22 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



, The station remained under the siiperintendency of Mr. Atkins till 

 January, 1801, wlien, the other work intrusted to his charge requiring 

 toore of his time, it was i)hiced under the conduct of Mr. Buck. 



Glouck.stkk, Mass., Statiox (A. C. Ai>ams, commandincj schooner (Juampcs, 



IN CIIARGK). 



1889-90. 



In the conduct of operations at this station the work of colle(;ting 

 eggs devolved upon the officers and crew of the scliooner (irampus and 

 covered the period from September, 1889, to May, 18!)0. The fishing- 

 grounds were visited by the Grainpufi, and the brood fish obtained by 

 hand lines and held in the ship's Avell, being afterwards transferred to 

 live-cars at the station. The supply of eggs from this source being in- 

 adequate, owing to the limited catch, hand-line fishing was discontinued 

 and arrangements were made to secure the eggs from the vessels of net 

 fishermen, the Grampus each morning visiting the fishing-grounds 

 situated 8 miles S. by W. of Eastern P(nnt Light, where the greater 

 part of the crew were distributed among the fishing vessels for spawn- 

 taking, due compensation being made the fishermen for eggs and ac- 

 commodations. Between October 18 and January 3, 42 such trips 

 were made with the Grampus. By January 1 it was found desirable to 

 utilize a larger proi^ortion of the Granqjus crew as spawn-takers, and 

 after that date the vessel anchored near the station and each morning 

 the spawn-takers were put aboard the fishing vessels as they were 

 about to sail out of the harbor. 



Follock. — Eggs were first taken October 18, 1889. By December 20 

 181 ripe fish had been handled, from which 40,100,300 eggs were ob- 

 tained, and fry produced to the number of 14,899,000. 



Cod. — The collection of cod eggs extended from October 2.>, 1889, to 

 May 5, 1890, during which time 14,957,000 fry were produced from 

 47,550,000 eggs, derived from 242 fisli. The period of greatest success 

 in liatching was during the month of January, when 00 per cent of fry 

 were produced from all eggs taken. During a short period in February 

 the proportion of spawning fish was greatest. Eggs wen^ transferred to 

 Woods Iloll Station, l'\'l)rua.ry 2 to 9, to the number of ."?, 198,700, and (m 

 April 4 a further consignment of 087,400 to the same place was made. 



Haddock. — vSjjawning fish were obtained from February 13 to May 7, 

 240 females producing 30,322,000 eggs, from wliich 5,192,000 fry were 

 hat(;h('d. In the manii)ulation of all of these species difficulty was 

 exi)erienced from sediment, wliich caused many eggs to sink, more 

 especially of the cod and pollock. After the cessation of storms many 

 eggs which had sunk M-ere cleaned and restored to the surface by means 

 of increased circulation of wat(?r. (ireat interest in this work was 

 manifested by the fishermen, who extended many courtesies to the 

 Commission's spawn-takers. 



On May 15 tlu' hatchery was closed. 



