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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



RESULTS OF WORK. 



1. Publications of the Commission — Continued. 



2. Field operations dubisg the summer of 1877— Cont'd. 

 Station at Halifax, Xova Scotia 



Movements and final disposition of steamer 



Visitors 



Assistance rendered to Commission 



By private parties 



By the Dominion minister of customs 



By the minister of marine and fisheries 



3. General result of the field-work of 1877 



Continuation of previous researches 



Discovery of the pole-flounder, a new and valuable food- 



flsh 



Its economical value and geographical distribution.. 



Eeasons why previously unknown 



Pacts connected with distrihution of marine fishes 



Large collections made for the Xational Museum, and 

 for distribution to colleges and 



academies 



Superintendence of work of naming and assorting 



C. — The Halifax Convention. 



4. The Treaty of "Washington 



Unsettled flsheiy questions between the United States 



and British North America 



Three-mile line 



Headlands 



Shelter and supplies 



License system 



Privileges of Treaty of 1818 



Fishery clauses of Washington Treaty 



Explanation of provisions 



Eattfication in 1873 



Appointment of Commissioners and counsel 



General preliminaries 



5. The meeting at Halu^ax 



Its opening June 15, 1877 



General proceedings and history 



Final award 



Payment of $5,500,000 by the United States 



6. Kelations of the United States Fish Commission to 



THE Halifax meeting 



Invitation to attend by the Secretary of State 



Method adopted of obtaining infoi-mation to be used 



Distribution of circulars 



Dispatch of agents 



Co-operation of individuals 



Departure for Halifax 



Part taken in the meetings 



Biological and other facts elicited 



Comparative preparation of the two sides 



Measures to be taken for securing proper statistics of 



the sea-fisheries 



Acknowledgments 



D. — Fishery statistics. 



7. Methods adopted and to be employed 



Action of the Treasury Department 



Action of the United States Fish Commission 



List of circulars already issued 



Mode of distributing circulars 



One subject only agitated at one time 



Results already elaborated 



Bluetish, scup, whale, and menhaden 



Subjects now under investigation 



Information of methods of fishing 



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