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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



The lobsters collected at New Bedford aud Tarpaulin Cove (known 

 by tlie fishermen as deep sea lobsters) were cauglit 12 miles off No 

 Mans Land and brought in in smacks. The greatest number of eggs 

 taken from a single lobster during the season was 85,000. It was taken 

 off No Mans Laud aud measured IGi inches. The collection was made 

 as in i)revious years, by means of a steam launch, which visited the 

 various fishing centers several times a week. The work was under the 

 direct charge of the superintendent until June 3, when C. G. Corliss, 

 fish-culturist at large, was detailed to look out for it. 



Delaware River Station, Steamer Fish Hawk (Lieut. Robert Platt, U. S. N., 

 Commanding). 



On May 9, 1895, the steamer Fish Hawl: arrived at Gloucester City, 

 N. J., and immediately began its season's work of collecting sha.d eggs. 

 Between that date and June 3 eggs were taken from 619 fish secured 

 at the surrounding fishing shores, as follows: Howell Cove, 11,470,000; 

 Bennett's Shore, 12,803,000; Eagle Point, 459,000; Gloucester Point, 

 449,000 ; gillers, 5,901,000 ; total, 31,142,000. From these eggs 19,859,000 

 fry were hatched and distributed as indicated below: 



Lambertvillo, N.J 



Delaware Water Gap, Pa. 



Port Jervi.s, N. T 



Callicoou, N. Y 



Seaford, Del 



Wilmington Del 



Chestertown, Md 



Queen Anne, Md 



Salisbury, Md 



Frenchtown, N. J 



5, 965, 000 

 1, 458, 000 

 450, 000 

 450, 000 

 504, 000 

 504, 000 

 504, 000 

 504, 000 

 504, 000 

 1,045, 000 



Lackawasen, Pa.. 



Milford, N.J 



West Point, N. Y. 

 Eaaton, Pa 



■. 450,000 



450, 000 



2, 000, 000 



450,000 



Deep Paver, Genu 2,170,000 



BridKeton, N. J 1,800,000 



Timber Creek, N. J . 

 Total. 



651, 000 

 19, 859, 000 



In addition to the plants of fry, 321,000 eggs were deposited in the 

 Delaware on June 5, prior to the departure of the vessel from Gloucester. 

 The noon temperatures of air and water were : 



Battery Station, Havre de Grace, Md. 

 The Station was closed from July 1, 1894, to April, 1895. On April 

 1, 1895, Alex. Jones, fish-culturist, was detailed from the Woods Hole 

 Station to take charge of the shad work, owing to the assignment of 

 the superintendent, W. de C. Ravenel, to duty in Washington as acting 

 assistant in charge of the Division of Fish-culture. Anticipating a suc- 

 cessful season's work from the reports of the large takes of shad in the 

 lower bay, the work of preparation was i^ushed rapidly, and by April 



