PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1921. 5 
THE BASSES (SERRANIDA) ! 
Striped bass, rockfish (Roccus lineatus). 
White bass (Roccus chrysops). 
White perch (J/orone americana). 
THE DRUMS (SCIAENID) : 
Fresh-water drum, lake sheepshead (Aplodinotus grunniens). 
THE cops (GADIDA) : 
Cod (Gadus callarias). 
Haddock (Melanogrammus ceglefinus). 
Pollock (Pollachius virens). 
THE FLOUNDERS (PLEURONECTID2) : 
Winter flounder, American flatfish (Pseudoplewronectes americanus). 
Pole flounder (Glypltocephalus cynoglossus). 
SUMMARY OF OUTPUT. 
During the fiscal year 1921 the bureau’s efforts in fish propagation 
and rescue of stranded fishes resulted in a gross output of 4.962,- 
583,555 fish and fish eggs for distribution, 93 per cent of which was 
made up of the important commercial species and 7 per cent of the 
species used in stocking interior waters. Losses due to transporta- 
tion amounted to 94,150, making a net product of fish and fish eggs 
actually distributed of 4,962,489,405. A summary of this net output, 
shown by species, is given in the following table: 
SumMaARY, BY SPEcIES, oF Ner Output or FISH AND FiIsH Ecas, FIscan 
YEAR 1921. 
Species. Eggs. Fry. Fingerlings. Total. 
Maxnasley (52 ACE Sty. SIAL SL... LEE JOM ees ROS 35, 257, 070 35, 257, 070 
Butalofish 5 eee Seo Senor DOM C SOR OTE don SAB) Mads JEN tacnes Fae 108) ratte Kid 1, 645, Po 1 952, 835 
Li Oy a Rare ST LS is usd 8 OS 2 OH a OS 106, 043, 3, 918, 109, 961, 580 
pecee ee dees EE en es Free ee 32 GOD OTH a. see beets. 245. « 32, 792, 275 
aol Oct Tat Sates gee Spa yi o eR Seet REE a a Ne lao 43 SLO A000 | 5 2 sto en en bean 43, 815, 000 
Whitefish $3s4t. sheesysd S508. ek 181, 650, 000 2384 S00 A000HES. 5 JILELELEsce 420, 450, 000 
(On eee eee Rae, ae Bae 186, 510, 000 89.800; 000! ees. . fees 276, 310, 000 
@hinook salmones. 20S. 2th. 1780, O00 252 FIs ee 32, 780, 765 39, 560, 765 
Churn salmon < lace cece - ac ota: pee. Sagopa dope. = tyne 7, 000, 000 19, 436, 400 26, 436, 400 
oh TSE yi nee eal ear eae ae Tea FoR Bene ya emeadae 600, 000 6, 486, 150 7, 086, 150 
Sockeye salmon *\..). 3+)... 5555..22222-55 350, 000 38, 778, 500 30, 434, 500 69, 563, 000 
wEeanead salmon. 2. Mee a so eee oe 493, 000 38, 810 2, 928, 915 3, 460, 725 
MilantiesalmonsjC22t SS 2ee AU AML Ue 1, 387, 000 280 1, 387, 280 
Landlocked salmon.......-:-2..-.....- 575, 000 208, 115 124, 250 907, 365 
Rainbow trout. 1112)..2060 8... a! 2, 553, 240 414, 100 3, 872, 225 6, 839, 565 
Blackspotted trout...........2....--..- 820, 000 3, 899, 100 1, 000, 300 5, 719, 400 
Meet boven (rou snes. oo stne ane cere | Socicise quips Rots claeacdee ee. as snae 64, 000 64, 000 
Take tront rts. 7217. £23 Seas 2, $24, 000 16, 563, 300 208, 500 19, 595, 800 
Brook GEOG S 6 one ee 856, 890 3, 642, 330 7, 559, 625 12, 058, 845 
) eg ae ee al re at Sse aS (a SN oa F400; COO! Se comacesccce es. 1, 400, 000 
Smelt. ig See ein eee Bc oe 600, 000 7, 000; OOOu|bcrrysy2hO TALL 7, 600, 000 
Bike and pickerell 2-05 icc ccdcceaact aca |petececeeasccetc |e tssicccloaccncces 540, 510 540, 510 
RST DIG ee ee 3 oe on Re |e se led ea ae 37, 303, 900 37, 303, 900 
Gareemouth black basst . [5224.22 | sn E ea 585, 050 1, 221, 905 1, 806, 955 
Mpdsiriotiily DIACK- DASS---< 25 fee eet was lee ssa soeeo meses 303, 700 54, 590 358, 290 
ETC ASS ee at eas sn ge ae [es pee ee eee 108, 305 108, 305 
EON RIDESS oe ett s foto os cas wc lan ase nee nna ace ees aene Sane 100 100 
(Shiri Gli. Sue ON Oi ok Ps im Iie OR Y.-S ee en ae ieee 30, 371, 475 30, 371, 475 
ikepercn es eset seats. 296, 475, 000 57, 385, 000 108, 515 353, 968, 515 
Wellow: perch o-scssts yosss cles cecsee see 12, 000, 000 176, 369, 450 6, 166, 435 194, 535, 885 
Sin heel O26 C8 SI ee Rae Bee Sanne Srnaat ree sag aoe 20 1845 OO te tra cias corns 20, 184, 000 
WER Ger DES. cols tae cee nin oda teen olan ety rare mee nlertae saaie.s ito mags 27,170 27,170 
ePCHIFW AOL GRU mer abot ® Wr eres fon ee ne eres Nope et en ae 34, 080 34, 080 
Cir ee ee A Ce ee 208, 800, 000 VS S41 1000 Pos ecw wade tec 384, 141, 000 
Haddock...) WEEE | lee owsiss sa 188, 940, 000 Tf SRO (OPE eens nie eet 460, 820, 000 
1200 Sd A oad poreees sed enteia Une Mean Masts Sees PASS OOO OM |E - areye oo dons 455, 066, 000 
Wor OHNCCH 7.07 omer tenes ee hah se «ee Ee. Bee IP Oe OU NORM E enne onao dn cess 1, 768, 660, 000 
POMOC! tone tastes ood ane eae. 1 OMAN 0! OO eee sot eee Genco ances. 19, 410, 000 
MISCEHATCOUS fISHOS peteee tae 2s a SE MOG, OE pare Cede | 4, 935, 165 4, 935, 165 
Gta. 4 OL TU RID Fn Site 1, 109, 637, 130 | 3, 626, 262, rat 226, 589,545 | 4, 962, 489, 405 
SUMMARY OF EGG COLLECTIONS. 
Eggs are obtained by several methods, but the principal source of 
supply is the commercial] fisheries, where, were it not for the bureau’s 
