PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1934 405 



arrangements with the State of Ohio, whereby that agency attended 

 to the distribution. 



The Cape Vincent (N. Y.) station was much more active in connec- 

 tion with the ]n-opagation of gajne fish than with the commercial 

 varieties. Only 250,000 lake trout eggs were obtained, no whitefish 

 being handled. The curtaihnent in this phase of the station's activity 

 was oiiused by a lack of funds to permit the placing of spawntakers. 



MARINE STATIONS 



The production of marine species was obtained from two hatcheries 

 only, the establishment at Gloucester (Mass.) being phiced out of 

 commission. 



The Woods Hole (Mass.) hatchery was kept open, inasmuch as it 

 was also a base for scientific investigations. A few brood cod were 

 secured but owing to the limited numbers and the expense of pumping 

 water to retain them until the eggs were matured, they were discarded 

 and no eggs of this species were handled. The station undertook 

 the propagation of flounder during the month of Januarv, but extreme 

 weather conditions proved to be an insurmountable obstacle; and in 

 order to save the nets it was necessary to discontinue this attempt 

 after a moderate number of eggs, amounting to 136,000,000, were 

 secured. A limited number of mackerel eggs were collected and 

 hatched later in the year. 



All of the buildings were repainted, both interior and exterior, and 

 a number of minor improvements were made. 



At the Boothbay Harbor (Maine) station activities were somewhat 

 curtailed owing to the lack of funds. However, in spite of this handi- 

 cap and unfavorable weather conditions, 900,000,000 flatfish eggs 

 were secured and incubated, which is approximately one-third of the 

 number handled the previous year. 



"With the cod, an increase in the number of eggs was obtained owing 

 to the fact that the market fishermen were taking an increased mmiber 

 of fish and the Bureau was able at moderate cost to salvage the eggs 

 and either hatch them or plant thorn after fertilization on the spawning 

 grounds. 



There was also a drop in the yield of haddock to a level approxi- 

 mately one-third of last year's output. 



Tlirough a P. W. A. allotment a considerable number of necessary 

 repairs were made including replanking the main wharf, reconditioning 

 the dwellings, and painting the station buildings. 



ANADROMOrS SPECIES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST 



The only station devoted exclusivel}^ to the propagation of com- 

 mercial species native to the coastal rivers of the Atlantic coast is the 

 Fort Humphreys (Va.) station. The propagation of shad is the main 

 activity. Xo effort was made to hatch yellow ])erch sit tliis ]>oint 

 because of the sliortage of funds. The same reason impelled the 

 curtailment of shad work with a take of 6,500,000 eggs in comparison 

 with normal collections of twice or three times this amount. Shad 

 were also propagated at the Edenton (N. C.) station where results 

 were more favorable. The output of shad at this point amoimtetl to 

 approximately 3,500,000 fry. Ver}^ little success attended the effort 

 to propagate glut herring. This was partly caused by the fact that 



