REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES ' 



CONTENTS 



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International fisheries conventions n 



Northern Pacific Halibut Convention n 



Fisheries convention with Mexico vi 



Preliminary conference on oil pollution of navigable waters vn 



North American Committee on Fishery Investigations vm 



International Pacific Salmon Investigation Federation vm 



Fisheries legislation ix 



Interstate transportation of black bass ix 



Alaska fishery law amended ix 



Upper Mississippi River wild life and fish refuge act ix 



Fish hatcheries x 



State legislation x 



Sesquicentennial exhibition at Philadelphia xi 



Rebuilding vessel service xi 



Aquiculture xr 



Alaska fisheries service xn 



Administration of fishery laws and regulations xn 



Alaska salmon hatcheries xnr 



Special studies and investigations xm 



Extent of the Alaska fisheries xiv 



Alaska fur-seal service xv 



General activities on the Pribilof Islands xv 



Seal herd xvi 



Take of sealskins xvi 



Marking of reserved seals xvi 



Sales of sealskins xvn 



Foxes xvn 



Fur-seal skins taken by natives xvm 



Fur-seal patrol xvm 



Protection of sea otters, walruses, and sea lions xvm 



Propagation and distribution of food fishes xvm 



Fish-cultural operations xvm 



Cooperative fish nurseries xix 



Output of fish and eggs during fiscal year 1926 xx 



Relations with States and foreign governments xx 



Propagation of Pacific salmons xxi 



Commercial fishes of the Great Lakes xxn 



Marine species of the North Atlantic coast xxu 



Migratory fishes of the Atlantic coast xxiii 



Salvaging of food fishes from overflowed lands xxiii 



Propagation of fishes in interior waters xxiv 



Commercial fisheries and fishery industries xxi v 



Review xxi v 



Technological investigations xxv 



Canning of sardines xxvi 



Preservation of nets xxvi 



Utilization of b3 r -products xxvi 



Technological advances in the industries xxvi 



Crab fishery of Chesapeake Bay xxvn 



Mackerel statistics xxvn 



Information service xxvin 



Canned fishery products and by-products xxvin 



Frozen-fish trade xxix 



New England vessel fisheries xxx 



Fisheries at Seattle, Wash xxx 



1 Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 1002, 



