IDS IIEPORT OF COMISIISSIONER OF FIKIT AND FISHERIES. 



Comparalive table showing the extent of the tishories of B:irnstal>le County, 

 Mass., in 1880 and 1880. 



A series of twfslve tal)les showing the extent of llie lisheries of Florida. 



Conii)arative statisties of the oyster lisheiy of Connecticut, Maryland, and Vir- 

 ginia, in 1S80 and 1890, with a synopsis of tin; laws in forci; and a discussion 

 of the inllnence of the States' policy on tlwj increase or decrease in the 

 industry. 



The whale licet of the United States in ISSi) classified hy rigs (tf vessels and 

 lishiiig-grounds. 



The whale licet of the Uniti'd Stales in ISSII classified liy liailiiig porls ami 

 lishing-grounds. 



Tahiti showing by hailing ports of vessels llie jirodncts of llie whah^ fisliery of 

 the United States in 1889. 



Detailed statements for the year 1889 giving the operations of the San Francisco 

 Avhalo fleet in 1889, of the New Bedford llect rendezvousing at San Francisco, 

 of tlie New Bedford fleet iiaviug headipiarters at that place, and of the Bos- 

 ton, Edgartown, Provincetown, Stoniugtou, and New London fleets. 



Summary of the receipts of wh.ih* products at Boston, from 1880 to 1889, inclusive. 



Summary of tlie receij^ts of whale ]>roducts at Provincetown, from 1883 to 1889, 

 inclusive. 



Summary from 1880 to 1889, inclusive, of the whaling vessels arriving at Edgar- 

 town, and the products landed by them. 



Summary from 1880 to 1889, inclusive, of the whaling vessels arriving at New 

 Bedford, and the products lauded by them. 



The San Francisco fur-seal, sea-otter, and walrus fleets in 1888. 



The iiorjxiise industry of North Carolina in 1889-90. 



Tliree tabhis covering the flsheries of the Chesapeake Bay. 



A series of six tables exhibiting the condition of the oyster fishery and oyster- 

 packing trade of Virginia. 



Three tables giving the extent of the coast and river fisheries of Maine in 1887 

 and 1888. 



A detailed table showing by townsliii)S the condition of tlie lolister fishery of 

 Maine in 1887, 1888, and 1889. 



A statement by counties of the extent of the lobster-canning industry of Maine 

 in 1887, 1888, and 1889. 



Wlieii requests for iuformatioii of the foregoiii,£? nature come from 

 private individuals, an eftV)rt is always made to comiily therewith, pro- 

 vided the desired <lata can be prepared without serious detriment to 

 the regular work of the division. Demands have occasionally been 

 refused, because, iu order to fill them, days of research by many clerks 

 would be niM-essary. 



International Maritime Exhibition, J>oston,Mass. — This exhibition was 

 held for the purpose of presenting a history of the development of naval 

 architecture and the shippini; trades. It oi)ened on November 4, 1889. 

 Tlie United States J''ish Commission sent models of the steamers Al- 

 batross and Fish Hani; and a number of photographic enlargements 

 and <'rayon sketches of lisliing ^•<'ssels, boats, and nietliods, ;is well as 

 swinging' S(;reens cont;iining views illustrating the sainc^ subjects. Mr. 

 W. II. Abbott, a held agent of this division, was detailed to superin- 

 tend the installation of the articles. 



