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Sea- weeds. 



Porphyra 5,644 15,979,072 1,432,899 



Other Kihds 35>oi6 1,396,496 304,435 



Total 106,396 69,164,161 3,719,458 



SALMON AND TROUT HATCHERIES. 



Place. Liberated. 



Chitose, Hokkaido 21,246,000 



Nishibetsu „ 8,727,860 



Public. < Miamote, Niigata Pref. 5,000,000 



Chinai, Shiga „ 5,000,000 



Others 500,000 



Total 44,97 5,860 



Tokachi, Hokkaido 11,065,000 



Yakumo, ,, 8,265,000 



Hamamatsu, „ 2,506,000 



Private. {Murakami, Niigata Pref..... 2,500,000 



Others 15 ,947,42 2 



Total 40,283,422 



Grand Total 85,259,282 



With the exception of mollusks, and sea weeds are cultured 

 in both fresh and brackish waters while the rest are cultured in 

 inland bays and at the mouth ^f rivers. 



In reference to the fish culture it may be observed that 

 the eggs of carp, gold fish, and trout are taken and artifi- 

 cially hatched, and these are brought up on food, but in regard 

 to other fish the young fish of natural product are collected 

 and liberated in lakes and pools where they are at times fed 

 and at other times let alone. The culture of gold fish which was 

 originally imported from China and which now forms the charac- 

 teristic product of Japan is extensively developed. Gold-fish are 



