By William F. Royce
Royce's creation to the perform of Fishery technology presents the historical past for a primary direction in fisheries sciences
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3 BOTTOMS AND BASINS 49 From these data are calculated two measurements that are useful in a comparison of different lakes with respect to their productivity. One of these is the index of shoreline development (DL), a ratio of the length of shoreline to the circumference of a circle with an area equal to that of the lake (DL = LI2{i:A)\]. A DL of 1 is a perfect circle; a larger index indicates the departure from a circle. The other is the index to the shape of the basin, a ratio of the mean depth to maximum depth (z/z m).
To these are added the skeletons and wastes from plants and animals, and particles blown out of volcanos or formed by direct precipitation of chemicals from the water. 3). Sediments cover almost all of the bottom, from the shores to the most distant ocean deeps. Bedrock is a rarity found seldom except in the cliffs of mountains or canyons that may mark the shore or be found far beneath the surface. The sediments in lakes and near the ocean shores, called terrigeneous, are generally coarse and mostly sand.
Others employ fishery resource specialists for advice on fish resources, regulatory impacts, and fishing strategy. An alternative for smaller companies is to contract for such services from a consulting organization. 2. Environmental research or consulting and engineering design firms. Many proposals for construction of industrial facilities, highways, water impoundments, dredging, land reclamation, use of toxic materials, and water transportation involve large-scale use of water or impacts on natural waters.