194 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



EESULTS OF WOEK. 



1. Publications of the Commission — Continued. 



B. — Inquiry into the decrease of the food-fishes — Continned. Pago. 



3. Investigations and operations of 1876 7 



Unofficial work at the Wood's Hole laboratory 7 



Presence of the Commissioner required at the Philadelphia 



Exposition 7 



Fisheries and fish culture exhibit at Philadelphia 7 



Extent of the display 8 



Fish hatching exhibit 8 



Fresh fish exhibit 8 



Acquisition of foreign fisheries exhibits 8 



Hope of reproducing it in Washington 8 



C. — The propagation of food-fish. 



4. General considerations 8 



Summary of results accomplished 8 



Application for eggs and young fish 9 



Rapid increase in their number 9 



Response by Congress to public demands 10 



Limitations of distribution 10 



Theory of distribution 10 



Foreign applications 11 



Reasons for granting them 11 



Distribution of eggs and flsh young 11 



Species covered by operations of United States Fish 



Commission 11 



Species covered by State commissions and private 



parties 11 



Relation of tlie United States Fish Commission to the 

 American Fish-culturists' Associa- 

 tion 11 



Kelations to State fish commissions 12 



Increase in number of State fish commissions 12 



Annual conferences 12 



Meeting at Philadelphia in 1876 12 



Advantages of co-operation 12 



Nature of co-ojjeration effected 13 



Sharing of expenses 13 



Moral support 14 



Interstate relations and co-operation 14 



Relations to the executive departments of the govern- 

 ment 14 



Relations to private individuals 14 



Relations to foreign countries 15 



Germany: 



Organizations 15 



Individuals , 16 



Japan 16 



Canada 16 



Other foreign countries 17 



Facilities furnished by railroad companies 17 



Facilities furnished by express companies 18 



5. Actual work of propagation of food-fiahes in 1875 and 1876. 20 

 The shad 20 



season of 1876 20 



The Potomac River Station 20 



The Susquehanna River Station 20 



The Connecticut River Station 21 



Combined results 21 



The California salmon 21 



The Columbia River Station in 1875 21 



Threatened decrease of the fishery 21 



Selection of hatching station 22 



