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the State fish and game laws, and several increased the powers of 

 the commission to promulgate regulations. Part-time nonresident 

 tourist licenses were adopted in 8 States. 



The adoption of all these measures was advocated by the Bureau 

 in line with its policies for the protection and increase of the black 

 bass. 



Because of its administration of the Federal black-bass law, the 

 Division is daily called upon for information about seasons, angler's 

 licenses, and every subject pertaining to angling. Especially is it 

 requested by letter, telephone, and personal call to advise the appli- 

 cants, how, when, and where to fish. It has been necessary for the 

 Division to prepare a number of small pamphlets, as follows: List 

 of Books on Angling, List of State Fish Agencies, Compilation of 

 Anglers Licenses Issued by the States and Revenue Derived There- 

 from, Tabulation of the Laws Covering the Sale of Black Bass in 

 the Various States, List of States that have Adopted the Part-Time 

 Angler's License ; and a leaflet entitled " Angling " which supplies 

 manj'^ items of interest to the angler. There has been a large de- 

 mand for all of these publications, which may be obtained only by 

 applying to the Bureau of Fisheries. 



Owing to the many changes in the game-fish laws in 1935, Fishery 

 Circular No. 16 containing the game-fish laws for 1933-34 has been 

 revised, and will be published early in the next fiscal year. 



Twenty-seven permits for taking certain species of small fish in 

 the District of Columbia for use as bait, have been issued in the 

 Division during the year, a decrease of 11 over the last fiscal year. 



VESSELS 



Thirteen vessels of the Alaska service cruised about 116,000 nauti- 

 cal miles in the fiscal year 1935, as compared with 127,000 nautical 

 miles by 15 vessels in the preceding year. The Penguin logged the 

 greatest distance, with aproximately 27,700 miles; the Brant and 

 Teal each covered about 13,300 miles; and the Grane^ about 11,000 

 miles. 



The Penguin made five round-trip voyages from Seattle to the 

 Pribilof Islands, transporting personnel and emergency supplies. 

 Supplies also were landed in the Aleutian Islands for the NaA/y 

 Department and the Coast and Geodetic Survey. 



The Auklet, Kittiwake, and Teal were engaged in fishery protec- 

 tive work in southeast Alaska during the 1934 season. The Murre 

 operated in the Seward-Katalla district and the Eider in the Kodiak 

 area. The Scoter patrolled the waters of Cook Inlet and in the f all^ 

 after the departure of the Eider^ was assigned to the Kodiak area. 

 The Crane and Red Wing were in the Alaska Peninsula region, and 

 the Blue Wing was in Bristol Bay. After the close of the Bristol 

 Bay season the Blue Wing assisted with the patrol in the Alaska 

 Peninsula area and in southeast Alaska. As formerly, the Ihis was 

 stationed at Chignik, and the Coot was on the Yukon River. 



The Widgeon and Petrel^ which were operated in soutlieast Alaska 

 in the fiscal year 1934, were out of commission at Seattle. 



The Brant was used in general supervisory work, chiefly in south- 

 east Alaska, although two trips were made to Bristol Bay in west- 



