VI CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Collins, J. W., 11.3. All 4.dvcnture with a "WLalo in tho Eiver Tay, Scotland. 213 



. 1\J7. Ou the Uccuncnco of Corals in the Grand Banks 237 



,134. Note on the Destruction of Mackerel by Dogiiah 248 



, 'J07. On tho Scarcity of Mackerel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 427 



,211. Ou the Seal city of Mackerel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence . 435 



, 2iJ0. On the Aliuudance of Ilalibut near Iceland 463 



Co.-ce, Frank, 124. Openiuj; the Broad and other Biveraof North Carolina to Shad, Bass, 



&c  232 



Criltraitlrii, A. K., 136. Catching Alewives with Ilooks Bated with Eels 255 



(JurtiN, J. E., 168. Fish in the Kational Park and Tributaries of Snake Eiver — Propa- 



giition of Whitetish 335 



Dall, W. II., 57. Kotes on Fishing Products exported from San Francisco, Cal., during the 



Tearl8S3 125 



d'llonicr^uo, Lioiiis t'., lOO. Brief of the Objections made before Leon Abbott, Governor 



of Xew .Jeisey, to the " Act to Prohibit Fishing by Steam Vessels with Shirred or Purse 



Seines in any of the AVaters within the Jurisdiction of the State of New Jersey." 189 



Dowcll, B. F., 27. Efforts in Trout Culture 64 



r, 114. (ultivatiu;; Trout in Oregon 217 



Duke, Ik. T. \V., 8. A four-pound Carp lives Eight Hours out of Water bj- being Packed 



in wet moss 16 



Diikchai't, JJ. P., ii9. Transfer of Soft-shell Teriapin from the Ohio to the Potomac 



Kiver 143 



Dniin, iTIattSiias, 34. Number of Eggs in the Gadidae 76 



Dnnuing', I'Siilo, 212. Two hucdied tons of dead Fish, mostly Porch, at Lake Mendota, 



W'iseonsiu 439 



Earll, IS. E.. 203. Hatching Blaekfish and Fpanish Mackerel 415 



£Iliott, Slcnry W., 157. The Destruction of Carp by the Muskrat {Fiier zibethicus). — 



Ml thods of Trapping the Eodcnt / 296 



Kwart, ,9. C'ossai-, 103. On the Natural ■^nd Artificial Fertilization of Sea-herring Eggs. 193 

 Fcr^'tiKon, T. E5., 13.3. Extracts from a Ilcport of Investigations of the Shad Fisheries and 



Kivers south of Charleston, S. C, with a view to establishing Stations for Artificial 



Pio])agation 244 



FjjBoS.V, l!29a8. B., 44. Shad in Oregon Waters. A new Salmon Hatchery 88 



, SO. Furllw r Uepoit of E. D. Hume's Salmon Hatchery, Oregon 174 



Finis, W., 167. Can Ileri Lug live a-id increase in Inclosed Waters ? 333 



Fishrr, Wsjj. J., 60. StKtenient of the Catch of the seveial Companies engaged in the 



>alinuii Fislc'iics in Kadiak District, Alaska Territory, during the year 1883. 134 



Forb- s, IS. B., 154. Loss of Life and Property in the Fisheries 181 



For!>«-s, ^. A., .13, DcHtiuction of Fish-food by Bladdeiwoit {Utricidaria) 443 



Fs'ietllapinlcr, Oscar©., 14. Notes on the Menliadcu Fishiug of 1883 47 



fi'^ulU'r, I'lionca^. 4. Carp in England in the Seventeenth Century 14 



^aruian, vaitajfel, 5N. In regard to the " Sea-serpent" of Literattiro 128 



Oerbcr, jr., C\, 73. Flow to cook Carp 151 



doolie. C;. Browi!. 222. Tlie Oy.ster Industry of the World 4G8 



dreriiOcSd, AllVciB. 101. K(p<irt iijiou the Eeceipt and Hatching of American Whiteflsh 



Ova airl I'hintinuof the Fry in Australia 190 



lla^ick. Director. 183. Traupiug Kingfishers, Kodents, and other Enemies of Trout.. . 375 

 fiSabcrsfham, WiUiaut IVcy A., IS. Note on the Use of the Male Salmon Hook, and 



tlir KiiU of 1^K:! 52 



Blaiiilcu, Wni., I0f>. Recounaissance of Florida Eivcrs, with a view to Shad hatching 206 



liar <-ll, J). 2>o€k. 215. 'I" rapping Gas])eieati in Taugijiahoa Kiver 448 



SS arris, Cin-yun, 'Z. Keport upon the Shad and Herring Fi.sherie.s of the Potomac Eivcr 



for 18^3 13 



, 119. Pepoit upon the Shad and Herring Fisheries of the Potomac Eiver for 1884 221 



Blar?;. C. ©., 216. On :\Ianiilactu'ed Food f.r Trout aud Carp 449 



EBoardf r, ^Villaasii, GS, Watci proofing for Herring-nets 143 



ISfolh. Neil, 180. Ellect of Cold on Fishes 369 



BSrctor, JaBue.s. 20. The Fisheries of New Zealand 53 



EIeuim!iaii, Jfolan T., 81. American Clack Bass placed in the Piver Nene, England 160 



GBertKioi), 1'. Ci., '.iOO, Sanitary Report ou Old Providence Island, United States of Co. 



lonihia " 412 



Mt-ss I, Ru!3., 8fl. Culture of Edible Snails 106 



, 8S. Leech Culture 175 



. 155. Snakes d<s'ructive to Carp 294 



Elinkcluiann, Ilcrr, 192. The Mode of Life of Eels 389 



