REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XXI 



for such species as it is considered desii'able to import into tlie United 

 States. These shipments Lave been generally successful, though some- 

 times attended with loss. This year, in addition, carp have been sent 

 to a considerable number of countries. 



Germany. — The whitefish eggs which were forwarded December 25, 

 1880, per steamer Donau, to the Deutsche Fisclierei-Verein, of which Heir 

 von Behr is the president, arrived in good condition on January 10 of 

 the present year. On the 19th of March, 20,000 land-locked salmon 

 eggs were forwarded to the Verein by the same steamer, and again, on 

 the Sth of October, 350,000 eggs of California salmon, also by the Donau. 

 The California salmon eggs reached Germany in good condition, and 

 were hatched partly at Freiburg and partly in Hungary, the latter find- 

 ing their final destination in the Danube. 



On the 17th of December 20,000 eggs of lake trout were forwarded 

 by the steamer Maine to Herr von Behr. 



On the 2Gth of December there were shipped per steamer Oder, from 

 New York, 300,000 whitefisheggs for the Deutsche Fischerei- Verein^ and 

 12,000 whitefish eggs for G. L. Ebrecht, Geestemunde, near Bremen. 



There were also forwarded on the same date and by the same steamer 

 20,000 lake-trout eggs for F. Busse, at Geestemunde, and 12,000 brook- 

 trout eggs for G. L. Ebrecht. Mr. Busse has furnished us on previous 

 occasions with collections of fishes from Germany from which to make 

 plaster casts. Mr. Ebrecht has signified his intention of forwarding 

 blue and golden carp in return for these eggs. 



France. — On the 19th of March there were forwarded per steamer 

 Donau, via Bremen, 20,000 salmon eggs, consigned to the Soci6t6 cPAc- 

 climatation. On the 25th of April the Sociite acknowledged their receipt 

 in excellent condition, and stated that those sent in the previous year 

 were doing well. 



At the request of the secretary, M. Kaveret-Wattel, there was for- 

 warded, February 21, through the Bureau of International Exchanges 

 a sample of Frank K. Clark's self-picking apparatus for the Society d'Ac- 

 climatation. 



England. — Correspondence was entered into early in the year with 

 Hon. AV. Oldham Chambers, honorary secretary, in reference to his ob- 

 taining from the Commission a consignment of eggs of the California 

 salmon, the California trout, and the land-locked salmon. The floods in 

 the ^IcCloud River and the reduced number of land-locked salmon 

 eggs, however, prevented any sending during the present year. 



Scotland. — On the 9th of November 25 leather carp were delivered 

 in New York to A. Wilson Armistead, of Douglas Hall, near Dalbeattie, 

 Scotland. After a very stormy voyage, he was able on the 22d of 

 December to announce their safe arrival. He also took home with him 

 30 or 40 large black bass. 



Belgium. — Correspondence has been maintained during the year 



