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reqiiirements for license, the actual number of individuals who ^o 

 fishing is probably considerably in excess of the figure cited. No 

 license data were collected in 1929, therefore, no comparisons are 

 practicable. 



The number of hatcheries is 10 greater than was reported last year, 

 and there is an unexplained increase of over 300 employees above the 

 incomplete records obtained in 1929. 



Expenditures for the ]H-()pagation of fish show an increase of al- 

 most $1,000,000 in comparison with the previous year. It will be 

 noted that the income from licenses is practically double the amount 

 expended on the propagation of fish. As stated above, however, 

 much of the value attributed to licenses accrues from the hunters, 

 and there is no reason to believe that the anglers are suffering any 

 discrimination when only 50 per cent of the license income is allotted 

 to the rearing and distribution of fish. 



The entire summary presents a very encouraging picture of the 

 progress of conservation of fish life by State agencies in the fields 

 of artificial propagation. 



SALVAGE OF FOOD FISHES 



Weather conditions and rainfall in the upper Mississippi River 

 territory were normal in so far as water levels and consequent neces- 

 sity for rescue operations were concerned. The result was a season 

 involving the salvage of over 161.000,000 fish, in spite of the fact 

 that activities closed somewdiat earlier than usual. Approximately 

 three-tenths of 1 per cent of all fish handled in connection with this 

 activity were distributed to applicants or transferred to waters other 

 than those to which the fish may be considered native. Strict adher- 

 ence to this policy of minimizing distant shipments of salvaged fish 

 is responsible for the bureau's refusal to furnish many organizations 

 or individuals with carload or full-messenger shipments. The ulti- 

 mate purpose of the bureau is to produce sufficient fish in seminatural 

 rearing ponds of the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life Refuge and 

 at its new hatcheries to obviate the necessity of removing any fish 

 whatever from the rescue territory. 



Number and disposition of fish rescued, fiscal year 1930 



Locality and species 



All stations: 

 Buflfalofish 

 Carp. 



Catfish 



Grapple 



Fresh-water drum 



Largemouth black bass - 



Pike and pickerel. 



Rock bass 



Sunfish. 



White bass 



Yellow perch 



Miscellaneous 



Total 



Summary, by stations: 



Andalusia, 111 



Bellevue, Iowa 



Friar Point, Miss... 



Homer, Minn 



La Crosse, Wis 



Lynxville, Wis 



Marquette, Iowa... 

 Total 



59, 467 

 64,120 



180, 617 



626 



150 



175, 052 



225 



42,030 



5,088 



527, 385 



37, 088 

 36, 465 



183, 325 

 73, 870 

 61,904 



134, 733 



527, 385 



Restored to 

 original 

 waters 



1, 355, 839 



4, 388, 085 



86, 256, 326 



18, 792, 440 



2,357 



411, 271 



449, 995 



28, 877, 233 



284, 516 



2, 602, 082 



17, 407, 080 



160, 827, 224 



9,432,385 

 35, 662, 189 



5, 757, 020 

 22,042,470 

 20, 693, 380 

 40, 539, 260 

 26, 700, 520 



160, 827, 224 



Total num- 

 ber of fish 

 rescued 



1, 355, 849 



4, 388, 085 



86, 315, 793 



18, 856, 560 



2,357 



591, 888 



450, 621 



150 



29, 052, 285 



284, 741 



2,644,112 



17, 412, 168 



161, 354, 609 



9, 432, 385 

 35, 699, 277 



5, 793, 485 

 22, 225, 795 

 20, 767, 250 

 40, 601, 164 

 26, 835, 253 

 161, 354, 609 



