XXXII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



LIBRARY AND PUBLICATIONS. 



There were added to the library during the year 441 books and pam- 

 phlets bearing on flsh-culture, the fisheries, and related subjects, besides 

 various periodicals. 



Daring the fiscal year the bound report for 1898, with appendices, 

 and the bound Bulletin for 1897 were issued. These volumes comprise 

 the following articles, which were also issued separately : 



Proceedings and papers of the National Fishery Congress. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 



145-371. 

 Proceedings of National Fishery Congress. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 147-168. 

 Methods of plankton investigation in their relation to practical problems, by Jacob 



Reighard. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 169-175. 

 The importance of extended scientific investigation, by H. C. Bumpus. Bulletin for 



1897, pp. 177-180. 

 The utility of a biological station on the Florida coast in its relations to the com- 

 mercial fisheries, by Seth E. Meek. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 181-183. 

 Establishment of a biological station on the Gulf coast, by W. Edgac Taylor. Bulle- 

 tin for 1897, pp. 185-188. 

 Some notes on American shipworms, by C. P. Sigerfoos. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 189-191. 

 An economical consideration of fish parasites, by Edwin Linton. Bulletin for 1897, 



pp. 193-199. 

 The fish fauna of Florida, by B. W. Evermann. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 201-208. 

 The lampreys of central New York, by H. A. Surfiice. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 209-215, 



Ijlates 10 and 11. 

 The protection of the lobster fishery, by Francis H. Herrick. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 



217-224. 

 The Florida commercial sponges, by Hugh M. Smith. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 225-240, 



plates 12-31. 

 Ou the feasibility of raising sponges from the egg, by H. V. Wilson. Bulletin for 1897, 



pp. 241-245. 

 The Hudson River as a salmon stream, by A. Nelson Cheney. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 



247-251. 

 A plea for the development and protection of Florida fish and fisheries, by James A. 



Heushall. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 253-255. 

 International protection for the denizens of the sea and waterways, by Bushrod W. 



James. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 257-263. 

 The restricted inland range of shad due to artificial obstructions, and its effect upon 



natural reproduction, by Charles H. Stevenson. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 265-271, 

 The green turtle and the possibilities of its protection and consequent increase on 



the Florida coast, by Ralph M. Munroe. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 273-274. 

 Some factors in the oyster problem, by H. F. Moore. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 275-284. 

 The oyster-grounds of the west Florida coast; their extent, condition, and peculiari- 

 ties, by Franklin Swift. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 285-287. 

 The oysters and oyster beds of Florida, by J. G. Ruge. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 289-296. 

 The Louisiana oyster industry, by F. C. Zacharie. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 297-304. 

 The oyster bars of the west coast of Florida, their depletion and restoration, by H. 



A. Smeltz. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 305-308. 

 Notes ou the fishing industry of eastern Florida, by John Y. Detwiler. Bulletin for 



1897, pp. 309-312. 

 Oysters and oyster-culture in Texas, by I. P. Kibbe. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 313-314. 

 The methods, limitations, and results of white-fish culture in Lake Erie, by J. J. 



Stranahan. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 315-319. 

 A brief history of the gathering of fresh-water pearls in the United States, by George 



F. Kunz. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 321-330. 

 The red-snapper fisheries; their past, present, and future, by Andrew F, Warren. 



Bulletin for 1897, pp. 331-335. 

 Some brief reminiscences of the early days of fish-culture in the Lnited States, by 



Livingston Stone. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 337-343. 

 The relatious between State fish commissions and commercial fishermen, by W. E. 



Meehan. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 345-348. 

 Possibilities for an increased development of Florida's fishery resources, by John N. 



Cobb. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 349-351. 

 The utility and methods of mackerel propagation, by J. Percy Moore. Bulletin for 



1897, pp. .353-361. 

 The large-mouth black bass in Utah, by John Sharp. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 363-368. 

 Florida fur-farming, by J. M. Willson, jr. Bulletin for 1897, pp. 369-371. 



