XII 



cod, an inch or two in lengtli, were frequently seen in 

 the harbor, none of the lisliernien or inhabitants of the 

 town hav ing ever before noticed the young of this tish in 

 those waters. Young tish a year old, and measuring six 

 or seven inches in length, were also taken the next sea- 

 son, and in considerable abundance, in the same neigh- 

 borhood. 



FISIT-WAYS. 



Having demonstrated the efficiency of the means em- 

 ployed to increase the yield ol shad and other migratory 

 fishes, it has now become essential to the thorough suc- 

 cess of the work and for the distribution of its benefits 

 to all parts of the State that means be provided for the 

 ascent of these fish to localities from which they are now 

 debarred by natural and artificial obstructions. Although 

 there are no such obstructions in the Susquehanna with- 

 in the limits of this State, yet the w ork of restocking the 

 river proper, and of increasing the supply of fisn at its 

 mouth would be very materially assisted by opening the 

 river to its sources, as this would not only enlarge the 

 spawning grounds to a proportionate and very consider- 

 able extent, but would, at the same time, afford more and 

 better opportunities for the capture of ripe fish. 



The construction of proper fish ways in the river, in 

 Pennsylvania, and the discontinuance of the use of fish- 

 weirs along the entire length of the river would very 

 quickly yield the best results to the citizens of both 

 States. 



'Ilie interruption to the progress of fish in most 

 of the rivers of the eastern portion of Maryland consists 

 mainly in the means vrhich are employed for their cap- 

 ture. This matter, however, is within the control of the 

 inhabitants of those sections, to whom I would earnestly 

 recommend the discontinuance of the use of such 

 methods. 



Among the principal streams of the Western Shore we 



