PROPAGATION AND DISTEIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1931 637 

 Cooperative nurseries and rearing ponds supervised by the bureau in 1931 — Contd. 



STATE FISH-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES 



In response to the widespread interest manifested in State fish- 

 cultural work through the bureau's correspondence with the general 

 public, steps have been taken in recent years to secure, by the ques- 

 tionaire method, information pertaining to such activities. The 

 magnitude of the work indicated by the figures thus obtained empha- 

 sizes the attention that is being given to the restoration of depleted 

 fishing areas and the creation of new centers of supply. The extent 

 of the fish-cultural work prosecuted by the States, the Federal 

 Government, and other agencies makes it apparent that the vital 

 problems connected with the depletion of the game and commercial 

 fisheries are recognized and that there exists a considerable and con- 

 stantly increasing public interest in the conservation of the country's 

 fishing resources. 



Data on State fish-cultural activities and licenses 



State 



Alabama 



Arizona 



Arkansas 



California 



Colorado 



Connecticut 



Delaware 



Florida 



Georgia 



Idaho 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Iowa 



Kansas 



Kentucky 



Louisiana 



Maine 



Maryland 



Massachusetts. _- 



Michigan.. 



Minnesota 



Missouri 



Montana 



Nebraska 



Nevada 



New Hampshire- 



Number of 

 fishing 

 licenses 

 issued 



503 

 38, 955 

 20,000 

 248, 319 

 114, 576 

 36, 019 

 3,667 

 27, 312 



91, 795 

 424, 312 

 328, 397 

 270, 000 



98, 622 



66,260 



38, 070 

 109, 971 



13, 969 

 122, 446 

 142, 536 

 420, 811 

 290, 657 



87, 575 



175,000 



7,595 



74, 252 



Fees received 

 from licenses 



$2, 515. 00 

 115, 755. 00 



45, 000. 00 

 508, 875. 00 

 210, 387. 00 

 115,889,30 

 8, 828. 15 



95, 988. 80 



194, 685. 40 

 179, 000. 00 

 306, 545. 20 

 270, 000. 00 

 99, 864. 00 

 56, 321. 00 

 43, 250. 00 

 132, 468. 00 

 25, 714. 91 

 287, 749. 50 

 250, 328. 00 

 360, 246. 11 

 349, 702. 00 

 188, 684. 00 

 175, 000. 00 

 11,911.00 

 189, 511. 35 



Expenditures 

 for propaga- 

 tion of fish 



i 8, f4o. 75 

 10, 529. 00 

 8,000.00 

 275, 940. 00 

 83,611.79 

 83, 800. 00 

 465. 50 

 32, 538. 58 



'i74,'922'8i 

 50, 000. 00 

 57, 552. 88 



108, 517. 84 



48, 303. 00 



11, 718. 25 



8, 759. 81 



181,519.24 

 18, 053. 15 

 56, 458. 18 



350, 000. 00 



108, 812. 45 

 16, 094. 00 



113,954.55 



100, 000. 00 

 20, 000. 00 



120, 000. 00 



