100 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 



covering such subjects as part-time licenses, sales of black bass, list 

 of books on angling, necessity of returning small fish to water, etc., 

 for all of which there is a constant demand. 



Markets in the principal large cities in Central and Eastern 

 States have been regularly inspected by the field officers for illegal 

 black-bass shipments, and investigations of reports of violations have 

 been made when required. In connection with investigations, the 

 field officers have attended and addressed a great number of gather- 

 ings of anglers, sportsmen, conservationists, and others, on the sub- 

 ject of the Federal black-bass law and the necessity for giving these 

 valuable game fish more adequate legal protection. 



VESSELS 



The Albatross II formerly used by the Bureau in its offshore fish- 

 ery investigations was returned to the Navy Department during the 

 fiscal year. This was done for two reasons: First, the vessel was 

 very old and not well adapted for the Bureau's work and, second 

 because of reduced funds the Bureau was unable to continue it in 

 operation. 



The steamer SJiearwater was engaged in the usual fish-cultural 

 work at the Put in Bay (Ohio) station during the fall and spring 

 months. 



The motor vessel Fuhnar was turned over to the Division of Con- 

 servation of the State of Ohio for its use in fish-cultural operations 

 under a revocable license providing for its maintenance and opera- 

 tion by the licensee and also providing that the licensee would 

 furnish the Bureau with such vessel service as required in connection 

 with its operations at the Put in Bay (Ohio) station. 



The Pelican was used in connection with fishery investigations off 

 the coast of Maine, and also in fish-cultural work at the Boothbay 

 Harbor (Maine) station. 



Fifteen vessels of the Alaska service cruised about 123,000 nautical 

 miles in the fiscal year 1934, as compared with 132,700 nautical miles 

 in the previous year. The Penguin covered approximately 28,000 

 miles, the Crane 15,900 miles, and the Brant and Teal each 11,400 

 miles. 



The Penguin served as tender for the Ptibilof Islands, with base at 

 Unalaska. Five round trips were made to Seattle during the year to 

 transport personnel and perishable and omergincy supplies. 



Of the vessels that engaged in fisheries protective work, the Auklef, 

 Murre, Petrol, and Widgeon, were employed in southeast Alaska. 

 The Crane and Teal were in tlie Alaska Peninsula region and on Cook 

 Inlet, respectively, until about the middle of August, and later as- 

 sisted with the patrol and stream inspection in southeast Alaska. 

 The Blue Wing and Red Wing were in the Kodialv-Afognak urea,, 

 the Kiitiwahe on Prince William Sound, the Ihis at Chignik, the 

 Eider in the Alaska Peninsula distiict, the Sooter on Bi-istol Bay. 

 and the Cool on the Yukon Eiver. 



The Brant was used in general supervisory work, chiefly in south- 

 east Alaska, although one trip was made to the westward as far as 

 Bristol Bay. It was engaged also for a *hort time in tlie ftir-?eal 

 patrol off Neah Bay. Wasli.. relieving the Eider in that duty toward 

 the end of April. The Teal patrolled waters in the vicinity of Sitka, 



