The status of the ocean shrimp resource and its management

The fishery for ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) was began in the early 1950's after exploratory fishing by the Department of Fish and Game discovered five dense concentrations. The fishery has been fully regulated since its beginning and is currently being managed for maximum sustained yield by a quota system. (19pp.

The Augsburg Confession in Context (Part 1)

Lutherans cannot truly look forward into the 1980s without first looking back to the 1520s and 1530s — to the “confessional rocks” from which they were hewn

California shellfish importation and planting report 1975-1976 season

The amount of shellfishes imported and planted in State waters is enumerated by species and compared with the previous season. Total giant Pacific oyster seed shipments were equivalent to 5,249 standard cases, compared with 11,884 standard cases the previous season. Sources of these seed oysters were Japan, Washington State and British Columbia, Canada. Adult Eastern oyster shipments from New York State totaled 442 bushels. (5pp.

Ether and Electrons in Relativity Theory

This chapter discusses the roles of ether and electrons in relativity theory. One of the most radical moves made by Albert Einstein was to dismiss the ether from electrodynamics. His fellow physicists felt challenged by Einstein’s view, and they came up with a variety of responses, ranging from enthusiastic approval, to dismissive rejection. Among the naysayers were the electron theorists, who were unanimous in their affirmation of the ether, even if they agreed with other aspects of Einstein’s theory of relativity. The eventual success of the latter theory (circa 1911) owed much to Hermann Minkowski’s idea of four-dimensional spacetime, which was portrayed as a conceptual substitute of sorts for the ether

FDIC policy toward bank failures

An abstract for this article is not available.Banks and banking