200 PUBLICATIONS OF SPENCER F. BAIRD. 



1878. Baird, Spencer F.— Coutinued. 



Originally confined to inquiry into the present condition of the fisheries p. S 



Multiplication of food-fishes subsequently added 3 



No intermission in the work of the Commissioner 3 



Amount of correspondence 3 



Principal associates and assistants m the work 3 



Fisheries branch 4 



Distribution branch 4 



Period of time covered by the report 4 



^.—Inquiry into the decrease of the food-fishes. 



2. Investigations and operations of 1875 4 



Selection of "Wood's Hole as a station 



For comparison of results with those of 1871 



Convenient point for preparing fishery exhibit at Philadelphia in 1876 



Detail of steamer Blue Light by the Navy Department 



Beginning of the work 



Associates, assistants, and visitors 



Establishment of a permanent laboratory 



Location and building furnished by the Light-House Board 



The fitting up, mainly by private contributions 



Close of season 



Statistics of whale fishery 



8. Investigations and operations of 1876 



Unofficial work at the Wood's Hole laboratory 



Presence of the Commissioner required at the Philadelphia Exposition 



Fisheries and fish-culture exhibit at Philadelphia 



Extent of the display 



Fish-hatching exhibit 



Fresh fish exhibit 



Acquisition of foreign fisheries exhibits 



Hope of reproducing it ui "Washington 



C. — The propagation of food-fish, 



4. General considerations 



Summary of results accomplished 



Application for eggs and young fish 



Rapid increase in their number 



Response by Congress to public demands 



Limitations of distribution 



Theory of distribution 



Foreign applications 



Reasons for granting them 



Distribution of eggs and fish young 



Species covered by operations of "CTnited States Fish Commission 



Species covered by State commissions and private parties 



Relation of the United States Fish Commission to the American Fish-Culturists' 



Association 



Relations to State fish commissions 



Increase in number of State fish commissions 



Annual conferences 



Meeting at Philadelphia in 1876 



Advantages of co-operation 



Nature of co-operation effected 



Sharing of expenses 



Moral support 



Interstate relations and co-operation 



Relations to the executive departments of the government 



Relations to private individuals 



Relations to foreign countries 



Germany : 



Organizations 



Individuals 



Japan 



Canada 



Other foreign countries 



