Contents of Volume 7, Number 3

Mark Malachowski
he Reproductive Cycle of the Rock Scallop Hinnites giganteus (Grey) in Humboldt Bay, California, pp. 341-348

C. A. Hodgson and N. Bourne
Effect of Temperature on Larval Development of the Spiny Scallop, Chlamys hastata Sowerby, with a Note on Metamorphosis, pp. 349-357

Steve M. Malinowski
Variable Growth Rates of Seed Clams Mercenaria mercenaria (Linne) in an Upflow Nursery System and the Economics of Culling Slow Growing Animals, pp. 359-365

Raymond E. Grizzle and Richard A. Lutz
Descriptions of Macroscopic Banding Patterns in Sectioned Polished Shells of Mercenaria mercenaria from Southern New Jersey, pp. 367-370

Richard S. Knaub and Arnold G. Eversole
Reproduction of Different Stocks of Mercenaria mercenaria, pp. 371-376

Hans Ulrik Riisgard
Feeding Rates in Hard Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) Veliger Larvae as a Function of Algal (Isochrysis galbana) Concentration, pp. 377-380

Ravenna Ukeles and Gary H. Wikfors
Nutritional Value of Microalgae Cultured in the Absence of Vitamins for Growth of Juvenile Oysters, Crassostrea virginica, pp. 381-387

D. Timothy J. Littlewood
A Bibliography of Literature on the Mangrove Oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828), pp. 389-393

D. Timothy Littlewood and Carla M. Gordon
Sex Ratio, Condition and Glycogen Content of Raft Cultivated Mangrove Oysters Crassostrea rhizophorae, pp. 395-399

Reinaldo Morales-Alamo, Carrollyn Cox, Kevin McCarthy and Roger Mann
Seasonal Abundance of Oyster Spat and Four Animal Associates on an Oyster Reef in the James River, Virginia, pp. 401-406

Mark L. Botton and John W. Ropes
An Indirect Method for Estimating Longevity of the Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) Based on Epifaunal Slipper Shells (Crepidula fornicata), pp. 407-412

Kathleen M. Castro, Joseph deAlteris, Bernardo Zapata and Daniel Castillo
Resource Assessment of Portunid Crabs in Equador, pp. 413-419

Elizabeth A. Day and Peter Lawton
Mud Crab (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) Substrate Preference and Activity, pp. 421-426

J. A. Boutillier and N. A. Sloan
Trap Mesh Selectivity in Relation to the Legal Size Regulation for Prawn (Pandalus platyceros) in British Columbia, pp. 427-431

Erik Baqueiro and M. Castagna
Mollusk Fishery and Culture in Mexico: Past, Present and Future, pp. 433-443

Joseph T. DeAlteris, Robert C. Bullock and William L. Romey
Alternative Treatments to Prevent the Biodeterioration of Offshore Wood Lobster Traps by the Wood-Boring Bivalve, Xylophaga atlantica, pp. 445-451

Jonathan P. Davis and Richard T. Sisson
Aspects of the Biology Relating to the Fisheries Management of New England Populations of the Whelks, Busycotypus canaliculatus and Busycon carica, pp. 453-460

Amy Lyn Edwards
Latitudinal Clines in Shell Morphologies of Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791), pp. 461-466

Amy Lyn Edwards and M. G. Harasewych
Biology of the Recent Species of the Subfamily Busyconinae, pp. 467-472

Randal L. Walker
Observations on Intertidal Whelk (Busycon and Busycotypus) Populations in Wassaw Sound, Georgia, pp. 473-478

Carolyn Brown, Walter Blogoslawski and Lisa Petti Tettelbach
Enumeration and Identification of Heterotrophic Bacteria on Oyster Grounds of Long Island Sound, pp. 479-482

Mercel lePennec, Marcel Diouris and Angele Herry
Endocytosis and Lysis of Bacteria in Gill Epithelium of Bathymodiolus thermophilus, Thyasira flexuosa and Lucinella divaricata (Bivalve, Molluscs), pp. 483-489

Proceedings of the Louisiana Oyster Industry Symposium presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting National Shellfisheries Association, New Orleans, Louisiana June 26-30, 1988, pp. 491-534

Introduction, pp. 491-492

Ronald J. Dugas
Administering the Louisiana Oyster Fishery, pp. 493-499

R. Hofstetter and S. M. Ray
Managing Public Oyster Reefs: Texas Experience501-503

John T. Ogle and Kathy Beaugez
Oyster Hatcheries on the Gulf Coast: History, Current Technology and Future Trends, pp. 505-509

Thomas M. Soniat
Oil and Oyster Industry Conflicts in Coastal Louisiana, pp. 510-514

Walter R. Keithly, Jr. and Kenneth J. Roberts
The Louisiana Oyster Industry: Economic Status and Expansion Prospects, pp. 515-525

Marilyn B. Kilgen, M. T. Cole and C. R. Hackney
Shellfish Sanitation Studies in Louisiana, pp. 527-530

Ralph Pausina
An Oyster Farmer's Perspective of the Past, the Present and the Future of the Louisiana Oyster Industry, pp. 531-534

Abstracts of Technical Papers Presented at the 1989 Annual Meeting National Shellfisheries Association, Los Angeles, California, February 12-16, 1989, pp. 535-574

Membership Listing of the National Shellfisheries Association, pp. 575-585