CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 Report of the Commissioner 1-96 



Report upon the Inquiry respectinj;- Food-fislies and the Fishing-grounds. 



By Richard Rathbnn 97-171 



Report on the Inquiry regarding the Methods and Statistics of the Fish- 

 eries. By Hugh M. Smith 173-204 



APPENDICES. 



Report upon the Investigations of the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Alba- 

 tross from July 1, 1889, to June 30, 1891. By Z. L. Tanner 207-342 



Report of Observations respecting the Oyster Resources and Oyster Fishery 



of the Pacific Coast of the United States. By Charles H. Townsend .. 343-372 



Report on the Coast Fisheries of Texas. By Charles H. Stevenson 373-420 



A Review of the Sparoid Fishes of America and Europe. By David Starr 



Jordan and Bert Fesler 421-544 



On Fish Eutozoa from Yellowstone National Park. By EdAvin Linton 545-564 



Plankton Studies: A Comparative Investigation of the Importance and 

 Constitution of the Pelagic Fauna and Flora. By Ernst Haeckl. Tians- 

 lated by George Wilton Field 565-641 



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