XXVI REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



In addition to tbeoggs secured from tlie .supply of fish at the station, 

 on April 4 a consignment of 2,000,000 eggs, carried in eiglit 4-pound 

 butter jars which were sealed and packed in ice, was received from the 

 Gloucester Station. Three of the jars contained about 779,500 eggs, 

 which were taken March 24 and in Avhich the embryos were well devel- 

 oped. All these were dead on arrival. The remaining jars contained 

 eggs taken on March 30. Of these, only 400,000 were alive, but not- 

 withstanding their having the usual care they soon died. From these 

 facts Mr. Maxwell concludes that if the eggs had been transferred 

 immediately after being fertilized, instead of being deferred till an 

 advanced stage of development, when they are more tender, better 

 results would have been possible. 



Flatfish. — The propagation of this species was prosecuted during the 

 period from February 2 to April 14, the last lot of eggs being obtained 

 March 18. The i)arent fish were secured from a fyke net placed in 

 Woods Holl Harbor. From 94 fish were taken 8,527,800 eggs. The 

 largest number of eggs taken from one fish was 384,000. The weight 

 of this fish when secured was 3 pounds, but after stripping If pounds. 



The details of propagation follow: 



♦Deposited March 12, before completion of hatching, owing to stoppage of water supply. 

 t Deposited March 14, before completion of hatching, owing to stoppage of water supijly. 



Lobster. — In prior seasons the propagation of the lobster has been 

 conducted during the months of April, March, and June; this year, 

 however, it was decided to try theexperiment of hatching eggs secured 

 during the winter months. Fggs were first obtained on December 12 



