XLYIII CONTENTS. 



APPENDIX A- Continued. Page. 



yil. Of THE HERRING AND HERRING-FISHERIES ON THE WEST COAST OF SWEDEN— Continued. 



5. The smaL. herring fisheries, their time and place . 152 



6. Of fishing implements, the manner in which they are used, and other matters connected 



therewith 154 



7. Scientific ol eervations and scientific as well as practical experiments necessary for con- 



tinuing the i nvestigations and bringing them to a satisfactory end 365 



8. Of the immediate continuation of the investigations and the sums required for this 



purpose 167 



VUI. The halibut-fisheries of the United States. By Lieut. P. de Broca 109 



IX. The fishing-villages, Sxekkersteen and Skotterup, and the collection of fishing- 



implements exhibited by them at Elbinore, Denmark, during the summer of 187a. . 173 



X. On the herring, and its preparation as an article of trade. By Bjalniar Widegren .. 183 



Introduction , 163 



1. Preparation of common Baltic herring for consumption in Sweden and in, the German 



ports of the Ealtic 189 



2. Preparation of extra- fine herring for home consumption 192 



3. Preparation of spiced herring (Kryddsill) 193 



XL New contributions to the herrlng-question. The dispute between Axel Boeck and 



OtsiAN Sars regarding the Norwegian summer-herring. Sars'u recent observa- 

 tions and HIS NEW THEORY ON THE MIGRATIONS OF THE HERRING 195 



XII. Otf THE SPAWNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COD-FISH. By Prof. G. O. Sars 213 



XIII. The Norwegian lobster-fishery, and its history. By A.xel Boeck 223 



Introduction ?~3 



Implements for catching the lobsters, methods of catching them, and tho manner of ship- 

 ping them 228 



The lobster-trade and the history of its legislation , 232 



Draught of a law regarding the protection of lobsters 253 



XIV. Transportation of lobsters to California 258 



XV. ON THE ARTIFICIAL PROPAGATION OF THE LOBSTER 267 



XVI. On the oyster-industries of the United States. By Lieut P. do Broca . 27 1 



Letter to the minister of marine and colonial affairs 271 



Chapter first — 



Introduction , , 277 



Chapter second — 



Oysters of the United States ,»„ 2eG 



Mode of obtaining the oysters 202 



Culture of oysters 290 



Laws concerning oyster-plantations 299 



Chapter third — 



The oyster-business in several cities of tho United States , 302 



Chapter fourth — 



General views upon the natural history of the market-clams. 313 



Recommendations for introduction 318 



APPENDIX B.— THE RIVER-FISHERIES 321 



XVII. The propagation and distribution of the shad 323 



A. Operations in the distribution of the shad in 1874. By James VV. Mil ner 323 



Distribution from Coey mans, N. T 323 



Distribution from South Hadley Falls, Mass 323 



Table of distribution, 1874 326 



B. Report on shad-hatching in New Jersey. By G. A. Anderson 327 



C. Voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany, with shad. By Fred Mather 328 



D. Living shad on their way to Weser. Translated by H. Jacobsen 330 



E. Shad hatching and distributing operations of 1875 335 



1. The Nouse River station 335 



2. The Pamunkey River station 336 



3. The Potomic River stations 336 



4. The distribution of shad from the Hudson River 337 



5. The Connecticut River station , 337 



6. Experiments with a view to transporting shad to Germany 338 



7. The trip to Germany 339 



Tables of shad-hatching operations 340 



XVTTL Report of the Triana trip. By J. W. Milner 351 



XIX. On the transportation of shad for long distances 363 



A. Experiments with a view to transporting shad in sea-water. By James "W. Milner 363 



B. Experiments with a view to transporting shad a few months' old. By Charles D. Griswold 370- 



