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Many persons were in this way interested in tuna fishing and expressed 

 their intention of trying them next summer. Live specimens of brown 

 trout, Montana grayling and Pennsylvania bluegills, which are being 

 introduced by the Commissioners, were also exhibited and judging 

 from the questions asked concerning them their introduction is 

 meeting with popular approval. 



COOPERATION WITH FISHERIES AUTHORITIES. 



The meeting of the American Fisheries Society was attended by 

 delegates from the Commission. Two members of the Commission 

 were elected to important offices — president and treasurer. 



In addition to this your Commission has been in touch with state 

 and federal fisheries authorities. Among many courtesies received 

 occasion is here taken to acknowledge the receipt of the following: — 



20,000 Brown Trout eggs and 100 Adult Bluegills from the Pennsyl- 

 vania Fish Commissioner, N. R. Buller. 



A small consignment of Montana grayling from the New York 

 Aquarium. 



THE PROPAGATION OF LOBSTERS AT THE WICKFORD 

 HATCAERY AND EXPERIMENT STATION. 



The lobsters rearing at Wickford in 1914, was very successful. 

 The number of lobsters reared exceeded the best previous output 

 by over 100,000. All were in the latter part of the fourth or fifth 

 stage. A slight addition was made to the rearing plant which we 

 sincerely hope will enable us to pass the million mark next year. The 

 hatching season did not open until the early part of June, and after 

 the regular season closed in August a few egg lobsters continued to 

 hatch their eggs until October, a very unusual thing. 



