REPORT. 



To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island 

 and Providence Plantations, at its January Session, 1907: 



The Commissioners of Inland Fisheries herewith present their 

 annual report for the year 1906: 



The work undertaken by the Commissioners during the past year 

 may be tabulated and discussed under the following heads : 



I. The stocking of our ponds and streams with fresh-water fish, 

 through the distribution of eggs and fry. Page 18. 



II. The collection of data and statistics relating to the commer- 

 cial fisheries. Page 19. 



III. The location of fish traps within the Avaters of Narragansett 

 Bay, and the collection of statistical data bearing upon their owner- 

 ship. Page 24. 



IV. The continued examination of the physical and biological 

 conditions of the Bay, begun in 1898. Page 32. 



V. A continuance of the survey of the shores of the Bay, for the 

 purpose of determining those portions which are most productive of 

 young seed clams and most suitable for the planting of clams and for 

 the distribution of lobster fry. Page 81. 



VI. Continued investigations into the methods of clam culture 

 Page 83. 



VII. Efforts to prevent the illegal taking of short lobsters and 

 egg lobsters. Page 85. 



VIII. The propagation of lobster fry for the purpose of increasing 

 the supply of lobsters in the waters of the state. Page 87. 



