330 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Table of information regarding the aquariums of the icorld in 1921 — Continued 



United States and territory 



City. 



La JoUa, Calif. 



New Orleans, La. 



New York City, 



N. y. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



Gallons used daily, 



fresh. 

 Number of exhib- 

 its (1927). 



Fishes 



Mammals 



Reptiles 



Amphibians 



Invertebrates. 



Birds 



Open every day 



Between what hours, i 



Entrance fee | 



Visitors a day I 



Visitors a year 



Persons employed. 



In what capacity... 



Cards, specimens, 



pamphlets. 

 Balanced aquaria.. 

 Total capacity 



1,350 514 



1,300.. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 



50 



None. 

 Yes... 

 8 to 5_. 

 None. 



Water systems . 



Fish hatchery 



Salt or fresh water.. 

 N umber fry hatched 



annually. 

 Disposition of same. 



8,000. 

 3 



Curator-collector, 

 engineer, attend- 

 ant. 



3,700. 



2,749. 



500.... 

 None. 



25 



6 



3 



None 



Yes 



8 to 5 or 6." 



None 



3,571 



2 (additional for 

 emergency). 



2,700 2,438. 



2 None. 



120 31. 



35 279. 



839 1. 



4 - None. 



Yes Yes. 



9 to4 or 5 I 9 to 5. 



None None. 



4.700 1 1,000. 



1,722,000 400,000. 



29 I 21. 



No. 

 No. 



2 (fresh, salt). 



Yes 



Fresh and salt. 



Aquarium and park 

 lakes. 



Director and 4 of- 

 ficers, 1 matron, 

 1 foreman, 1 tele- 

 phone operator, 

 3 engineers, 1 

 collector, 3 fire- 

 men, 14 attend- 

 ants. 



All three 



None since 1921 



42 planned; 500 



gallons. 

 5 (fresh, fresh-heat- 

 ed, harbor (brack- 

 ish) , harbor-heat- 

 ed, pure salt- 

 heated). 



Yes 



Both 



Average 1,000,000... 



Local public waters. 



Superintendent and 

 2 assistants, 3 en- 

 gineers, collector, 

 matron, janitor, 

 10 attendants, 2 

 laborers. 



No. 



None. 



3 (fresh, fresh-heat- 

 ed, salt-heated). 

 (Plan fresh and 

 salt refrigeration.) 



United States and territory 



City. 



San Francisco, 

 Cahf. 



Washington, D. C. 



South America 



Rio de Janeiro, 

 Brazil 



Rio de Janeiro, 

 Brazil 



Institution I Steinhart Aquari- 



I um. 



Presiding oflBcer Barton W. Ever- 



mann. 



When opened Sept. 29, 1923 



Owned by City 



Controlled by j California Acade- 



! my of Sciences. 

 Shape of building.., 



Size of building.. 



Aquarium, United 

 States Bureau of 

 Fisheries. 



L. G. Harron 



liefeet by 182feet. 



Cost to build I $305,257.42. 



Annual mainten- I $40,000 



ance cost. | 



U. S. Government.. 



United States Bu- 

 reau of Fishgries. 



Installed in office 

 buildings. 



56 feet by 103 feet. 

 Annex 28 feet by 

 75 feet. 



$6,000 



$6,000 



Passeio Publico 

 Ac aarium. 



Carlos Moreira 



1905 



City municipality.. 

 do 



Moor style 



180 square meters.. 



Quinta da Boa 

 Vista .Aquarium. 



Carlos Moreira. 



1910. 



City municipality. 

 Do. 



Rustic-cavcrnlikc . 



16 meters diameter. 



