6 EEPOET OF COMMISSIOJTER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



C4. Are the young of tliis fish found in abundance, and in what 

 localities ? 

 05. On what do they appear to feed ? 



I. Artificial Culture. 



6G. Have any steps been taken to increase the abundance of this fish 

 by artificial breeding ? 



K. Protection. 



67. Are these fish protected by law or otherwise ? 



L. Diseases. 



68. Has any epidemic or other disease ever been noticed among them, 

 such as to cause their sickness or death in greater or less number "? 



69. When have these epidemics taken place, and to what causes have 

 they been assigned ? 



M. Parasites. 



70. Are crabs, worms, lampreys, or other living animals found attached 

 to the outside or on the gills of these fish ? 



K Capture. 



71. How is this fish caught 5 if with a hook, what are the diiferent 

 kinds of bait used, and which are preferred I 



72. If in nets, in what kind 1 



73. At what season and for what period is it taken in nets, and when 

 witli the line "? 



74. What would be the average daily catch of one person with the 

 hook, and what the total for flie season *? 



75. Answer the same question for one seine or pound of specified 

 length. 



76. Is the time of catching Avith nets or pounds different from that 

 with lines ? 



77. Is it caught more on one time of tide than on another ! 



O. Economical value and application. 



78. What disposition is made of the fish caught, whether used on the 

 spot or sent elsewhere ; and if the latter, where ? 



79. What is its excellence as food, fresh or salted ? 



80. How long does it retain its excellence as a fresh fish ? 



81. To what extent is it eaten ? 



82. Is it salted down, and to what extent ? 



83. Is it used, and to what extent, as manure, for oil, or for other pur- 

 poses, and what"? 



81. Wliat were the highest and lowest prices of the fish, per pound, 

 during the past season, wholesale and retail, and what the average ; and 

 how do these compare with former prices "? 



85. Are these fish exported -, and, if so, to what extent ? 



86. Where is the principal market for these fish ! 



87. Name and address of observer. 



88. Date of statesient. 



