Topic
Beach conger
About: Beach conger is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2 publications have been published within this topic receiving 4 citations. The topic is also known as: Conger japonicus.
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TL;DR: A record length of 1520mm and weight of 12,600g for the beach conger, Conger japonicus, was recorded in 2013 as discussed by the authors, which is approximately 120mm and 2600g larger than the previous international record.
Abstract: A record body size, length of 1520 mm and weight of 12,600 g for the beach conger, Conger japonicus was recorded, which is approximately 120 mm and 2600 g larger than the previous international record. The specimen was female and obtained during an otter trawl survey on 4 April 2013 in the East China Sea (31°52.16′N 127°42.94′E) at a depth of approximately 140 m on the slope of the continental shelf. Morphometric measurements and meristic counts are reported in this paper. We also report profiles of water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll-a taken immediately prior to the trawl, and species composition of concurrent catch with the otter trawling as environmental and biological characteristics of the habitat.
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TL;DR: The World Letters program as mentioned in this paper was a unique corporation founded in 1932 to sponsor travel writers bringing the world via letters to students and others who could not afford to travel abroad, which sought to instill in students a sympathetic worldview and a desire for peace.
Abstract: The 1920s and early 1930s witnessed a rising interest in “new geography”, which sought to instill in students a sympathetic worldview and a desire for peace. Because textbooks were viewed as unable to keep pace with a rapidly changing world, schools considered various media as supplements. World Letters, Inc. was a unique corporation founded in 1932 to sponsor travel writers bringing the world via letters to students and others who could not afford to travel abroad. This paper reviews the World Letters program—how it was conceived, publicized, and enrolled subscribers, students as well as adults. The 1933–34 expedition, with Harry Franck as the travel writer and Beach Conger as his assistant and later the travel writer himself, is discussed. That world journey started in New York City and wound its way through Europe, North Africa, and southern Asia, ending in Singapore. Radio and newspapers were the main mass media that assisted salesmen in persuading prospects to enroll in the program. Mass-produced lithographed letters were the medium employed to communicate with enrollees. The World Letters program, after a rocky beginning in 1933, went on to become popular in the classrooms until its demise in 1941 due to the spreading conflict associated with World War II; during that time World Letters, Inc. succeeded in reigniting an interest in world geography in the American classroom.
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2015 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |