VI TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 Harris, Gwyiin, 64. Eeport upon the Shad and Herringr Fisheries of the Potomac Eiver 



for 1886 202 



■leincke, Friedrich, S3. The Sea Fisheries of Xorway 265 



Qiibncr, A., 57. Notes upon the Increase and Decrease of Fish 187 



Ito, K., 105. Fishery Industries of the Island of Hokkaido, Japan 342 



Jann, P. F., 9.3. Catch of Shad in the Delaware Eiver for 1885. 301 



, 94. Catch of Shad in the Delaware Eiver for 1886 301 



Keller, H., 40. Freedom of Migration for Fish in Germany 113 



Knowles, Herbert ITI., CO. Dead Fish on the Coast of Ehode Island 104 



ITIcDonaid, ITIarshall, 95. Distribution of Sbad Fry during 1886 302 



, 115. Eeport on Distribution of Fish and Eggs by the U. S. Fish Commission forthe 



Season of 1885-'S6 385 



, 135. Eeport on Shad Distribution for 1880 427 



, I'it. Eeport of Shad Propagation on the Potomac Eiver during the Season of 1886.. 436 



, i;i3. California Trout for the Ozark Mountain Eegion 447 



Malinros, Oscar, 37. Preserving Fish in Scoilaud by the Eoostn Process 109 



ITletcalt', ITIartiu, 133. Planting Whitefish and Other Salmonoids in Inland Lakes 422 



Niani, Alexander P., 55. Fish and Oyster Culture in the Province of Venice 177 



Wye, jr., ^'illard, 46. Fish and Fishing at Abaco Island 125 



, 56. A Eeasoning Lobster 186 



, 6S. Habits of Whiting or Frost-fish (lf€rf«<;u(« 6t7jncaris Mitch.) 206 



Page, "W. F., no. Shrinkage of Whitefish Eggs during Transportation 3G0 



Pancritius. P., 49. On the Food and Digestion of German Fish 145 



Paresl, Pietro, 75. Observations on Male Eels 222 



, SJ. Notes on Hatching and Planting Young Fish in Italian "Waters 263 



PilteMdrigh, George, 3S. Statistics of the Fisheries of the Province of British Colum- 

 bia for 1885 110 



Bathbua, Richard, S. Notes on Lobster Culture 17 



Ryder, John A., 3. Preliminary Notice of the Development of the Toadiish {Batrachus 



tau) - 4 



, 3. On the Earlier Stages of Cleavage of the Blastodisk of i?ai'a cmiacea 8 



, 31. On the Intraovarian Gestation of the T^ed&sh {Sebastes 7narimis) 92 



Sawyer, J. IV., 73. The Breeding Habits of the Eel 218 



Scudder, Charles W,, 136. A List of the Blank Forms, Circulars, and Minor Publica- 

 tions of the United States Fish Commission from August 1, 1884, to March 1, 1887 469 



Seed, '^Villiani, 71. Fish-culture in New Zealand 213 



Sinionsea, Carl, 51. The Herring Fisheries near the Isle of Man 152 



Smiley, Chas. W., 1 3. Inspection of Fish and other Marine Products in the District of 



Columbia 47 



, 4S. Notes upon Fish and the Fisheries 129 



, OS. Notes upon Fish and the Fisheries 305 



, lis. Notes upon Fish and the Fisheries 401 



, 13.3. Notes upon Fish and the Fisheries 449 



Smith, E. Li., 38. Hood Eiver, Oregon, as a Place for Salmon Breeding 87 



Smith, James A., SS. Eeport on the Shad Work of the Steamer Fish Hawk during the 



Season of 1886 _ 289 



, 90. Eeport on the Shad "Work of the Steamer Lookout during the Season of 1886 295 



Stabrovrski, Xarcr von, 17. Carp Culture in Germany 57 



Stan gc, J., 19. Fish Becoming Blue and Eigid during Transportation 64 



Stearns, Silas, 33. Notes on the Fisheries of Pensacola, Fla 76 



, 134. Some of the Fisheries of Western Florida 465 



Swau, James G., 103. The Trepang Fishery ._ 333 



Tanner, Z. Ij., S6. EecordofHydrographic Soundings and Dredging Stations occupied by 



the Steamer Albatross in 1886 277 



Tibbctts, IV. v., 31. Scarcity of Cod and Haddock on the Coast of Maine 75 



Tovrnsend, Charles II., 107. Present Condition of the California Gray Whale Fishery. 346 



Tryboni, Filip, 35. Salmon Fishoricsof Halland, Sweden, especially in the Eiver Viskan.. 104 



, 5.3. Carp Culture in Sweden 156 



, 69. The Tench^Eecommended for Cultivation in Sweden 209 



Tybring, Oscar, 50. Poisonous Fish 148 



^'aril, F.Itl., 106. Toung Salmon in Northern New Jersey 345 



"Webb, John G., 5. The Mortality of Fish in the Gulf of Mexico 11 



"Web^r, M., 99. Pearls and Pearl Fisheries .^21 



