6 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



SujMMAHY of DisTKinuTiON OF Fisii AM) Ktios m RiiNu THE FisiAf, Yeak 11)07 — 



("ontimipd. 



Species. 



Landlocked salmon. 

 Blaekspottert trout.. 

 Loch Levea trout . . . 



Lake trout 



Brook trout 



Sunapee trout 



Grayling 



Pike 



Eggs. 



I.tO.OOO 

 4ii0, 000 



177, 886 

 , 323, 130 



23, 520, 000 

 921,237 



200, 000 



344,532 

 ■134,302 

 213,163 

 814, 200 



Fingerlings, 

 yearlings, 

 and adults. 



249, 723 



1,382,050 



67,000 



3, 388, 600 



3, 504, 348 



Crappie and strawberr\' bass 



Rock bass ; 



Warmouth bass ' 



Small-mouth black bass I 



Large-mouth black bass ; 



Suntish or bream ' 



Pike porch ! 257, 150, 000 



Yellow perch 1 10, 400, 000 



Striped bass ' 2, 000, 000 



White perch , 



Cod 



Flatfish 



Haddock 



Pollock 



Tautog I 



Lobster i 



700 

 6,542 



370, 



257, 

 6, 

 249, 

 235, 

 178, 



167 



102, 600 

 42, 356 

 5, 900 

 773, 000 

 228, 700 

 737, 500 

 169, 000 

 422, 000 

 625, 000 

 499,000 

 299, 000 

 450, 000 

 909, 000 



8,000 

 25, 437 

 30, 305 

 1,812 

 26, 844 

 463, 935 

 56, 070 



14, 665 



494 



Total 473,902,442 2,026,120,360 i 11,574,575 



Total. 



577, 609 



7, 195, 180 



67,000 



54, 253, 132 



9. >>59, 887 



213, 163 



2,014,200 



8,000 



26, 137 



36, 847 



1,812 



129, 444 



.006, 290 



61, 970 



627,923,000 



267, 643, 365 



8, 737, 500 



249, 169, 000 



235, 422, 000 



178, 625, 000 



2, 499. 000 



86, 299, 000 



450,000 



167,909,494 



2,511,597,377 



Cod and /ob.ster,^. — The work at the marine hatcheries was espe- 

 cially successful, the total output of cod and lobsters being greater 

 than ever before. The Norwegian method of obtaining cod eggs was 

 tested at AVoods Hole with such encouraging results that the Bureau 

 is considering the extension of this method to all the marine stations. 

 From various parts of the New England coast is received the gratify- 

 ing report of an evident increase in the abundance of small lobsters. 



Whifefsli. — Severe .storms which prevailed on Lake Erie during 

 the fall interfered somewhat with the collection of eggs of this spe- 

 cies and caused the loss of a considerable number of brood fish, but 

 on the whole the results were satisfactory. 



Pike perch. — The output of pike perch is very gratifying. The 

 development of the held at Swanton, Vt., auxiliary to the St. Johns- 

 bury station, supplemented the pike-perch work on the Great Lakes, 

 and was not a small factor in the success of the season. 



Yellow perch and white perch. — The propagation of these two 

 fishes is limited in possible extent only by the funds available for the 

 work and the number of stations where the equipment is suitable. 

 The collections of yellow-perch eggs are steadily increasing and the 

 w^ork with this species, as also with the white perch, can profitably 

 be extended to other Atlantic rivers. 



Black lass. — The demand for large-mouth aiid small-mouth black 

 bass continues to exceed the supply. As stated in previous recom- 

 mendations to Congress, there is a great need for additional pond- 

 culture stations, especially in the Southern States. There was an 

 average output hist season. 



