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lection of yearling- and two-year-old specimens of most of these 

 valuable food and game fishes. 



A supply of trout and salmon eggs was furnished by the Bureau 

 of l<"isheries to the New York Sportsmen's Show, held in IMatl- 

 ison Square Garden in February. These were exhibited in a 

 small hatchery erected under the supervision of the director of 

 the Aquarium. .\n employee of the Aquarium was detailed ior 

 (lut\- at the (larden during the continuance of the I^xhibition to 

 insure their safety. The eggs were afterwards transferred to 

 the A<|uarium. where they were hatched out, and finally delivered 

 to the New ^'ork I'ish. l-drest and ( ianie ("(immissidu for dis- 

 tribution. 



A number of persons interested in fish-culture made repeated 

 visits to the fish-hatchery, among them Prof. I. Itani. Fishery 

 Commissioner of japan. 



Before the close of the year arrangements were made with the 

 I'nited States F'isheries Bureau for the continuance of the fish- 

 hatching exhibit during the season of 1905. 



WORK Ol- lllE COl.I.IU'roK. 



The collector, Mr. John j. DeNyse. has procured not onl_\ the 

 supply of local marine specimens, but gathered great quantities 

 of luinnows and shrimps as live food. He has also gathered, at 

 no small efifort, large quantities of eel-grass, used as food for 

 the manatees. One of his trips, extending as far as Lake Chau- 

 tauqua, resulted in several large specimens of luuskallunge. In 

 procuring local fresh-water fishes he has had the assistance of 

 other employees. The surplus of marine invertebrates, procured 

 by the collector, has been supplied freely to teachers in the ])ul)lic 

 schools. 



SMAF.L AOfAKIA IN TIIF. I'UIU.IC .SCTIOOI.S. 



The New York A(juarium continues to assist teachers of 

 biology in the schools, bv furnishing from its sur])lus stock, speci- 

 mens of marine inwrtcbratis for school aipiaria. .\o expense is 

 incurred other than tin- tinu' and carfare of the messenger 

 delivering the spicimcns. The- necessary aquaria jars are pro- 

 vided bv the schools, and teachers visit the laboratory at the 

 Ac|uarium, where instruction in caring for small acpiaria is given 

 bv .Mr. F. I'.. .Spencer. The numbtr <if a(|naria already stocked 

 is about i8o, and no specimens h.'ivc bmi supplied exct-pt at the 

 special request of the princijjal or tcaclur. 



