PROGRESS IN BIOLOGICAL INQUIRIES, 1939 95 
circular tanks, 4 shallow rectangular tanks, and 12 glass aquaria. * Five 
large outdoor tanks of reinforced concrete have been constructed for 
displaying large specimens. Considerable repairs were made to the 
sea wall, the terrapin pound, walks, driveways, and building founda- 
tions. A small pier and a 20,000-gallon storage tank for salt water 
were erected adjacent to the terrapin-rearing house in order to improve 
facilities for the feeding and care of the young terrapin. 
With the assistance of the National Youth Administration it has 
been possible to improve considerably the exhibits of fish, crustacea, 
shellfish, etc., in the laboratory museum. An inexpensive method has 
been perfected for making accurate lifelike reproductions of marine 
fishes, from materials which appear satisfactory for permanent use in 
this climate. Casts of the following specimens have been added to 
the museum collection: A 75-pound ocean sunfish ; 250-pound spotted 
whipray ; 7-foot sailfish; 100-pound stingray; 6-foot sandshark; ham- 
merhead shark; tarpon; amberjack; dolphin fish; sheepshead; angel 
shark; sturgeon, tripletail; Spanish mackerel; long-finned albacore; 
black drum; and many other common species of smaller size. This 
project is being continued in cooperation with a division of the W.P. W. 
that is preparing visual aids to education for use in schools, libraries, 
etc. Small exhibits are being developed showing interesting phases 
of fish life, commercial methods of capture, and the nutritional 
importance of marine fish and shellfish. 
APPROPRIATIONS 
Numerous changes in the sources of funds for the Division of Scien- 
tific Inquiry brought about what appears to be a diminished amount 
available for fishery investigations during the fiscal year 1940. The 
appropriations for specific activities during the fiscal year 1939 in- 
cluded funds for travel and vessel operation made available from the 
deficiency appropriation of $76,000 during that year for the Bristol 
Bay salmon investigations. The appropriations for that work during 
the fiscal year 1940 were placed under the proper headings. The grand 
total of the appropriations for the fiscal year 1940 exceeded the 1939 
grand total by $20,430. When proper adjustments are made for non- 
recurring items in both fiscal years, an actual increase of $19,000 was 
realized in 1940. 
The actual appropriation for the construction of fish screens and 
ladders in 1940 was equivalent to one-half of the 1939 sum, and an 
additional total of $4,380 was supplied from other sources in order to 
maintain the program. Provision was made in the 1940 appropria- 
tions for the construction of a small permanent laboratory at Little 
Port Walter, in Southeastern Alaska. 
Additional funds were received for the fiscal year 1940 from the 
Works Progress Administration for the improvement of the biologi- 
cal station at Pensacola, Fla. The National Industrial Recovery al- 
lotment provided $25,000 for the completion of a new biological 
laboratory at Milford, Conn., and $125,000 for the reconditioning and 
alteration of a commercial trawler which will become the new fishery 
research vessel, Albatross ITT. 
Approximately one-half of all available funds of the 1939 and 1949 
appropriations were spent during the calendar year 1939. A state- 
