EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



where there was an increase, while on the Delaware, where the collec- 

 tions have usually been large, there was a great decrease. 14:1,239,000 

 eggs were secured from all points and 107,000,000 fry were hatched 

 and planted. Considerable consignments were sent to rivers north 

 and south, where the shad runs have been diminishing in recent years. 



The propagation of the trouts, basses, and other hsh appropriate 

 for interior waters has been satisfactorih' continued, and these species 

 supplied to applicants in all parts of the country. The collections of 

 wild fishes from overflowed lands along the Mississippi River con- 

 tinued throughout the summer, and large numbers of bass and other 

 native fishes were saved and distributed. On the Illinois River this 

 work was curtailed by the excessive heat, which caused the death of 

 many fishes in the shallow ponds. 



In continuation of the policy of acclimatizing certain species in sec- 

 tions of the countiy to which they are not indigenous, steelhead and 

 grajding eggs were brought from the West to be hatched at eastern 

 stations, and white-fish, lake-trout, and brook-trout eggs were sent to 

 the Pacific coast, where they were hatched and planted. Landlocked 

 salmon eggs from Maine were sent to various places as far west as Utah. 



Twenty-nine species of fish and one crustacean have been handled 

 during the fiscal year^ and in the following tables and in the reports 

 of station superintendents are shown the results attained in hatching 

 the eggs and the disposition of the product. 



Distribution and assignments of fish and eggs among the States and Territories. 



