iBTTLLETm OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 437 



The eggs which were hatched and phiuted in local waters (3,154,000) 

 and forwarded to Central Station (33,208,000) were derived as follows: 



From the Fish Commission seiue at Fort "Washington 11,848,000 



From Chapman's Point hauling-seine 5, 506, 000 



From Ferry Landing haiiling-seine ■- 4,349,000 



From White Honse hauling-seine 1,487,000 



From Stony Point hauling-seine 2, 191,000 



From the gillers ' 10,981,000 



Total 36,362,000 



The records of the Commission seiue fished on the Fort Washington, 

 reservation have been earefully kept, and are here published, so as to 

 preserve important data in a shape accessible to fish-culturists gener- 

 ally. These show the fluctuations from season to season, not only in. 

 the aggregate catch of shad on the same shore, but also the variations 

 in the i^roportion of males to females, in the time of maximum run, and 

 in the date at which the proportion of ripe fish reaches its maximum, 

 and the interval during which the largest numbers of eggs are taken. 



Record of seine-hauling at Fort Washington shore during the season of 1886. 



* Seine hanletl bnt once. 



tOpe haul omitted. 



tXo hauls, on account of the hi<rh wind or heavy cnrrent. 



\ Current ligliter and running down very fast. 



II Rain all day. 



i[ Now current hcsinninj; to run . 



**Cut seine out after first haul. 



