PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1923. 



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FISH-RESCUE WORK. 



The part of the bureau's work dealing ^\'ith the salvaging of 

 stranded food fishes from the overflowed lands along the Mississippi 

 River showed a considerable decrease in results as compared with 

 that of 1922. The following table indicates by localities and species 

 the total numbers of fish salvaged, the numbers restored to original 

 waters, and the numbers delivered to applicants. The summary 

 also shows the total numbers of each species handled in all fields 

 and returned to native waters, and the total deliveries of rescued 

 fishes to applicants. 



Jsnmhcr and dinposition of flsli rescued, fiscal year 1923. 



station and species. 



Delivered to 

 applicants. 



Restored to 

 original 



waters. 



Total. 



Homer, Minn.: 



Black bass 



Buflalofish _ 



Carp 



Catfish 



Crappie 



Drum 



Pike and pickerel. 



Rock bass 



Sunflsh 



White bass 



Yellow perch 



Miscellaneous 



Total. 



Bellevue, Iowa: 



Black bass 



Buffalofish 



Carp 



Cat.fish 



Crappie 



Drum. 



Pike and pickerel. 



Sunfish 



Warmouth bass... 



White bass 



Yellow perch 



Miscellaneous 



Total. 



La Crosse, Wis.: 



Black bass 



Buffalofish 



Carp 



Cattish 



Crippie 



Drum 



Pike and pickerel. 

 .Smallmouth bass. 



Sunfish. 



White bass 



Yellow perch 



Miscellaneous 



Total. 



Marquette, Iowa: 



Black bass 



Buffalofish 



Carp 



I'atfish... 



Crappie 



Drum _. 



Pike and pickerel. 



Kock b^ss i... 



Sunfish 



White bass 



Yellow perch 



Miscellaneous 



48, 315 



48, 525 

 47, 800 



31, 830 



'ii.'sso" 



52, 495 

 150 

 290 



75, 855 

 1,449 



160 

 10, 058 



1,950 

 740 



131, 545 



480 



176 



53, 030 



33, 135 



1,185 



94 

 21,190 



5, 930 



61, 420 

 90 

 75 



28, 204 

 347, 100 



5,660 



5,545 



78.715 



24, 593 



1, 008, 875 



5, 803, 030 



10, 995, 470 



18, 950 



311,710 



1,010 



7, 810, 430 



20, 580 



518, 490 



534, 900 



127, 030 



24, 593 



1, 008. 875 



5, 851, 555 



11,043,270 



18,950 



311,710 



1,010 



7, 842, 260 



20, 580 



529, 840 



534, 900 



187, 820 I 27, 126, 753 



27, 314, 573 



20, 735 



5, .590, 900 

 7, 243, 830 

 4, 387, 225 



6, 651, 926 



194 



21, 110 

 2, 639, 635 



2,281 



3, 930 



7, 837, 392 



34, 399, 158 



79, 195 

 2, 799, 655 

 4, 715. 154 

 18, 905, 345 

 13, 488, 460 

 150 

 484, 815 



11,474,150 



7,002 



340, 385 



5, 841 300 



246,765 .58,135,611 



33, 135 



473, 400 



896, 600 



5, 722, 046 



3, 273, .500 



16, 100 



70, 850 



300 



2, 292, 130 



1,200 



44, 460 



369, 755 



Total. 



448,094 I 13,193,476 



73, 230 



5, 591, 050 

 7, 244, 120 

 4, 463, 080 



6, 653, 375 



194 



21, 270 



2, 649, 693 



80 



2,281 



5,880 



7, 838, 132 



34, 542, 385 



210, 740 



2, 800, 135 



4,715,330 



18, 958, 375 



13, 521, 595 



1,335 



484, 815 



94 



11,495,340 



7,002 



346, 315 



5, 841, 300 



58, 382, 376 



94, 555 



473, 490 



896, 675 



5, 750, 250 



3, 620, 600 



16, 100 



70, 850 



300 



2, 297, 790 



1,200 



50, 005 



369, 755 



13, 641, 570 



