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THE WORK OF THE UNITED STATES 



FISH connissioN. 



BV TARLETON H. BEAN, M. D. 



The work of the United States Fish Commission 

 has been very forcibly brought to my attention by a 

 member of this society, who is now assistant in charge 

 of the Divison o( Fishculture in that organization. 

 Havinof been at the head of that division for several 

 years, and being naturally very much interested in the 

 growth of the Commission, I was much struck by his 

 presentation of this year's operations, now nearly 

 finished. It is the climax of twenty-four years' contin- 

 uous activity of the National Fish Commission, and 

 represents, chieliy in the form of eggs, almost a billion 

 in numbers. The totals of distribution of fish by the 

 numerous stations not having been fully reported up to 

 the present time, we will present the principal items in 

 the form of eggs of fish and lobster. 



EGGS OBTAINED BY THE U. S. FISH COMMISSION. 



Pike perch 450,000,000 



White fish 1 50,000,000 



Cod 1 20,000,000 



Shad II 5,000,000 



Lobster 70,000,000 



Lake trout 1 3,000,000 



