1218 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [64] 



HATCHING- AND REARING ESTABLISHMENTS. 



a. A LIST OF U. S. FISH COMMISSION HATCHING STATIONS. 



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

 Fish Commission in 1883 : 



1. Grand Lake Stream, Me. Station for collecting eggs of the 



Schoodic salmon (Salmo solar snbsp. sebago). 



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



Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and tor hatching 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 



basis of operation 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 



hatching eggs of various species of Salmonidse for distribution 

 in New York and vicinits . 



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



Susquehanna Biver, for the purpose of collecting and hatching 

 eggs of the shad (Clupea sapidissima). 



6. Washington, D. C. 



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



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

 goldfish (Garassius auratus), the golden ide (Idus 

 melanotic var. auratus), and the tench (Tinea vulgaris). 



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



prinus carpio). 



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



of the shad (Clupea sapidissima). 



d. Central hatching station. A station fully equipped for 



scientificexperiments connected with the 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 distributing 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 (Sahno irideus). 



8. Saint Jerome's Creek, Point Lookout, Md. A station for the ar- 



tificial propagation of the oyster (Ostrea virginica), the Span- 

 ish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus), and the banded porgy 

 (Glicetodipterus faber). 



