1D REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
State and Territory. The number of fingerlings handled was 226,- 
589,545, fry aggregated 3,626,262,730, and the fertilized eggs assigned 
to State hatcheries or planted on the natural spawning grounds of 
the respective species numbered 1,109,637,180. The following table 
gives a summary vf the output of each species: 
SuMMARY, BY SPECIES, OF THE OUTPUT OF FISH AND FisH Hees DuRING THE 
FiscaL YEAR 1921. 
Species. Eggs Fry. Fingerlings. Total. 
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CGS (5 BE PRS EL Ce SN LENS Pea ea ta ae eee a 35, 257, 070 35, 257, 070 
COED Sinan aes Ws Seine ce eee nape cere ey Mearns | sy oe 106, 043, 000 3, 918, 580 109, 961, 580 
H a4bLags | be) Sis] oped Sune ape A ae OS eee Sa eet a5 108, 307, 000 1, 645, 835 109, 952, 835 
Shades sect: ene ee che ste aetncie ape oiags ee ne Ie Ec io 82,192, 270) hace suo ee sts 32, 792, 275 
Ds RICE oe ee ANS UM aR bad heels Kai ee ASPCTS O00: tee eten ne eee 43, 815, 000 
Whitefish i2ceah. 0 hbo le las Lacory epee 181,650,000 | 238,800,000 |..........-..- 420, 450, 000 
CISCO RUINS CORDA WES Tem emu TeaMe 186,510,000 | 89,800,000 |.............. 276, 310, 000 
Silver'saln on Noa ee ee ee aera does in chepsiete ister area eet 600, 000 6, 486, 150 | 7, 086, 150 
Chinook salmon 5.22). . 27.02¢328-~4 63... | GE780L000 | . He 5 ee 32, 780, 765 39, 560, 765 
Sockeye salmon. (epee Nee te ee 350,000 | 38,778,500 | 30, 434, 500 69, 563, 060 
COV eb ba ests 1h nV) 0 ves ee tay SR Vane gy EH ow ae Cole RES ANU A a PE ae 7, 000, 000 19, 436, 400 26, 436, 400 
Sfeclhteadisalmon seme sou neime sn aa ue eel 493, 000 38, 810 2,928, 915 3, 460, 725 
Atlantic salmon! {e032 eee See Lent sesceinese el cama soeleee a 1, 387, 000 280 1, 387, 280 
Wandlocked! cali orgies fue meee Ree tnaes 575, 000 208, 115 124, 250 907, 365 
Rainbow trout. eeu he ence san fee ee 2, 553, 240 414, 100 3, 872, 225 | 6, 839, 565 
Blackspotted*trowtes 2.2 esas. che etek ste 4 820, 000 3, 899, 100 1, 000, 300 5, 719, 400 
och®beventtroehoseu st penta ke osecekn dese cmewecl becuse meaen cena meee ncemeeas 64, 000 64, 
Tak etrout ee ee eee a ccesasiceesen ees 2, 824, 000 16, 563, 300 208, 500 19, 595, 800 
Brooktrougheyiey cet ty. Geko. enw es 856, 890 3, 642, 330 7, 559, 625 12, 058, 845 
Gra ylieee e ce hye op MINS Oe a tele Sy con, cee ear 1, 400000") Sees ee aaa 1, 400, 000 
melt. ew: BNA EE cht Ce Se eu SS AS 2 ae 600, 000 73, 000,1000) Sekieas ease S28 7, 600, 000 
Rikeand pickerel ec aso ciom os he ten ob cee lems ese |= carioe se cee eee aeeeepemecmers 540, 510 540, 510 
IHTresSh= water “Gree yo sacs ao oc eee ee ee | eee ee creas wall ate econ tea 34, 080 34, 080 
Crappiee.. ae ema ssh hi Behe Se eR ee a Ee eae neta: Lie se 37, 303, 900 37, 303, 900 
largemouth) blackbassi tes sanccsee eee tne Laaleehocee ence oes 585, 050 1, 221, 905 1, 806, 955 
Smallmouth black bass. .2 45 Wet PSPS 0a eh Ue SN BLO 303, 700 54, 590 358, 290 
ROCK DaSS oa ye Moi co assed chen eche tate tie otteccl seis a areicne | os ae ts iene MR reece eae 108, 305 108, 305 
Watt oth bass? i eae ene ke Ni earth PERE NS cv al eee ee ae 100 100 
Sunfish): e345. soe ye ceeatt Pier de ey ee) Plea A UA ev tees er 30, 371, 475 30, 371, 475 
Pike perch soo hs ooo 8 os bos oases eee es aon 296, 475, 000 57, 385, 000 108, 515 353, 968, 515 
Yellow perch ees ft. COO y eae 12,000,000 | 176,369, 450 6,166,435 | 194,535, 885 
Wihhibelinass: 22205, See oe ge a eS Cn ae ae ig Ge Tae ae ee 27,170 27,170 
Stripeddbass: east Ss eens a Cee ee aac ae ober ne | we secaeae toes 2ONTS4AA000 ii] Ai csec eee ee 20, 184, 000 
Odea S80 Sl EE oy ENR heed fe ning 208, 800,000 | 175,341,000 |.......---.--- 384, 141, 000 
Pollock< Sita the. 352 bee ee ee ee NE Ge cee 455) 066, 000|eate ba: sees 455, 066, 000 
Haddocki Bway ee. Oh a Sore ee eS 188, 940,000 | 271,880,000 |..........-... 460, 820, 000 
Wan teriHound er Shite ae. adres le eee, ee eye ee eee | At 768,660,000 )1| meat aoe h se ook 1, 768, 660, 000 
POLLO CELA ten eee eh Smee kee Sey Sartre {ie COAT ONOOO!| Ran eats ere Beeoeek ence 19, 410, 000 
Miscellaneous fishes). jo s3-%- ieee ol. 2th 8s Hobe Gree Ve oN Seine od ose 4,935, 165, | 4, 935, 165 
Total ye YA ek Se see tet SIAL oh 1, 109, 637, 130 |3, 626, 262,730 | 226, 589,545 | 4,962, 489, 405 
As compared with 1920, there was a general increase in production 
of nearly 200,000,000. Species handled in larger numbers were white- 
fish, cisco, alewife, chum salmon, blackspotted trout, brook trout, 
carp, pike perch, yellow perch, striped bass, and haddock, while the 
output of catfish, buffalofish, shad, various Pacific salmons, lake trout, 
cod, and pollock was less. 
DISTRIBUTION OF FISH. 
The increased cost of railroad transportation has been accompanied 
by no increase in the funds available for the distribution of fishes and 
has necessitated curtailments. The five special railroad cars that 
were in commission during the year traveled 85,060 miles and de- 
tached messengers in charge of minor shipments of live fish traveled 
385,988 miles in planting fish in public waters and in filling upward of 
9,000 special applications. The cars were employed principally in 
