69 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



force proceeded to Woods Hole to fit up the vessel for collecting egg 

 lobsters on the Maine coast. During- the entire season 132,437,000 cod 

 eggs were received at the station, of which 87,408,000 were collected 

 at Kittery Point, Me. ; 38,621,000 were received from the collecting 

 station at Plymouth, Mass., and 6,348,000 from the Woods Hole Sta- 

 tion. As a result of these collections 83,191,000 fry were hatched and 

 distributed on the natural spawning-grounds from Ipswich Bay to 

 Massachusetts Bay, 



In the meantime preparations were being completed for collecting 

 lobster eggs. Early in April collecting stations were established at 

 Kittery Point, Me.; Boston, Mass., and Beverly, Mass., and the cus- 

 tomary arrangements were made with fishermen and dealers for saving 

 their egg lobsters. Collections were also made on the Maine coast 

 from Wood Island to Eastport by the schooner Gra?/ipns, assisted by 

 a steam smack which was chartered for the purpose. Active opera- 

 tions began April 18, when the first shipment of egg lobsters was 

 received from Boston. The collections in April were unusually large, 

 and in May were greatly increased, the collections at all the stations 

 showing a substantial increase over those of the previous season. 

 During June the collections in Massachusetts dropped off considerably, 

 while at Kittery Point and along the Maine coast egg lobsters continued 

 to be found in fair quantities up to the latter part of the month. The 

 collecting stations at Boston and Kittery Point were closed on July 10, 

 but the Grampus continued making collections up to July 18. The ship- 

 ments of egg lobsters from the several collecting fields arrived at the 

 station in excellent condition, with the exception of a few lots late in 

 the season, the eggs on these being so far advanced that some of them 

 were affected by the heat. The collections from all sources aggregated 

 5,901 lol)sters, which yielded 83,418,000 eggs. Of the fry hatched 

 from these 37,100,000 were distributed in Maine waters, 2,200,000 off 

 the coast of New Hampshire, and the balance, except 180,000 sent to 

 Woods Hole for experimental purposes, were planted at various points 

 along the Massachusetts coast from Rockport to Boston. 



Cape Vincent Station, New York (Livingston Stone, Superintendent). 



During the year eggs of the white-fish, lake trout, brook trout, and 

 pike perch were handled. 



In November 3,771,000 green eggs of the lake trout were received 

 from the Duluth Station which turned out very well, 2,347,600 fry 

 being hatched from them and distributed. Later 4,088,000 green eggs 

 of this species were sent from Charlevoix, Mich., but these turned out 

 very badly, producing only 741,280 healthy fry. 



In December 31,212,000 white-fish eggs were received from the 

 Put-in Bay, Ohio, Station, and 10,003,000 from Detroit, Mich. Both 

 lots turned out well, yielding, respectively, 27,346,000 and 6,954,000 

 strong, health}^ fry. 



