10 INLAND FISHERIES. 



1,000 Watchaug- Poud. 



2,000 Sneecli Poud. 



4,000 Walhim Pond. 



White Perch. 



Throug-li the courtesy of the commissioner and superintendent 

 of parks, we were enaliled to secure 100 white jjerch. These were 

 placed in Moswausicut poud. 



Shad. 



We obtained from the U. S. Fish Commission 1,000,000 shad fry, 

 which were planted as follows : 500,000 in Point Judith ponds, 

 150,000 in Runnins Eiver, and 350,000 in Palmer's River at the 

 shad factory. 



II. The Collection of Definite Data Respecting the Times of 

 Aemval and Departure of Yarious Food-Fishes, and the 

 Statistics of Exportation. 



The difficulty hitherto experienced by the commission in sys- 

 tematically collecting- data concerning the arrival and departure 

 of fishes is partly removed by the purchase of the small launch. 

 It is hoped that more can be accomplished in this direction next 

 year. 



ThefoUowiny table gives the amount of the monthlj/ exports of fish, lobsters, 

 and sivord-fish for the year 1900 from Neiijport, B. I. 



Fish. Lobsters. Sword-fish. 



January 778 barrels. 613 barrels. 



February 43.5 " 602 " 



March 1,53 " 490 " 



April 3.57 " ' 481 " 



May 1,5,899 " 309 " 



June 9,879 " 506 " 101 barrels. 



July 2,211 " 698 " 65 



August 3,337 " ,592 " 



