REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XXXV 



REPORT ON THE PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF 



FOOD-FISHES. 



By W. DE C. Ravenel, Assistant in Charge. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The work of the division of fisb-eulture during the x>ast year was the 

 most extensive that has ever been accomplished, and was largely due 

 to the increase in the appropriations made by Congress. The total 

 number of fish and eggs distributed was 1,056,371,898, representing 

 the important commercial fishes of the Great Lakes and the Atlantic 

 and Pacific coasts, such as the cod, shad, white-fish, lake trout, pike 

 perch, salmon, and lobsters. 



The fish-cultural work of the various stations is given in detail in 

 the abstracts from the reports of the superintendents, and embraces the 

 l^ropagation of 26 species of fish and 1 crustacean. 



The following stations and auxiliary stations were operated during 

 the year : 



Green Lake Station, Maine. 

 Craig Brook Station, Maine. 

 St. Johnabnry Station, Vermont. 

 Gloucester Station, Massachusetts. 

 Woods Hole Station, Massachusetts. 

 Cape Vincent Station, New York. 

 Steamer Fish Hawk (Albemarle Sound 



and Delaware River). 

 Battery Station, Maryland. 

 Bryan Point Station, Maryland. 

 Central Station, Washington, D. C. 

 Fish Lakes, Washington, D. C. 

 Wytheville Station, Virginia. 

 Erwin Station, Tennessee. 

 Put-in Bay Station, Ohio. 

 Northville Station, Michigan. 



Alpena Station, Michigan. 

 Duluth Station, Minnesota. 

 Quincy Station, Illinois. 

 Manchester Station, Iowa. 

 Neosho Station, Missouri. 

 San Marcos Station, Texas, 

 Leadville Station, Colorado.' 

 Bozeman Station, Montana. 

 Baird Station, California. 

 Battle Creek Station, California. 

 Clackamas Station, Oregon. 

 Upper Clackamas Station, Oregon. 

 Salmon River Station, Oregon. 

 Little White Salmon River Station, 

 Washington. 



As usual, special attention was i)aid to the propagation of the quin- 

 nat salmon on the Pacific coast, where five stations were ojierated — two 

 in the Sacramento Valley in California and three in the Columbia River 

 Basin in Oregon and Washington. Though the total number of eggs 

 collected was not as great as in the previous year, over 29,000,000 

 fry were liberated in the Sacramento River and its tributaries, and 

 12,869,242 in streams of the Columbia River Basin. 



In view of the excellent results attained by the introduction of steel- 

 head trout in the Great Lakes and in streams in States bordering on 

 the Atlantic, and as Fort Gaston Station had been abandoned, arrange- 

 ments were made for collecting eggs of this species on the Willamette 

 Eiiver, near Oregon City. 



