FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 199 



EESULTS OF WORK. 



1. Publicatious of the Coininission — Continued. 



Appendix C— Coulinuod. 

 XII. Correspoiulcnct" rebtiii;: to the exportation of ■ 



flslies and fish liatibing apparatus Page. 



to Kew Zealand, Germany, &c 959 



A. The shipmt'iits uiadt- in 1875 to Xew Zealand 959 



B. Shipments of lisli ova in 1876 to Xew Ze.aland 063 



C. Shipments of apparatus to Germany, and 



correspondence 1003 



D. Address made at the meeting of the Ger- 



man Fishery Association, at Berlin, 

 March 16, 1877, by Mr. von Behr- 

 Sehmcildow, president of the asso- 

 ciation, member of the German Par- 

 liament 1014 



Alphabetical index 1026 



28. Circular. Questioihs ; oixl li.shiiig. 1878. 



29. Circular. Question.s; alewifc lisliorics. 1878. 



30. Circular. Questions; smolt fi.slierieN. 1878. 



31. Blank. Statistics New England fish markets. 1878, 



32. Questions; mackerel iisheries. 1879, January. 



33. Acknowledgment of response. 1879, May. 



34. Circular to accompany mackerel circular. 1879, Jauuary. 



35. Ocean temperature blanks. 1878. 



36. Application for li.sli. 1879, April. 



37. Eeport. Part V. 1879, October. 



38. Report. Part Y, with supplement. 1'579. October. 



1879. Baird, Spenceu F. 



United States Conunission of Fish and Fisheries. | — | PartV. | — | 

 Report I of | The Commissioner | for | 1877. | — | A. — ^Inquiry 

 into the decrease of food-Hshes. | B. — The propagation of fiood- 

 fidhes in the | waters of the United States. | — | Washington: | 

 Government Printing Office. | 1879. | 8vo. pp. 48, 972. 



CONTENTS. 

 I. — REroin OF the Commissioner. 



A. — General considerations. Pag*. 



1. ISTKODUCTOUY KEM AKKS '1 



Number of reports heretofore published *1 



Period of the year covered by each report *1 



Time covered by the present report *1 



Gradual and great increase in the labors of the Commis- 

 sion *1 



Labor in vohed ; increase of appropriations *1 



Increased interest and co-operation in the work *1 



Assistants in eliarge of divisions *1 



Propagation branch *2 



Inquiries branch *2 



B.— Inquiries into the history and statistics of food-fishes. 



2. Field oi'Ekatioxs during the summer of 1877 *2 



Co-operati(m of tlie goveiument departments *2 



Of Navy Department in previous years *2 



In 1877 by detail of .steamer Speedwell *2 



Officers of the Speedwell *2-*3 



Scieutitic corps *3 



Station at Salem, Mass *3 



Visitors ^ 



NaUire of ope:;'.iioas *8 



