464 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Summary, by species, of the output of fish and fish eggs during the fiscal year ending 
June 80, 1987 


Species Eggs Fry Fingerlings Total 
@atfish.-42.2te.. 2 Ree eee ee cee eee |e et 21, 178, 900 21, 178, 900 
Buftalofish’s:<.- 225 222s ee eae 3299200; 000 |Baeeees-- 3 3, 660, 800 332, 910, 800 
Carp eso 5s fees oe ee 163% 500/000) Baeeeeeena = ae 2, 788, 500 166, 288, 500 
Shadlvc hs 25.2612 a eh es Oe ile eee oh Ree 18:413° 000) | = tere 18, 413, 000 
Wihitofishss- = scree ane nes Sey hee 2, 280, 000 86)255; (000) | sees 88, 535, 000 
Laketherring’ 222221 2: JRie see es ee 1605000))|222252222 eee 160, 000 
Glutwdherring <_<. tee ee Ne lS SE eee ee 1275005000) | 2222 =e-s—=e ene 12, 500, 000 
Striped basss se ee | See 641; 000) |S east aes ; 641, 000 
@hinook salmonwet-2e2 ose eee 222425000 Sessa see eects 29, 967, 450 52, 392, 450 
Chum 'salmons. 222 2 eee ee Oe ee a ee 175405;500) | 2-28. eee 17, 405, 500 
Silverisalmons) 253s 2 ae eee ee 612, 000 1, 445, 600 2 057, 600 
Sockeyelsalm onSassea eee eee eee 1, 250, 000 2, 000, 000 2, 810, 500 6, 060, 500 
Sockeyeisalmon landlocked lases sees. Ean eee ns | cee ee eee 112, 350 112, 350 
Steelhead'trout=2 222 eee 126,000 eet 8s 2 === 1, 446, 100 1, 571, 100 
Atlantic'salmion. 2. 229 St cce See Pe |e ee So | es ee ed 10, 000 10, 000 
Landlocked'salmon 22/220 22S! . 5s eu ea ee ee eee 59, 500 59, 500 
Rainbowstrout seep ee 3, 883, 550 358, 400 9, 033, 950 13, 275, 900 
Blackspotteditrout=--seese see eee 10%43'7, L008 | Eaec eee e een eee 10, 630, 500 21, 067, 600 
Lochiveventtrouts sees: ae ee 5, 132, 600 1, 186, 875 3, 404, 275 9, 723, 750 
Lakeitrout.<-- =~ 2 ss ER ee PA eee eee 599, 100 254, 600 853, 700 
IBIOOK tTOUG ee ee ee ee 3, 384, 000 2, 348, 320 15, 217, 480 20, 944, 800 
Grayling sess 2 ee ae ee 1, 543, 000 1, 470, 040 7, 460 3, 020, 500 
Pike Bnd DICkKere eee ee ee oe | eee ree eae on he ee ae Ee 122, 750 122, 750 
Crappiezses ses 2 Ee SOAS UNE Ld 2 SECA EE SEE eee 9, 826, 700 9, 826, 700 
Black base Isr remotes see eek ene | ne Beene 2, 050, 500 5, 153, 300 7, 203, 800 
smalimouth== 2s ee ae 660, 000 231, 400 891, 400 
FROCK D ASS eee wee erates Se | ee eee | ee ee eee 171, 500 171, 500 
Wiarmouth'bassie2s2= 22a 2 Se oe et a ae ee 2 ee 23, 100 23, 100 
Suntishea fea fsa koe eee ee Se ee A ee 16, 766, 150 16, 746, 150 
Pike; NOrGh eee ee ee ee 6, 400, 000 2214695;\000))| 2-222 oe Soe 228, 095, 000 
Yellow: porch: 2 220 te Saas Pe 14, 250, 000 240, 263, 000 125, 400 254, 638, 400 
Mreshwater drum): 2-22. 6252.25 I Ned 45, 100 45, 100 
SWE te Ss ee ee ee a ee ea ee 8 ee 95, 650 95, 650 
Wihitewperch®..28 eer be eee eee Been eae 215005000) |=22= 25222 See 2, 500, 000 
Wiiscellancous fishies oes oe 5 Sa | ee ee ee ee 1, 632, 000 1, 632, 000 
Mackerelisce 22 22552 Rasta ies RO | 5 ee ee 8) 8335000) |Loss See eee 8, 833, 000 
Code eee ees eee 2, 670, 717, 750 1625832900) S5se- os ae eee 2, 833, 550, 650 
18 E:¥0 (ole{e) epee ee a ee 700;855;,600 lee oone nae ee techs Soo eee 750, 855, 600 
mlatfish: (flounder). soe e=) e eee eee 12, 473, 900 ARG LOSN 200K asses 1, 478, 582, 100 
OO CK ae te ae ao ee es ee eee nee 961, 413, 600 57140986508 LS eee 1, 532, 823, 250 
Wobsterste x= = sone sna tens ba eet 2 aoa eae 37201; 0005|e2- 5 3 eee 3, 261, 500 
Totalt2 22 2 isa cack see ee sea see 4, 959, 321,100 | 2,823, 557, 985 136, 221, 015 7, 919, 100, 100 
PRODUCTION 
The recession in output below the figures of last year was distributed 
throughout several groups of species. The Pacific coast salmon, with 
the exception of the chum salmon and steelhead trout, were produced 
in lesser numbers. The game trouts, particularly the rainbow, black- 
spotted, and Loch Leven, were likewise available in lesser quantities. 
There was considerable regression in the number of pike, perch, and 
yellow perch distributed. Increases were registered for both the shad 
and whitefish. Among the marine species the haddock and pollock, 
totaling over two and a quarter billion eggs and fry, showed an increase, 
with a drop for the flounder and cod. The moderate curtailment in 
the production of the game trout, the Pacific salmon, and some of the 
pan fish, such as sunfish, was reflected in a reduction in the output of 
fingerlings and the larger sized fish. While over 136 million of these 
fish were put out in sizes ranging from 1 inch to legal size, this repre- 
sented a shortage of 14 million in comparison with the previous year. 
The strictly game fish comprised approximately 126 million of the 
total output. It is fr equently difficult to inculcate in the public mind 
the reason for this discrepancy in the number of game fish distributed 
in comparison with the commercial and semicommercial varieties. 
The explanation lies largely in the fact that the latter are distributed 
as newly hatched fry or sometimes as fertilized eggs, whereas, the game 
