To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island 
and Providence Plantations, at its January Session, 1900; 
The Commissioners of Inland Fisheries herewith present their 
annual report for the year 1899 : 
The work undertaken by the commissioners during the past year, 
may be tabulated as follows’: 
First. The stocking of our ponds and streams with suitable 
fresh-water fish, through the distribution of eges and fry. 
Second. The collection of definite data respecting the times of 
arrival and departure of various food-fishes, and the preparation 
of statistics of exportation. 
Third. A continuation of the observations on the breeding pe- 
riods of native marine animals. 
Fourth. The location of fish-traps within the waters of Narra- 
ganset Bay, and the collection of statistical data bearing upon 
their ownership. 
fifth. Observations to show the influence, if any, that trap- 
fishing may have upon line-fishing. 
Sixth, The continued examination of the physical and biologi- 
cal conditions of the waters of the Bay, begun in 1898. 
Seventh. Experiments to test the feasibility of clam culture. 
Eighth. A preliminary survey of the shores of the Bay, for the 
purpose of determining those portions which in the past were pro- 
ductive clam beds. 
