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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Output of fish by State hatcheries — Continued 



State 



New Mexico 



New York 



North Carolina- 

 North Dakota.- 



Ohio 



Oklahoma 



Oregon 



Pennsylvania.-- 

 Rhode Island--. 

 South Carolina - 

 South Dakota -- 



Texas 



Utah 



Vermont 



Virginia 



Washington 



West Virginia.-. 



Wisconsin 



Wyoming 



Total - 



Trout 



1, 992, 215 

 9. 907, 555 

 3, 700, 200 



22, 451, 400 

 1, 000, 604 



82, 097 

 500, 000 

 294, 385 



7, 500, 000 



316, 095 



149, 940 



47, 893, 261 



366, 750 



7, 092, 091 



14, 140, 000 



246, 771, 584 



Bass 



12, 000 

 633, 342 

 346, 380 



15, 795 



184, 206 



1,079,800 



29,800 

 387, 474 



15, 167 



13, 882 

 328, 000 



32, 760 



45, 386 



235, 000 



223, 670 



695,119 



Other game 

 fish 



11, 882 



9, 499, 337 



2, 458, 569 



3, 499, 120 



2, 666, 406 



464, 975 



983, 200 



1, 702, 582 



15, 531 



4, 268, 249 

 1, 658, 047 



748 



17. 000 

 1, 995. 649 



10,248,041 382,060,835 



Commercial 

 species 



619, 742, 671 



161, 260, 000 



85, 226, 510 

 514,980,797 



61, 660, 000 

 40, 355. 225 

 173, 190, 173 



367, 963, 636 



3, 423, 285. 869 



Total 



2. 016, 097 



639, 782, 905 



6, 505. 149 



3, 514, 915 



164, 110, 612 



1, 544, 775 



108, 690, 910 



518, 071, 457 



112,795 



500,000 



4, 576, 516 



1, 986, 047 



7, 500, 000 



62, 009, 603 



40, 550, 551 



221,318,434 



607, 420 



377, 746, 495 



14, 140, 000 



4, 062, 366, 329 



In presenting the foregoing tables the bureau wishes to emphasize 

 that they do not form a complete statistical summary. They are 

 submitted with a full know^ledge that they are merely indicative of 

 the general trend of fisheries conservation work on the part of the 

 States. The data were compiled from information supplied by the 

 State authorities, and in a number of instances all of the statistics 

 requested were not furnished. In at least one instance no informa- 

 tion whatever was forthcoming. These facts account for the existing 

 voids and prevent the tables from presenting a completely accurate 

 picture of the magnitude of State fish-cultural activities and expendi- 

 tures. Furthermore, due to the fact that some of the States employ 

 a fiscal year corresponding with the calendar year, while in others the 

 end of June indicates the close of the business year, the periods 

 covered by the data shown are not on the same basis in every case. 

 The tables are submitted, therefore, merely as an approximation of 

 an average year's endeavor in fish culture and allied fields on the part 

 of the States. In every case the information covers the latest 

 complete year for which statistics are available. 



In comparison with data collected in an almost identical manner 

 last year, it is noticeable that there was a reduction of over 800,000 

 in the number of fishing licenses issued and that receipts from the 

 sale of licenses declined to the extent of slightly over $400,000. The 

 character of the fishing licenses listed in the tables should be ex- 

 plained. The term "fishing licenses" as used comprises all licenses 

 carrying the privilege of fishing. It, therefore, includes a very large 

 number of the so-called combination licenses generally sold to resi- 

 dents which carry the privilege of fishing, hunting, and even trapping 

 in a single permit. Obviously not all licensees of this class purchase 

 a license for the purpose of fishing, but the figures are included as 

 an indication of the number of potential anglers. The tables show 

 an increase of 4 over last year in the number of State fish hatcheries 

 and a decline of 73 in the number of employees. Expenditures for 

 fish-cultural work receded somewhat, being some $200,000 below 

 those of the previous year. The total output of fish of all species 



