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U. S. BUREAU 
OF FISHERIES 
also was carried on in waters under the control of several other Federal 
organizations: 
Fish and fish eggs planted in Federal waters, other than Forest Service, fiscal year 









1940 
Species Eggs Fry ieoareee Total 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
Black bass; largemouth=--2- 22 222--=- = BEN: FS 524) eee ees eee 634, 675 634, 675 
Crappie ta Ss es ee are So SS La | ae See eee er 13, 800 13, 800 
Rain DOW AOU Ge oo ee ae Sse Se Ss oS. So. ese 43, 000 43, 000 
FARM SECURITY ADMINiSTRATION 
Catfishae woes | aaah See ans eee peter at 3 eee NOt ee eae | Sao. ee 7, 840 7, 840 
Crappie =’). ee oa en a ee Ee 2 oe 16, 625 16, 625 
Sunfish G22 sit= ces eee ee 2 ee ae eo ea en an cme 800 800 
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
Black Dass mlATe OM OU eee see see ae eee ee ae see eee 400 
iBlackspotledstroulssseee oa a- ena s oan coos cease see == 49, 600 149, 725 
Brookitrouthe oo. oe = 25, 345 25, 345 
Catfish s.2 es: ooo ss 2 20, 160 20, 160 
Crappie 2 eho ae 5, 280 5, 280 ~ 
Rainbow trout 28) 795 28, 795 
Sunfishee sess: ae eae ee ee ee 260 260 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
Blackabass MiAre Om Ont hme aot ee ee eee 4, 000 44, 400 48, 400 
IBlackspotted trot sees ae ee a 3, 516, 350 8, 342, 855 1, 600, 185 13, 459, 390 
IB LOOKALTOU Lees Ae eee eee SI Se) SE BN el ee ee 100, 000 411, 200 511, 200 
Grayling: sasmee on! 52 heer eed ke ee 2) 8405990),||-~ =: se eel ee . 2, 847, 990 
Rainbows trout: .—< eee so ss ee eee 50, 160 376, 840 406, 905 833, 905 
Sunfish): 2 =. Aes eee sere oo eee ae Se eee eee 7, 320 7, 320 
Som. CONSERVATION SERVICE 
Blackibasslareemoutheemeeeree bo. a o ee eo ee eee 59, 000 31, 500 90, 500 
Califish Uh Sat: - iri ee eed a Re ee 8a ee owe aa eee (Ee ee 16, 500 16, 500 
Crap pic aes eke ta: Senn een fe ee oe te ae ne aes Je ae 4, 000 4, 000 
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTITORITY 
Blackibassslarzremoutheseseses ee eee eee oe St | ae era 430, 000 22, 250 452, 250 
Ken ticky,basss 2-5 ee SEN 28 See | eed ee 25, 630 25, 630 
1 EAM (eh oa) (0) 0 V(t eR Ae Oe 2 eee See Ree |e She Rae 500, 000 cate 500, 000 — 
VEIN DOW CEOM G2 sae Ree ON a ek ee SN es NS 2 lee 25, 000 25, 000 
EU OCK GD ASS Se teen ee at ee ee a ger One ME oe 2. ene 1, 520 1, 526 
Sunfish tas seee ee S26 et Ree ee oe ed ee eet | oe eee 53, 000 53, 000 
WVhISCellANGOUSHIS NES! ee oa eke eg ene ee Ie eS ie oe 30, 000 30, 000 




ASSIGNMENTS OF FISH AND FISH EGGS TO STATES, TERRITORIES, 
AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
The fish-cultural programs of 41 States were promoted by the 
This is in comparison 
assignment of over 69 million fish and eggs. 
The 
with over 165 million allotted during the fiscal year 1939. 
recession is explained by the fact that diversion of flounder fry to the 
State of Rhode Island declined from 121,455,000 in 1939 to 11,403,000 
in 1940, the drop being due to small egg collections of this species at 
the Woods Hole (Mass.) station. There was, however, a net increase 
of approximately 10 million in the allotments ‘of miscellaneous species. 
Many of the fish listed in the following table were simply turned 
over to the States for immediate distribution, thereby relieving the 
Bureau of this responsibility. As heretofore, however, millions of 
eggs went into the State hatcheries to constitute the principal source 
of supply for certain varieties of trout. The States generally recip- 
