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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



Summary, by Species, op the Distribution of Fish and Fish Eggs During the 

 Fiscal Year 1917. 



Species. 



Fry. 



Fingerlings, 

 yearlings, 

 and adults. 



Catfish 



Carp 



Buflalofish 



Shad 



River herring 



Whiteflsh 



Lake herring (cisco). 

 Blueback salmon . . . 



Chinook salmon 



Chum salmon 



Humpback salmon.. 



Silver salmon 



Steelhead salmon . . . 



Atlantic salmon 



Landlocked salmon. 



Rainbow trout 



Blackspotted trout. . 

 Loch Leven trout . . . 



Lake trout 



Brook trout 



Sunapee Lake trout. 



Grayling 



Smelt 



Pike and pickerel. . . 



Freshwater drum 



Crappies 



Largemouth black hi 

 Smallmouth black b£ 



Rock bass 



Warmouth bass 



Sunfish 



Pike perch 



Yellow perch 



White perch 



White bass 



Striped bass 



Mackerel 



Butterflsh 



Cod 



Pollock 



Haddock 



Flounder 



Miscellaneous fishes. 

 Lobster 



Total. 



2,000,000 

 7,191,200 



531,000 

 1,454,200 

 1,630,000 



35,332,000 

 935,600 



'"'125,' 666' 



212,900,000 



1,000,000 



112,000 

 6,754,000 

 77,946,000 



331,610,000 

 82,550,000 

 75,038,525 

 16,404,404 

 14,403,300 

 27,406,204 

 4, 403, 700 

 2,040,710 

 3,028,850 

 798,689 

 250,200 

 2,051,400 



33,395,155 



5,972,495 



8,000 



1,078,000 



28,000,000 



174,097,500 

 175,421,000 

 32,625,000 



16,137,000 



2,341,000 



920,000 



236,786,000 



1,474,096,000 



6,720,000 



1,814,696,000 



110,260,000 



4,251,289 

 605,407 



5,793,953 



27,065,581 



7,014,580 



7,449,030 



4,662,960 



2,001,709 



887 



177,635 



2,574,942 



2,6*3,900 



25,860 



3,699,158 



7,868,932 



103,643 



29,804 



1,565,072 



961,912 



149,837 



91,742 



2,400 



2,670,513 



15,874 



163,839 



15, 



2,648 



4,251,289 



717,407 



6,961,898 



77,946,000 



177,000 



384,212,500 



82,550,000 



82,832,478 



50,661,185 



21,417,880 



34,855,234 



9,066,660 



7,340,019 



3,029,737 



1,507,324 



4,279,342 



6,365,300 



25,860 



72,426,313 



14,777,027 



8,000 



1,203,000 



28,000,000 



103,643 



29,804 



1,565,072 



1,281,962 



387, 437 



91,742 



2,400 



2,670,513 



387,013,374 



175,584,839 



32,625,000 



15,298 



16,137,000 



2,341,000 



920,000 



237,788,648 



1,474,096,000 



6,720,000 



1,814, 6%, 000 



16,708 



110,265,400 



318,939,100 



4,757,908,782 



82,115,411 



5,158,963, 



The foregoing output may be conveniently classified on tlie follow- 

 ing geographic basis, which agrees quite closely with the general 

 character of the operations of the hatcheries: 



Marine species of the Atlantic coast 3, 646, 827, 048 



Migratory species of the Atlantic coast 333, 322, 576 



Fishes of the Great Lakes 926, 201, 687 



Migratory fishes of the Pacific coast 206, 173, 456 



Fishes of the interior waters 46, 438, 526 



Total 5, 158, 963, 293 



It is possible to record a further reduction in the unit cost of fish- 

 cultural operations. Taking into consideration all expenditures 

 chargeable to fish culture and fish distribution, together with the 

 salaries of all employees in the fish-cultural service, the cost of fish 

 produced and planted in 1917 was $114.46 per million, as against 

 $117.86 in 1916, $131.65 in 1915, $146.36 in 1910, and $239 in 1905. 

 This record is noteworthy in view of the increased cost of all supplies, 

 materials, and temporary labor, and indicates increased efficiency and 

 economy. * 



