1170 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [16] 



are sent to distributing stations, usually located at some central point, 

 to be hatched and shipped to the waters for which they are intended. 



The following is a list of the hatching stations operated by the U. S. 

 Fish Commission in 1883 : 



1. Grand Lake Stream, Maine, station for collecting eggs of the 



Schoodic salmon (Salmo salar, subsp. sebago). 



2. Bucksport, Me., station for collecting and hatching eggs of the 



Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and for hatchings eggs of white- 

 fish (Goregonus clupeiformis) to be distributed in the waters of 

 the State. 



3. Wood's Holl, Mass. Permanent coast station, which serves as a 



base of operations for the scientific investigations of the Com- 

 mission, and as a hatching station for eggs of the cod (Gadus 

 morrhua) and other sea-fishes. 



4. Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York. Station for hatch- 



ing eggs of various species of Sahnonidw for distribution in 

 New York and vicinity. 



5. Havre de Grace, Md. Station located on Battery Island, in the 



Susquehanna River, for the purpose of collecting and hatching 

 eggs of the shad (Glupea sapidissima). 



6. Washington, D. C. 



a. National Carp ponds. Ponds for the propagation of the 



three varieties of the carp (Gyprinus carpio), and the gold- 

 fish (Garassius auratus), the golden ide ( Idus melanotics, var. 

 auratus), and the tench (Tinea vulgaris). 



b. Arsenal ponds. Ponds for the propagation of carp (Gypri- 



nus carpio). 



c. Navy-yard. Station for collecting and hatching eggs of the 



shad (Glupea sapidissima). 



d. Central hatching station. A station fully equipped for sci- 



entific experiments connected with propagation of fishes. 

 The station is also provided with apparatus for hatching 

 the eggs of all of the more important species, including 

 light, heavy, and adhesive eggs. It is the principal dis- 

 tributing station of the Fish Commission, for both eggs 

 and young fish, to all portions of the United States. 



7. Wytheville, Va. A station for hatching eggs of brook-trout 



(Salvelinus fontinalis) and California trout (Salmo irideus). 



8. Saint Jerome's Creek, Point Lookout, Maryland. A station for 



the artificial propagation of the oyster (Ostrea virginica), the 

 Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus), and the banded 

 porgy (Ghcetodipterus faber). 



9. Avoca, N. C. A station on Albemarle Sound, at the junction of 



Roanoke and Chowan Rivers, for collecting, hatching, and dis- 

 tributing eggs of the shad (Glupea. sapidissima), alewife (Glupea 

 vernalis and G. aestivalis), and striped bass (Eoccus striatus). 



