REPORT 



OF THE 



COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



Department of Co:mmerce and Labor. 



Bureau of Fisheries, 

 Washington, December 1, 1907. 

 Sir: I have the honor to submit a report of the operations of the 

 Bureau of Fisheries durini>- the fiscal year ended June 80. 1907. 



FISH-CULTURAL WORK. 



In its general lines the fish-cultural work varies little from year to 

 year, the changes appearing as a rule only in the conditions which 

 attend the taking of eggs and the hatching, and in the quantity of 

 fish produced. The scope of the work is being constantly extended, 

 however, including each year one or two kinds of fish not previously 

 cultivated and adding localities to the field of operations. 



OUTPUT. 



The total output in 1907 "svas 2,all,597,o77 fish and eggs — nearly 

 600,000,000 more than for the year 1906, wdiich had the largest pre- 

 vious record. The conspicuous increases were in pike perch, yellow^ 

 perch, and white perch, blueback salmon, lake cisco, grayling, shad, 

 striped bass, cod, and lobster, w'ith a fair yield of pollock and a 

 comparatively large product of haddock, neither of which were 

 hatched in 1906. On the other hand, the output of whitefish, chinook 

 and silver salmon, and steelhead trout fell below the figures for last 

 year. The number of fish and eggs distributed in 1907 is shown by 

 species in the following table : 



Summary of Distribution of Fish and Eggs During the Fiscal Year 1907. 



