23 



New Brunswick 3,775 3,654 Increase 



Nova Scotia 479 372 



Prince Edward Island 804 840 



Gulf of St. Lawrence 272 296 



Lobster Licenses 800 1,089 



Maritime Provinces 6,130 6,251 121 



Grand total 8,427 11,610 



Increase 3,183 

 Fish Breeding-. 



In 1895 there were only fourteen Fish Hatcheries, from 

 which was distributed about two hundred million fry, while 

 in 1903, there are twenty-one such establishments, and the 

 distribution of fry will be increased fifty per cent over that of 

 1896, viz : about three hundred millions. These hatcheries 

 are located as follows : 



5 in Quebec, 



5 in New Brunswick, 



3 in Ontario, 



3 in Nova Scotia, 



3 in British Columbia, 



i in Manitoba, 



i in Prince Edward Island. 



Lobster Breeding 1 in Pounds. 



The question of giving every assistance to the replenish- 

 ing of the Lobster fishery, both by artificial means and by 

 following nature as closely as possible, has received careful 

 attention by the Department, and as result the experiment of 

 enclosing live female Lobsters in pounds during the open 

 season, and releasing them when the close season commenced, 

 has been tried and proved very successful. 



The experiment was conducted in a pound owned by Mr. 

 H. E. Baker and located at Forchu, in Cape Breton County, 



