222 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [220] 




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Otters destructive to fish................- 63 
Oyster fisheries, value ...........-...---- 197 
Oysters, AS DAG I< decen decctewss cs daaen st 132 | 
former abundance i in Potomac. . 51 | 
method of preserving.-...--..--- LUT 
TADS DIANTINE cance siceasaasses= 161 } 
PALBMON SOUR - seo wane nes enecare- 113 | 
Palemonetes vulgaris................- 33, 35, 37, 39 
Palinurichthys perciformis ...........--. 40 
Palmer ety MOlLEG Mts Gecese ees tee. tee 35, 40, 43, 44 
Wandalyaisss sc034¢ ssc se bécac act ce 39 
AUNOWNCOTNIB) coccwsweasewecauees 33, 38 
MANDDOUB se Seta ccs sesccpccucdeas sepest 33 
MOPNGHEUS enc aec backs Seah meron 39, 40, 41 
GTS O20 UG ee ee sasers eer aL 32, 35 
AVN sat widaacdlaccs paceneceoete 39, 40, 42 
Parasites of lish ricbeue vacwactn es tee cote aces 66 
LESS TCG OE RE ee ee 64 
Paratractus...... Sthetadesesnewensceneee 41 
Paronotus triacanthus .........-....---.- 40 
PAGLOTSOM IO. b.Clted:ss2cs2echemceehacs ¢ 154 
Peconic Bay, temperatnre Bae rine eee ee 55 
SCM tus CIS Ek: sean tke eo ae nies 37 
APPAGIANIS. 5/22 S22 c2ccnee ee neeene es 34, 39, 132 
tenticostatus.<issscclocencwesee 37 
TPIT OMS NES ete at te ten ape eee 47, 53 
Pelagic: spawners, list’of....-..-......-.- 83 
Salcpauldce SAE raem ee eee ee ceeenee nomena ne 64 
OMAN UCN sensi eens sats Shs Seer he 40 
Helcana eating fish 22322862 (cee tt eee 64 
Penguin oil considered as a fish oil-.....- 212 
Penguins msed as Dab tshest tle ee ace cen 125 
Bonnar tarolieent sees ee see 35 
Percentage of eggs producing fish ..62, 75, 162, 195 
IP BUCHMAN OGG: cane cee erent een ca ee eorane 26 
LOORLO fase satis sheen ph eee t eR 39 
Mumiberol epee.) 1)... .. ce ee: 82 
Mackedinoil 4; {coe esae ceeeee cea 146 
Periploma papyracea ........-..--cc0---- 37 
Remolamsed‘asibaitess: 22522 2.0 5 soto ee 125 
Petricola,pholadiformis .....--.---...---- 40 
Petromyzon americanus......-...-..--.-- 31 
Phascolosoma gouldii ...............--.-- 43 
Pholasicuneiformis coo sencee se ccdoce aca 37 
POV Cis tee Sas. ee ec ce ee eeeeeee Sean : 83 
chuss.....- Galeeminbcatveucesaces 26 
WONMING Ene stew aescas octane cone 26, 39 
Pickled fish in Norway aH PARE eee 20 
Pigeon Hill Ground... -....-2<s0c2. fae Se 99 
Pilchards packed in oi] .-.. 6 soo... ...--- 146 
spawning of.-................- 83 
Statistics in'1865 .....0.-...-.- 20 
Pinkies used in fisheries ...........-.---- 104 
PINMXACYINOTIGN ©. >. ones msc. escent 35 
Pipe-fish, carrying ofgs in pouch .....--- 80 
toudsorminnos cee mend<saenes 39 
Pinice; as foodor baiti.. scans set ocekwccek 3 25 
APAWMID GO tecsan pnp mmememernee 84 
Platyonichus. ocellatus......--.---«.----- 39, 40, 41 
Platysomatichthys chy cei ante 25 
PLOUPONEGiIOm ee. sce soc eee Lets 5 
Pogonias chromis 
Pogy eaten tate weber tia cleo eiatate miata 
POISONOUS GANSSescerses s So5e eee ene nes 
WAGED ooo secccusasume ce eecetne 
Poisons used in fisheries .........-...---- 124 
Role nomnuentgage sae ec se a eee re 25 
Police regulations on fisheries .........-- 155 
Pollachius carbonarius................-.- 26, 38 
Political considerations..............---- 17, 168 
POMOC. Saas sieptsaueme ot cae a cee ae ee 26, 53, 87 
LOOGEGL fer feee tn edie. tLe eee 38, 66 
product of Gloucester .........-- 142 
Pollution of waters jo... .2...0.saeccends. 67, 157 
Pomatomus saltatrix...........-..-2.- 29, 35, 41, 42 
Pomatopsetta dentata........-c-scenceee 25 
Pomplobus.cestivalis sit ose et ecuc cane. 31 
medioerisyi::32 22 ke dee ataeee 31, 43 
WOLNGlIS sun s2esees aun w moieties 31 
OMI PANOB ses oS ko ceca dee een 27, 52, 187, 215 
Pontogeneiainermis.........-..s-2-0--. 37 
BERD LOR in So nics oa be vec rece aw dee 28, 29, 41, 52 
Poronotus triacanthus 27, 41, 42, 44 
POMMOWeR AB Haiti i. - cccowe boo eee 125 
destructive to fishes... . 58, 59, 60, 63, 67 
TOOUO ice wacn bcwcacke 58, 59, 60, 63, 75, 174 
UGMIAN crise wos cca Lees 68, 190 
ortugness Shoal ivr...) o.ssies nine ce 97 



Salmo oquassa 

Salar .W.ti dosten voces eee ee eee 
BARIMON: o50 ssc ocetdaeceae cece eee d 
anadromous 49, 57 
changes during spawning season. 84 
decrease Of) ..05..c 2422s eae , 61, 203 
fisheries of Canada, legislation. . 60 
Sootland.....cccLsoe 167 
food for marine mammals ........ 60, 63 
movements\of.:. 6.25220 -ce gece 47 
number of fish from eggs ......-. 62 
product of Gloucester ........... 143 
propagation of... st teecscmane 162 
protection for’ :2i5/:s:s2ceeercene 159 
roes as bait ......... enn ke Ries 129 
size of eggs ........---.---- bac one 81 
skins utilized! /..2.. 25; Liseesre sae 209 
statistios Of 2245 scosci tees ce eee mee 215 
transplanting ............... sae ok 161 
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Potomac, black bass in the........-.-.... 197 
former abundance .-... 50, 51, 61, 166, 167 
shad and herring barreled ..... 22 
| Pound-fishing, open to Canadians ........ 199 
regulation of-.-.--.2-..u26 188, 189 
| Pounds, construction of -.-.-... so ssseneee 192 
used in fisheries. ....-......-. 123, 187, es 
Powel, Samuel < 22225032005 ooe- eee eee 
Prawns '. 26 iécdeees dais deek eee 33, 35, 37, 39 
Predaceous fish, their capture beneficial. . 59 
Preparation for ‘market, legislation on. 155 
Preserving fish and bait... . 23, 133, 134, 144, 177, 178 
Prionotus carolinus .....---.---2+s++eceee 39 
Pristipomatida............-snhbessseneeeee 28 
IPTISGIS (. - -5 sens coc cce ness ae sae ee 54 
Procellaria. - ined Sade beeen ame 125 
Products of fisheri ies, “utilizing Bt Bea 16, 143 
Psenudopleuronectes americanus..--...... 25, 35 
Pseudorhombus dentatus .............-.- 25 
Psolus pliantapus \: ... 2.2.2. ose eeeeeeeeee 38 
Pteroplatea maclara.-..... pes aneeeanee 43 
Pteropods, food for fishes .............-.. 40, 63 
Ptilocheirus pinculs: =. ...22 2250-5 37 
Ptychatractus ligatus......-.....--0 2... 36 
Puffinus Majors: 02.6255. .95--2e eee 125. 
Pug-nosed eel, destructive to fish........ 64, 65 
Purpura lapillus::2is252234245.cce eee 33 
Purse-seines, depth of.--.:.-..-..2255. 2.5 184 
not injurious:.>--cesussesee 208 
Pyruls,:ssseeet ese ee eee 131 
Quahors 22e0 656s el scec tome eee 32, 34 « 
Quintal, weight of :-2....5-..sseeeeeeeee 212 
Radiata. 2.6 3252220322 Seen cael eee 34 
Raia diaphana:....%..i2sccscquenteceneeeee 43 
Depvid...cecti<. 22 Jone eee ee eee 43 
Rangeleyitrout) * 23/)5.2 3. cease eee 49, 53 
Rathbun; Richard. : 22.2.2 as. eee 35 
Rays, food for'fishes:...:-< 2. ssa 43, 44 
food of 222.5. 2. i eee 43 
Red bass ..2355.4.550.caccct one 28, 52 
D6tch:: 225262022 ieee eee 26, 39 
Red rags as\ bait... 2. 3.22 5c-2 eee 125 
Red snappers coming inshore.-........-.- 52 
fishery fOr... --02s cena 192 
Reddening of salted fish...............--- 137 
Redfish: 2.025355 cehlss5ht eee eee 26, 28, 39 
Refrigerators for preserving fish...... 135, 144, 178 
Reproduction of fishes... 22225 i eseemeee 57, 80, 85 
Reptiles, destructive to fish. ............. 64 
not much used as bait.......-.. 125 
RRishOS OXaTata ss... Se et eee 36 
River fisheries, regulation desirable ....- 157 
Roccus lineatus....... aieinia S's ose ee ara 29, 42 
Rockfishiios: sose22 22525 cote eee 29, 42, 51 
Roes of fishes, utilized.......-. 126, 129, 148, 173, 180 
Romans, fish-culture among.............. 161 
ROS fISh 26.3: ane'ces Shea weedeat eee 26 
Roseway Bank: 255.4. 5.2 ec nteae eee 90 
Round herring), 24226 ..2..0.- scene eeeen 30 
Rudderfish; food of: =. 32252322. -5-ene eee 40 
Rusty dab ie2.6. Jotisc occ ss ewes ee 25 
sable Island Bank: 2... 2. sneer 92 
Sable Island fishing-ground 103 
Se ee! VIE socio oss bet sa qe eRe Reena! 65 
Sailfish 2256225. Sale ieee eeceseeeeeee 27 
St. Pierre Bank}; ..02¢ .< fsccss ass pee 95 
St. Lawrence, fishing-grounds in........- 99 
Salamanders eating fish eggs -.-.........- 64 
Salicylic acid used for preserving fish -..- 144 
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