SBCTIOTSr B. 



FISHING GROUNDS OF NORTH AMERICA. 



1. MODELS AND MAPS OF FISHING GROUNDS. 



Helief model of the oft-sliore banks of tlie United States, showing the 

 contours to a depth of 2,800 fathoms. 

 Prei>ared for Urn U. S. Fisli Commission by Mr. C. Liudeukolil. 



(See also the maps and charts exhibited elsewhere in the collection.) 



II. MAPS SHOWING GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 



Prepiired Ijy G. Brown Gooik-, drawn by C. E. GorLam. 



Ko. 1. Provisional map showing Geographical Distribution of the fishes 



of the Salmon Family in the Eastern United States. 

 ]^o. 2. Provisional map showing the geographical distribution of the 



cod {Gadus morrhua), and the locations of the fishing 



grounds and fishing ports. 

 'So. 3. Provisional mijp showing the geographical distribution of the 



Halibut, [Kippofjlossm vulgaris), on the coast of IsTorth 



America and the principal fishing grounds in 1879. 

 2^0. 4. Provisional map showing the geographical distribution of the 



Mackerel {Scomber scombrus), its seasonal movements, and 



the fishing grounds and fishing ports. 

 Ko. 5. Map showing the geographical distribution of the Menhaden {Bre- 



voortia tyrannuft) in 1879, with the location of the fishing 



grounds and the oil and guano factories. 

 Ko. 6. Provisional map showing the Geographical Distribution of the 



fishes of the Herring family in Eastern North America. 

 Ko. 7. Provisional map showing the Geographical Eange of the princi- 

 pal fishes of the Mackerel tribe {Scombridw and Carangidxe) 



in Eastern North America. 

 ISTo. 8. Map showing the distribution of the oyster beds on the coast 



of New England and Nova Scotia, from data furnished 



by Mr. Ernest Ingersoll. 

 Ho. 9. Map showing the distribution of the oyster beds of Maryland. 



From the explorations of the United States Coast Survey. 

 K^o. 10. Map showing the obstructions to the ascent of fish in the rivers 



of Maine. 1876. Compiled by C. G. Atkins and E. M. 



Stilwell. 

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