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Sound through the cooperation of the State of Washington. The 

 hydrographic program of tlie Bureau's North Athmtic investiga- 

 tion was enabled to be continued through the generous cooperation 

 of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in assigning its vessel 

 Atlantk to continue the work threatened with disruption when the 

 Bureau's vessel Albatross II was laid up for lack of funds. 



CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM 



No appropriation was made during 1933 to carry on the construc- 

 tion authorized by the act of May 21, 1930 (46 Stat. 371) . However, 

 the unexpended balances for certain projects carried in an appropri- 

 ation of $448,500 for the previous year were continued. This per- 

 mitted the completion to the limits of authorization of new hatcheries 

 alreadv started at Lake Mills, Wis. ; Ennis, Mont. ; Hagerman, Idaho; 

 Crystal Lake, Colo. ; Flintville, Tenn. ; and Butte Falls, Oreg. The 

 first three of these did not enter into production during 1933, how- 

 ever. In addition considerable preliminary development was accom- 

 plished at Marion, Ala., where a large and desirable site was acquired. 

 Two hatcheries, previously operated under lease, at Mill Creek, Calif., 

 and Cortland, N.Y., were acquired by purchase and improvements 

 were effected. A reduction of 10 percent in the amount of all build- 

 ing authorizations imposed by Congress as an economy measure 

 rendered it impossible to complete several of the new stations. 



The Government now holds title to sites in Indiana and Pennsyl- 

 vania, which will be developed through funds obtained from the 

 Emergency Public Works program. Under authority of the 

 Bureau's 5-year program a site was acquired gratis at Bear Lake, 

 LTtah, and cteveloped as a trout-rearing unit. The new hatchery at 

 Mount Rainier National Park, mentioned in last year's report, was 

 completed and placed in operation. A trout-rearing establishment 

 was also developed in Jackson Hole, Wyo., adjacent to Yellowstone 

 Park. This is intended to serve the new Teton National Park. 



PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND GAME FISHES 



The Federal fish-hatchery system operated by the Division of Fish 

 Culture was successful in increasing its output of fish and eggs for 

 the fiscal year to a total of over 7,202,155,000. This is an increase in 

 production of 2 percent over the previous year. Fewer species were 

 handled than in the previous year, but 18 out of more than 40 species 

 propagated were produced in increased numbers. Five new hatch- 

 eries, located at Crystal Lake, Colo., Flintville, Tenn., Marion, Ala., 

 Lake Mills, Wis., and Butte Falls, Oreg., entered into production for 

 the first time. The size of the fish distributed, as well as their num- 

 bers, has an important bearing on the value of the work, since the 

 survival of the planted stock is correlated with the size and age at 

 planting. The larger fish, many of legal size, particularly among 

 the game varieties, are termed fingerlings, and a distribution of over 

 182,338,000 in this category represents an increase of 22.7 percent over 

 the previous year. Included in the figures for hatchery output are 

 the figures covering the rescuing and salvaging of fishes in the over- 

 flowed area of the upper Mississippi River. 



