REPORT. 



To tht' II onorable the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island 

 a ,nd Providence Plantations, at its January Session, 1903. 



The Commissioners of Inland Fisheries herewith present their 

 annual report for the year 1902 : 



The work undertaken by the commissioners during- the past year 

 may be tabulated as follows : 



First. The stocking- of our ponds and streams with suitable 

 fresh-water fish, through the distribution of eggs and fry. 



Second. The collection of definite data respecting the times of 

 arrival and departure of various food-fishes, and the preparation 

 of statistics of exportation. 



Third. The location of fish-traps within the waters of Narra- 

 gansett Bay, and the collection of statistical data bearing upon 

 their ownership. 



Fourth. Further investigation of the red-water plague. 



Fifth. The continued examination of the physical and biologi- 

 cal conditions of the waters of the Bay, begun in 1898. 



Sixth. A continuance of the survey of the shores of the Bay, 

 for the purpose of determining those portions which arc most 

 productive of young seed-clams. 



Seventh. A continued investigation of the life-history of the 

 clam. Methods of artificial propagation and cultivation. 



Eighth. The investigation of the quahaug-. 



Ninth. Experiments in lobster-culture. 



Tenth. The efforts of the commission to prevent the illegal 

 taking- of short lobsters. 



