TOC Front Cover 2 Advnaces in Marine Biology, Volume 2 5 Copyright Page 6 Contributors to Volume 2 7 Contents 9 Chapter 1. The Artificial Propagation of Marine Fish 13 I. Introduction 13 II. History of the Marine Fish Hatchery Movement 14 III. Marine Fish Hatchery Techniques 19 IV. The Practical Value of Marine Fish Hatching 25 V. The Rearing of Marine Fish Larvae 32 VI. Recent Plaice-rearing Experiments in Britain 36 VII. Some Characteristics of Tank-reared Plaice Populations 76 VIII. The Mass-production of Metamorphosed Flatfish 82 IX. Towards Marine Fish Farming 83 Front Cover 2 Advnaces in Marine Biology, Volume 2 5 Copyright Page 6 Contributors to Volume 2 7 Contents 9 Chapter 1. The Artificial Propagation of Marine Fish 13 I. Introduction 13 II. History of the Marine Fish Hatchery Movement 14 III. Marine Fish Hatchery Techniques 19 IV. The Practical Value of Marine Fish Hatching 25 V. The Rearing of Marine Fish Larvae 32 VI. Recent Plaice-rearing Experiments in Britain 36 VII. Some Characteristics of Tank-reared Plaice Populations 76 VIII. The Mass-production of Metamorphosed Flatfish 82 IX. Towards Marine Fish Farming 83 X. References 88 Chapter 2. The Blood Groups of Marine Animals 97 I. Introduction 97 II. Fundamental Concepts of Blood Group Research 97 III. Marine Blood Group Research 105 IV. Methods 128 VI. Acknowledgments 135 V. Summary 135 VII. References 136 Chapter 3. The Present Status of Some Aspects of Marine Microbiology 145 I. Introduction 145 II. Sampling Techniques 146 III. Media 149 IV. Distribution of Bacteria in the Sea 150 V. Types of Bacteria in the Sea 154 VI. Some Special Properties of Marine Bacteria 159 VII. Deterioration of Materials and Spoilage of Fish 166 VIII. References 176 Chapter 4. Methods of Sampling the Benthos 183 I. Introduction 183 II. Bottom Deposits and Their Fauna 184 III. The History of Benthos Investigations 185 IV. Benthos-sampling Techniques 190 V. The Sampling Abilities of Bottom-sampling Gear 224 VI. Choice of a Sampler 228 VII. Working Sampling Gear at Sea 235 VIII. Sampling under the Ice 239 IX. Ancillary Gear 240 X. Treatment of Samples on Board Ship 242 XI. Sediment Analysis 250 XII. Estimation of Standing Crop 252 XIII. Statistics 254 XIV. Conclusion 263 XV. Acknowledgments 263 XVI. References 264 Author Index 273 Subject Index 281 Show more