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Picking salmon eggs — Continued. 



contact with them. Size, 8 by 10 inches. Grand Lake Stream, 

 Me., 1882. (767) 2,226. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Tagging salmon. 



Photograph showing the mode of weighing, measuring, and tagging 

 salmon after stripping, in order that a record can be made be- 

 fore turning them loose in the river. Size, 8 by 10 inches. 

 Bucksport, Me.,. 1882. (765)2,224. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Seining carp. 



Photograph of men at work seining small carp from the shipping 

 tanks in which they remain after the ponds are drawn off until 

 such time when they can be distributed. Size, 8 by 10 inches. 

 Washington, D. C, 1882. (622)2,129. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Seining carp. 



Photograph of employes of the U. S. Fish Commission remov- 

 ing the fish from- the Government carp ponds for stocking in- 

 land waters. The ponds are made lower at one end than at 

 the other, and have several deep trenches leading into a small 

 reservoir where the fish collect and can be readily taken after 

 the water has been drawn off from the ponds. Size, 8 by 10 

 inches. Washington, D. C, 1882. 2,243. U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. 



Sorting and counting carp. 



Photograph of men at work separating the several varieties of 

 small carp and removing the minnows that chance to be found 

 among them. The men are obliged to ascertain the number 

 of each variety of carp while sorting. Size, 8 by 10 inches. 

 Washington, D. C, 1882. (626) 2,130. TJ. S. Fish Commission. 



Hauling shad-seine. 



Photograph of employes of the U. S. Fish Commission hauling the 

 seine for shad at the Havre de Grace hatching station, for ob- 

 taining ripe fish from which eggs can be supplied to the hatch- 

 ery. Size, 30 by 40 inches. Enlarged by electric light from 

 an 8 by 10 negative. Havre de Grace, Md., 1882. (660) 2,146. 

 TJ. S. Fish Commission. 



Seining salmon. 



Photograph of employes of the U. S. Fish Commission engaged in 

 seining the spawning salmon from the inclosures in which they 

 have been kept till the eggs are sufficiently developed for 

 hatching purposes. Size, 30 by 40 inches. Enlarged by elec- 

 tric light from an 8 by 10 negative. Grand Lake Stream, Me., 

 1882. (772) 2,230. TJ. S. Fish Commission. 



