p. 211 - 224 THE ROMANIAN ICHTHYOLOGICAL RESEARCHES ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF OF U.S.A. IN 1978 Ionel Staicu Romanian Marine Research Institute Constanta Abstract The work presents the results of the observations on the Romanian fishing on the continental shelf of U.S.A. in October-December 1978, including data on the catches, composition by species, structure by length class, weight, sexes and age of the main species that have been caught.