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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Mecord of spawn-taking operations conducted at Fort Washington, Maryland, on the Po- 

 tomac Elver, from April 14 to June 13, 1883, hy James Carsivell. 



Date. 



Day of weet. 



Day of 

 month. 



Total 

 length of 

 haul- 

 seines 

 visited. 



Pish taken by- 



Haul-seines. 



Kg. shad. 



No. her- 

 ring. 



Gill-nets. 



No. shad. 



Eipe fish. 



Males. 



Pemales. 



Saturday o^.. 



Snnday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



"Wednesday. 

 Thursday . . 



Friday 



Saturday . . . 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



"Wednesday - 

 Thursday... 



Friday 



Saturday ... 



Sunday 



Monday 



Total, 



Tuesday 



"Wednesday. 

 Thursday... 



Friday 



Saturday - . . 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



"Wednesday. 

 Thursday... 



Friday. 



Saturday ... 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



"Wednesday. 

 Thursday... 



Total , 



Friday 



Saturday ... 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



"Wednesday - 

 Thursday... 



Friday 



Saturday . . . 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday. 

 Thursday. . . 



Friday 



Saturday ... 

 Sunday 



Total, 



Mondaj't ... 



Tuesday 



"Wednesday. 

 Thursday... 



Friday 



Saturclay . . . 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday — 

 "Wednesday. 



Total. 



Grand total. 



Apr. 14 

 Apr. 15 

 Apr. 16 

 Apr. 17 

 Apr. 18 

 Apr. 19 

 Apr. 20 

 Apr. 21 

 Apr. 22 

 Apr. 23 

 Apr. 24 

 Apr. 25 

 Apr. 26 

 Apr. 27 

 Apr. 28 

 Apr. 29 

 Apr. 30 



Fathoms. 

 450 

 450 

 450 

 450 

 450 



1,450 

 450 



1,750 



450 

 240 

 450 

 187 

 125 

 250 

 200 

 150 



200 

 100 

 450 

 150 

 175 

 700 

 100 

 400 



1, 250 

 500 

 1,750 

 1,750 

 1,750 

 1,750 

 1,750 

 1,750 



95 

 50 

 75 

 125 

 150 

 133 

 50 

 450 



May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May- 

 May 

 May 8 

 May 9 

 May 10 

 May 11 

 May 12 

 May 13 

 May 14 

 May 15 

 May 16 

 May 17 



1,750 

 1,750 

 1,750 

 1,750 

 1,750 

 1.500 

 1,500 

 1,500 

 1,500 

 1,500 

 1,500 

 1,500 

 400 

 1,500 

 1,500 

 1,400 

 1,500 



May 18 

 May 19 

 May 20 

 May 21 

 May 22 

 May 23 

 May 24 

 May 25 

 May 26 

 May 27 

 May 28 

 May 29 

 May 30 

 May 31 

 June 1 

 June 2 

 Jane 3 



1,500 

 1,500 

 1,250 

 1,250 

 1,250 

 1,250 

 1, 250 

 1,2.50 

 1,250 

 (*) 



June 4 

 June 5 

 June 6 

 June 7 

 June 8 

 June 9 

 June 10 

 June 11 

 June 12 

 June 13 



115 

 115 

 115 

 115 



115 

 115 

 115 



(*) 



350 

 425 

 415 

 475 

 500 

 313 

 365 

 423 

 407 

 385 

 563 

 342 

 175 

 333 

 262 

 529 

 655 



527 



437 



533 



477 



391 



311 



273 



125 



125 



113 



78 



100 



54 



45 



75 



109 



83 



23 

 27 

 80 

 J23 



20 



* Seining discontinued. t June 4 to 11, seine belonging to United States Fish Commission, Fort 



Washington, Md. J All females. 



