New York City. Today there are a number 

 of public aquariums throughout the country. 

 In the 1930's the new building for the 

 Department of Commerce (which then in- 

 cluded the Bureau of Fisheries, successor to 

 the Fish Commission) provided for a new 

 National Aquarium on the lower floor. The 

 present National Aquarium was opened to the 

 public in 1934. 



SUNFISHES 



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The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife 

 is the Federal agency dedicated to the con- 

 servation of the Nation's fish and wildhfe 

 resources. The Bureau operates salmon, trout, 

 and pondfish hatcheries for stocking public 

 waters; maintains wildlife refuges; controls 

 predatory animals; enforces Federal laws for 

 the conservation of fish and migratory birds; 

 and engages in fish and wildlife research and 

 related activities. 



* U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1961 OF — 588460 



