XLVIII REPOKT OF COMMISSIONEE OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



q. The Carp {Cyprinus carina). 



r. The Goldfish (Carassius auratus). 



s. The Golden Ide or Orf (Leuciscus idus). 



t. The Tench {Tinea vulgaris). 



u. The Catfish (Amiurus nehulosus). 



V. The Clam {Mya arenaria). 



w. The Oyster (Osirea rirginica). 



X. The American Lobster {Homarus americanus). 



a. The Codfish {Gadus morrhua). 



The Wood's Soil Station. — The preparations for the hatching of cod- 

 fish at Wood's Holl were not finished sufficiently in season to permit 

 the work to be done on an extensive scale ; but enough of experi- 

 mental work was carried on at the station, under the direction of Capt. 

 H. C. Chester, its superintendent, to give abundant promise of excellent 

 results in the future. It is expected that, with the completion of the 

 preparations, another winter will witness the successful j)rogress of the 

 work on a very large scale. 



The construction of a schooner containing a well for the transporta- 

 tion of live fish will add greatly to the success of the work. Much of 

 the anticipated result will depend upon the ability to obtain breeding 

 fish in sufficient quantity to keep the apparatus in full activity, and it is 

 hoj)ed that Congress will make the necessary appropriations for such a 

 vessel. 



h. The Rockfish or Striped Bass {Eoccus lineatus). 



The Weldon {North Carolina) Station. — The greatly increased catch 

 of small rock by the introduction of pound-net fishing in our rivers and 

 fresh-water sounds indicates the necessity at an early day of making 

 provision to compensate by artificial propagation for the drain upon the 

 supply. 



The experimental work conducted during the present season at Wel- 

 don, N. C, jointly by the U. S. Fish Commission and the North Carolina 

 Commission of Fisheries, under the direction of S. G. Worth, superintend- 

 ent, assures us that we now have at our command the methods and 

 apparatus necessary to handle successfully this class of eggs whenever 

 it is necessary to resort to artificial. propagation in order to maintain or 

 increase the supply. 



The interesting report of Mr. Worth, which will be found in the 

 Bulletin for 1884, pages 225-228, gives full details of the organization 

 and conduct of the work, the method and apparatus employed, and the 

 results attained. The total number of impregnated eggs obtained was 

 only 2,420,000, but by occupying the station at the beginning of the 

 season and providing suitable facilities for collecting the spawn, it is 

 probable that eggs can be obtained in any number desired. The appa- 

 ratus employed was the automatic jar now in general use in the shad 

 work, the manipulation of the eggs being difficult, however, on ac- 

 count of the greater buoyancy of the eggs of the striped bass. The iiro- 



