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SUBJECT INDEX
Vitellogcnesis, in chactognaths, 293,
Viviparity in mangrovcs, 145
312
w
Waders, 154, 155
“Wallace’s Line”, 84, 228
Wastage of resources, 55
Water storage tissue of mangroves, 141
Weighting factors for fishing quotas, 34
Western Indian Ocean, 223, 225
Wertcrn Point Bay, 220, 221
Whales, 8, 49
fauna of, 225
Antarctic, 18
blue, 8, 32
conservation of, 55
fin, 8, 32
gray, 8
right, 8
sol, 32
Whaling
agreement on Antarctic, 53
Antarctic, 29, 32, 33, 44-45, 48
blue whale unit (BWU), 34
lack of success of regulation, 48
Whaling-continued
size limits for, 46
violations of regulations in, 46
“Whaling olympics”, 45
Whimbrel, 155
Whiting, 28
blue, 15
Wild pigs, 157
Woodpeckers, 155
World production of fish, 1, 2
marine, 3
X
Xylocarpus-Heriticrn association, 107
Y
Yaeyama Islands, 220, 221
Year-classes, 10
Yellowtail, 2
Yield from a fishery, 52
curves of, 20
Z
Zambezi river, 80, 82, 96
Zonation, see mangroves