to develop a polyculture of swamp rice and crayfish

Fishermen cooperatives in the Green Revolution Programme

The aim of this study was to examine areas in which fishermen cooperatives can become involved and then suggest operational guidelines in order to increase fishermen income and also to make the Green Revolution Programme a success through increased production of fish. The paper enumerated different areas in which fishermen cooperatives can participate. These include: thrift and credits, thrift and savings, consumers and building cooperative societies. It is the belief of the author that the expansion of fishermen cooperatives into the areas mentioned in this paper can enable members to process and market their products more economically, buy supplies and equipment in large quantities and obtain lower cost credit

Der deutsche Austernmarkt in den Jahren 1989 und 1990

Der vorliegende Artikel aktualisiert frühere Informationen zum gleichen Thema (NEUDECKER, 1989a). Alle verwendeten Daten stammen entweder vom Statistischen Bundesamt in Wiesbaden, das sämtliche deutsche Einfuhren registriert, die von den Zolldienststellen erfaßt werden, oder von den deutschen Austernproduzenten selbst.