PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1935 407 



have been prepared for an extensive series of hatchery ponds which 

 will be required when the development of tlie 9-foot channel will, 

 through the maintenance of constant water levels, have eliminated 

 the necessity of salvaging fish. 



N^umber and disposition of fish rescued, fiscal year 19S5 



Locality and species 



Delivered to 

 applicants 



Restored to 

 original 

 waters 



Total number 

 of flsh rescued 



All stations: 



Ulack bass... 



BulTalofish 



Carp 



Catfish 



Crappie.- 



Drum 



Pike and pickerel... 



Sunfish. 



White bass 



Yellow perch 



Miscellaneous fishes. 



Total 



62, 615 



20,350 

 348 



10, 395 



208, 555 



4, 030, 420 



8, 423, 000 



16, 613, 950 



6, 965, 652 



4,400 



36, 890 



8, 272, 465 



34, 660 



423, 145 



2, 043, 700 



271, 170 

 030, 420 

 423, 000 

 634, 300 

 966, 000 

 4,400 



36, 890 

 282, 860 



34,660 

 423, 105 

 043. 700 



105, 668 



47, 056, 837 



47, 162, 505 



Summary by stations: 



Fair port 



I. a t'rosse 



Lynxville 



Bellevue 



Homer 



Marquette 



24, 764 

 1,990 



Total. 



43, 033 

 35, 831 



105, 668 



658,388 

 3, 372, 336 

 4, 445, 280 

 6.021,650 

 8, 566. 621 

 23, 886, 494 



658,388 

 3, 397, 500 

 4. 447. 270 

 6, 021, 650 

 8, 609, 704 

 23, 922, 325 



47, 056, 837 



47, 162, 505 



Note.— Carp listed herein are returned only to the Mississippi River where a commercial fishery for the 

 species exists. None are planted in game fish waters. 



ASSIGNMENTS OF FISH AND FISH EGGS TO STATES, TERRITORIES, 

 AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES 



The activity of the Bureau in assigning numerous fish and fish eggs 

 to various State fish and game departments may be Ukened to a whole- 

 sale enterprise. These eggs are delivered both from hatchery brood 

 stock and from collections obtained by trapping wild fish. They are 

 the raw material used in operations at the State hatcheries. Many of 

 them are furnished on an exchange basis or under cooperative arrange- 

 ments whereby the recipients meet part of the costs of collections, 

 while in other instances they are outright donations. The assign- 

 ments of eggs and fish to the States in 1935, numbering 562,323,860, 

 were more than in 1934 by 188,440,860. 



It may be pointed out further that the Bureau also has an "export" 

 business in eggs and fish. Each year there are several requests for 

 advice and assistance in programs of establishing American fishes in 

 foreign countries. Many of these plans do not materiaUze due to 

 unsuitable conditions abroad. However, some shipments are occa- 

 sionally furnished by the Bureau, and the table below shows the 

 extent of this activity during 1935. The assignment of trout eggs 

 to Canada was in compensation for Atlantic salmon eggs furnished 

 by the Dominion. The shipment to Venezuela was especially note- 

 worthy in that there was a high rate of survival (80 percent in case 

 of one species) of varieties which are difficult to transport for long 

 distances. 



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