CONTENTS. VII 



II.— APPENDIX TO EEPORT OE COMMISSIONER. 



APPENDIX A.— REPORTS OF STEAMERS AND STATIONS. 



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I. Tanner. Eepokt on the work of the TT. S. Fish Co>rMissiON steameu Albatross vo& 



THE YEAR ending Dkcember 31, 1884. By Lieut.-Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. Navy, com- 

 manding. Three plates. Special index 3 



II. Wood. Eeport on the work of the U. S. Fish Comotssion steamer Fish Hawk fob 

 TWO tears ending December 31, 1884. By Lieut. W. M. Wood, U. S. Navy, commanding.. 117 



m. Smith. Report on the work of the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Lookout for 

 TOE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1884. By Mate James A. Smith, U. S. Navy, command- 

 ing 123 



rv. Itlather. "WoEK AT CoLD Spring Harbor, Long Island, during 1883 and 1884. By 



Fred Mather. Two plates 129 



V. mather. Eggs received from foreign countries at Cold Spring Harbor, New 

 York, and retained or forwarded during the seasons of 1883-'84 and l884-'85. By 

 Fred Mather 143 



VI. Mather. Account of eggs repacked at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, and 

 shipped to foreign countries, under the direction of the U. S. Fish CoiiiMiseiON, 

 during THE WINTER of 1884-'85. By Fred Mather 147 



VII. Clark. Eeport of operations at the Northvillb and the Alpena stations dur- 

 ing THE season of 1884-'85. By Frank N. Clark 161 



Vni. Stone. Eeport of operations at the TJ. S. salmon-breeding station on the Mc- 



Cloud ErvER, California, during the season of 1884. By Livingston Stone 160 



IX. Stone. Eeport of operations at the trout-breeding station on the McCloud Eiver, 

 California, during the season of 1884. By Livingston Stone 171 



X. Atkins. Eeport on the propagation of Penobscot salmon in 1884-'85. By Charles G. 

 Atkins 177 



XI. Atkins. Report on the propagation of Schoodic salmon in 1884-'85. By Charles G. 

 Atkins 181 



XII. JSabcock. Eeport of operations at Fort Washington, Maryland, for the purpose 

 OF collecting shad eggs during the season of 1884. By Lieut. William C. Bahcock, TJ. S. 

 Navy. One plate. One diagram 180 



XIII. Hamlen. Eeport of operations at the Battery Island siiAD-HATCHDia station, 

 Havre de Grace, Md. , during the season of 1884. By William Hamlen 109 



XIV. Rarenel. Eeport of operations at Saint Jerome station foe 1884. By W. de C. 

 Eavenel 209 



XV. Kidder. Eeport upon the water supply of the Fish Commission station at Wood's 

 HoLL, Mass. By Dr. J. H. Kidder. One plate. One figure 215 



APPENDIX B.— THE FISHERIES. 



XVT. ITIcDonald. Eeport upon the protection which should be given bt law to thb 



FISHERIES of THE Atlantic COAST. By Marshall McDonald 225 



XVII. Clark. Notes on the New England fishery for swordfish during the season of 



1884. By A. Howard Clark 233 



XVlil. Smiley. Statistics of the United States imports and exports of fish, fish-oils, 



whalebone, the tonnage of fishing vessels, etc., for the year ending June 30, 1884. 



By Charles W. Smiley 241 



XIX. Collins. Gill-nets in the cod fishery : A description of Norwegian cod-nets, etc., 



AND A HISTORY OF THEIR USE IN THB UNITED STATES. By Capt. J. W. Collins. TwelTe 



plates. Special index 265 



XX. Collinn. The Icelandic halibut fishery : An account of the voyages of three Glou- 

 cester SCHOONERS to THE FISHING GROUNDS NEiVR THE NORTH COAST OF ICELAND. By Capt. 



J. W. Collins 289 



XXI. Garde. The fisheries OF ICELAND. By Aug. Garde 301 



XXII. AnnaniaMscn. Extract FROM THE REPORT ON his voyage TO Iceland. From "Sel- 

 skabet for de Norske Fiakeriers Fremme " .' 309 



XXni. Thorsteinson. Extracts from a review of A. Annaniassen's voyage to Iceland. 



By A. Thorsteinson 315 



XXIV. Anonymous. The fresh -water fisheries of Iceland. From ' ' Fiskeritidende" 323 



XXV. Strom. Statistics OF Norwegian fisheries IN 1880. ByBoyeStrom 333 



XXVI. Anonymona. Central administration of Norweglan fisheries needed. From 

 "Norsk Fiskeritidende" 353 



