Pacific coast trade in shark fins, March 26, 1940: shark products

dc.contributor.author	Coleman, R. A.
dc.coverage.spatial	Florida
dc.coverage.temporal	c.1930s - c.1940s
dc.creator	Coleman, R. A.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-01-18T20:16:48Z
dc.date.available	2010-01-18T20:16:48Z
dc.date.created	1940-03-26
dc.date.issued	1940-03-26
dc.identifier.other	bl0242
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2075/702
dc.description	1 p. (2 sides, pdf is 2 p.), 8 x 10.5 in.	en
dc.description.abstract	This item is part of a series of correspondence, business records, and information relating to the manufacture and distribution of shark products. For a few years beginning in 1938, most of the shark products distributed from the supply company were produced under the name Genuine Shark Products. This item describes what happens to the various parts if a shark once it is captured along the Pacific coast of the United States and Mexico.	en
dc.format.extent	2828724 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	United States Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	ZRS Papers	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	1B.2b	en
dc.rights	Property of Mote Marine Laboratory; see copyright information on Bass Biological Laboratory community page.
dc.source	Bass Biological Laboratory Collection
dc.subject	sharks	en
dc.subject	shark livers	en
dc.subject	shark fins	en
dc.subject	San Francisco, California	en
dc.subject	Monterey, California	en
dc.title	Pacific coast trade in shark fins, March 26, 1940: shark products	en
dc.type	Other	en

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Zoological Research Supply Company Papers
The Zoological Research Supply Company was the profit-making subsidiary of the Bass Biological Laboratory. The activities of both the Laboratory and the Zoological Research Supply Company were closely intertwined. The records in this collection derive from the operations of the ZRS, which supplied specimens to schools and laboratories throughout the country.