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Propagation and distribution of food fishes ^ 5 



Output 5 



Notes on certain operations 7 



New features of the work 7 



Rescue of fishes from overflows 7 



Culture of striped bass 8 



Acclimatization of the lobster on the Pacific coast 8 



Some results of fish-culture 8 



Scientific inquiry 9 



Pearl-mussel investigations 9 



Oyster work and experiments 9 



Louisiana oyster work 9 



Survey of Chesapeake Bay oyster grounds 10 



Oyster-fattening exi)eriment8 at Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia 10 



Sponge-planting experiments H 



Terrapin-rearing experiments H 



Lake studies H 



Investigations in the Philippine Lslands 12 



Marine biological laboratories 12 



Commercial fisheries 12 



Administration - 17 



New stations and improvements 17 



Library and publications 18 



Salaries and expenses 18 



Appropriations 20 



Conservation of fishery resources 20 



Recommendations 21 



New fish-cultural stations 21 



Increased facilities for rescuing fish from overflowed lands 21 



New fish-cultural experiment station 22 



Federal control of interstate fisheries and fish trade 22 



New building and aquarium 22 



Increase of salaries 23 



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