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An account is given of the mortality of Ostrea edulis at the Tal-y-foel oysterage from 14 days to 11½ years after metamorphosis. In the first year after settlement most of the deaths occur in the late summer, autumn and spring, and few during November-February. A survival curve has been drawn up and shown to correspond with Pearl's ‘positive skew rectangular type’. On the average, from 1000 14-day-old spat, 78 survive for 6 months, 18 for 18 months and 7 for 11 ½ years. At this oysterage the major predators are rare or absent, and the cause of most of the mortality is unknown.
Estimates were made of the increase in live and dry weights and in the content of ash, organic matter, carbohydrate (as glucose), and nitrogen when juveniles of the clam Saxidomus giganteus were fed for 21 days at various concentrations of Tetraselmis chui, Isochrysis galbana, and Phaeodactylum tricornutum. The condition index (organic weight as a percent of total dry weight) increased in all the experimental conditions with a mixture of I. galbana and T. chui, yielding a significantly higher index than either species on its own. The relative gain in glucose was greater than the increase in live weight or in nitrogen. The increase in live weight was such that the nigrogen content was approximately constant at 6–7 μgN/mg live weight irrespective of the feeding conditions. The N:glucose ratio decreased with increasing concentrations of I. galbana and P. tricornutum, and at the higher concentrations, where the maximum growth rate of clams occurred, the ratios were lower than in any of the clams fed on T. chui.
Several artificial baits for the lobster Homarus gammarus (L.) were developed and compared favourably with natural baits when tested both in large experimental tanks and in the sea. The effectiveness of all baits was related to the rate of diffusion of attractant chemicals from the insoluble material into the environment. The most efficient artificial baits were prepared by incorporating either an extract of whole sprats, Sprattus sprattus L., or a mixture of pure attractant chemicals into the matrix of a solid block of calcium sulphate dihydrate (plaster of Paris). The rate of release of the attractants and hence the effectiveness of the artificial bait was found to be critically dependent on the crystalline form of the calcium sulphate block.
Kudos to the Association of Canadian Archivists and the Midwest Archives Conference!As publishers of two new journals, Archivaria and The Mid-Western Archivist, they have committed their resources to enhancing archival literature and promoting serious discussion to the benefit of the profession as a whole.Many papers presented at professional meetings deserve further dissemination and discussion; important issues need to be aired in numerous forums; significant books need reviews by more than one reviewer.The advent of these two new periodicals is a major step toward meeting these needs.Archivaria is the more ambitious of the two publications.Appearing semiannually, it contains major and shorter articles; "Notes and Communications"; "Coun terpoint,'' an open forum;' 'Potpourri,'' limits undefined; book reviews; and bibliography.In the first two issues the boundaries of the categories seemed a bit uncertain.For example, Gordon Dodds's thoughtful discussion of "The Compleat Archivist" was in the section of shorter articles but seemed virtually indistinguishable from the articles in "Counterpoint."It would be useful to have a statement by the editors of the criteria used to place articles in each section.Similarly, "Notes and Communications" is a melange of reports on meetings, discussions of new archival projects and techniques, and regular features on conservation measures and "lesser known" archives.The editors might consider breaking this section into several parts."Counterpoint" is a splendid idea, but some way should be found to involve the archival public in the discussions, perhaps by providing space after the feature piece for rebuttals to "Counterpoints" in previous issues.Again, the ground rules for such dialogue should be clearly stated in the journal.The one section that may be superfluous, at least in part, is that on bibliography.