188 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



EESULTS OF WORK. 



1. Publicatious of the Commission— Continued. 



Appendix A— Co:i1iiuieJ. 



Vn. Pre'iminary report for 1873-'74 — Continned. 

 .). Of the lierring's aud small herring's 

 mode of life ; its migrations, and the 

 dependence of these latter on me- 

 teorologic and hydrograpbic circnm- Page. 



stances 147 



f the heriing-fish cries and their tune 



and place 160 



5. The small-herring fisheries, their time 



and place 162 



6. Of fishing implements, the manner in 



which they are used, and other mat- 

 ters connected therewith 154 



7. Scientific observations aud scientific as 



well as practical experiments neces- 

 sary for continuing the investiga- 

 tions and bringing them to a satis- 

 factory end 165 



8. Of the immediate continuation of the in- 



vestigations and the sums required 



for this purpose 167 



Vm. The halibut fisheries of the United States. By 



Lieut. P. De Broca 169 



IX. The fishing-viUages, Snekkersteen and Skot- 



terup, and the collection of fishing 



implements exhibited at Elsinore, 



Denmark, during the summer of 1872. 173 



X. On the herring and its preparation as an article 



of trade. By Hjalmar Widegren... 183 



Introduction 183 



1. Preparation of common Baltic herring 



for consumption in Sweden and in 



the German ports of the Baltic 189 



2. Preparation of cxtra-flne herring for 



home consumption 192 



3. Preparation of spiced herring (Kryd- 



dsill) 193 



XT. New contributions to the herring question. The 

 dispute between Axel Boeck and Os- 

 sian Sars regarding the Norwegian 

 summer-herring. Sar's recent ob- 

 servations and his new theory on the 



migrations of the herring 195 



XII. On the spawning and development of the cod- 

 fish. By Prof. G. 0. Sars 213 



Xm. The Norwegian lobster-fishery, and its history. 



By Axel Boeck 223 



Introduction 223 



Implements for catching the lobsters, meth- 

 ods of catching them, and the man- 

 ner of shipping them 238 



The lobster trade and the history of its 



legislation 232 



Draught of a law regarding the protection 



of lobsters 253 



XIV. Transportation of lobsters to California 258 



XV. On the artificial propagation of the lobster 267 



XVI. On the oyster-industries of the United States. 



By Lieut. P. De Broca 271 



Letter to the minister of m.irine .and colo- 

 nial afiairs 271 



