REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Table showing the catch of fish and the production of sliad eggs hij the Bryan Point seine 

 from 1S9J to 1S95, inclusive. 



Year. 



Period of seine 

 operations. 



1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 



Apr. 18-May4.. 

 Apr. 14-May20. 

 Apr. 5-Mayl8. 

 Apr. 8-Mayl8. 



No. of 

 hauls 

 made 



by 



seme. 



Shad caught. 



Males. 



155 

 169 

 215 

 204 



563 



920 



2,777 



2,663 



Fe- 

 males. 



519 



813 



2,442 



2,738 



Total. Ripe 







1,082 

 1,733 

 5,219 

 5,401 



55 

 160 

 253 

 185 



No. of No. of 

 herrings shad eggs 

 caught. obtaLued. 



86, 426 

 326, 307 

 231, 405 

 268, 000 



1,816,000 

 939, 000 



4, 350, 000 



5, 261, 000 



The average product from the Bryan Point seine during the four years 

 jntst ended Avas about 3,000,000. The following table shows the sources 

 from which shad eggs were derived from 1892 to 1895, inclusive : 



Tear. 



1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 



Bryan 

 Point seine, 



Chapman 

 Point seine. 



1,816,000 

 939, 000 



4, 350, 000 



5, 261, 000 



Ston.y 

 Point seine. 



798, 000 



958, 000 



2, 007, 000 



1, 067, 000 

 512, 000 



2, 216, 000 

 8, 024. 000 



Tulip Hill 

 .seine. 



2, 503, 000 

 683, 000 

 573, 000 



1,501,000 



Gillers. 



7, 262, 000 

 6,321,000 

 19, 763, 000 

 50, 376, 000 



Total. 



13, 446, 000 



9, 423, 000 



32, 393, 000 



66, 065, 000 



Note.— In 1894 235,000 eggs were obtained from Tent Landing seine and 3,249,000 from Freestone 

 Point seine. In 1895 726,000 were obtained from Freestone Point seine and 177,000 from Plum Tree 

 Gut seine. 



During the operations of the season Mr. L. Gr. Harron was assistant 

 to superintendent, and Mr. W. T. Lindsey, custodian of the station, was 

 directly in charge of the seine. 



Wytheville Station, Virginia (George A. Seagle, Superintendent). 



At the beginning of the year there were estimated to be on hand at 

 the station fish of various kinds, as shown by the following statement : 



SiJecies. 



Eaiiibow trout 



Black-spotted trout. 



Black bass 



Eock bass 



Grayling 



Carp 



Goldtish 



93, 500 



500 



20, 000 



6,000 

 2,500 



1,200 



1892. 



3,400 

 550 

 45 



1891 or 

 before. 



1,200 



135 



12 



195 



10 

 200 



180 



The ponds were drawn in October and distribution commenced 

 November 16. By February 3, when it was completed, the following- 

 fishes were furnished to cars and messengers for distribution : 79,387 

 rainbow trout, 553 large-mouthed black bass, 5,558 rock bass, 1,580 

 carp, and 3,002 goldfish. Rock bass, numbering 12,752, produced at 

 Neosho, were transferred to this station and distributed at the same 

 time; also 2,295 large-mouthed black bass, 3,500 carp, and 915 tench 

 from the fish ponds in Washington. 



Bahihow trout. — These trout commenced to spawn November 5, and 

 continued 116 days, the last eggs being taken on February 29. There 

 were obtained from 833 females 513,300 eggs, an average of 616 eggs 

 to the fish. The males used numbered 648. Of these eggs 228,200 were 



