This synopsis of the literature is intended to summarize all biological and biochemical studies involving Cancer irroratus published before early 1977. Included are some unpublished observations, drawn primarily from work completed at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency laboratory in Narragansett, R.I. 7 Culture 23 Acknowledgments 23 Literature cited 23 *As no information was available, these sections were omitted. IV 17. Percent mortalities of Cancer irroratus adults held at different salinities in the laboratory for 3 days ... 17 18. Sex ratios, by area and depth, for Cancer irroratus captured in June 1973 in the Mid-Atlantic Bight ... 17 19. Catch data and mean yields from the Boston Harbor Cancer irroratus population 21 20. Commercial crab (Cancer irroratus and C. borealis combined) landings and values in Rhode Island water between 1971 and 1973 22 21. Average concentrations of metals in whole Cancer irroratus adults expressed as ratio of wet weight, dry weight, and ash, ± 1 standard deviation 23

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