VI 



LETTEli OF TEANSMITTAL. 



STATISTICS OF THE FISHEEIES OF TIIE UNITED STATES IN 1880. (a) 



a The value of fishery products taken by unprofessional fishermen in the minor inland waters of the United States ifl roughly estimated 

 jit $1,500,000. It wae impossible during the fishery Investigation to obtain details of this industry. 



