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number of the fry produced were transferred to Cape Vincent. Much 

 interest is manifested in this work, and it is hoped that some practical 

 results may be secured next season. 



The following table shows the number of eggs handled and the fry 

 distributed during the year: 



Species. 



Eggrs han- 

 dled. 



Fry distrib- 

 uted. 



Brook trout . 



360, 000 



2, 176, 000 



34,560,000 



85,225,000 



280, 500 



Lake trout 



1,875,800 



White-fish - -- . _ _ ,.^ 



27,400,000 

 38,000,000 



P*ike perch 











Total 



122,321,000 



67, 553, 300 







Steamer Fish Hawk (James A. Smith, commanding). 



On April 23 the vessel left Baltimore for the Delaware River, arriv- 

 ing there April 26. The crew were at once employed in getting the 

 hatching apparatus in order, and arrangements were made with the 

 fishermen to supply eggs on the same terms as heretofore, namely, $10 

 per million. Mr. W . H. Johnson and G. L. Hopper were placed in 

 charge of the hatchery and the crew were utilized as spawn-takers. 

 The first eggs Avere collected on April 27, and collections continued 

 uninterruptedly until the close of the season on May 31. During this 

 period the work was most successful ; 80,559,000 eggs were secured, from 

 which 47,975,000 fry were hatched; 6,006,000 eggs were transferred 

 to the Pennsylvania State Fish Commission hatchery at Bristol, and 

 8,332,000 were deposited on the spawning-grounds in Howell Cove 

 and near Bennett's fishery, owing to the fact that the hatching facili- 

 ties of the vessel were overcrowded. In addition to this 700,000 eggs 

 were shipped to New York for transshipment to Ireland. 



As in former seasons the Howell Cove fishery yielded the largest 

 number of eggs, 36,19-1,000 being taken at that point, 16,035,000 from 

 Bennett's Fishery, and 5,515,000 from Cramer Hill. The balance, 

 22,815,000, were collected from the gill-net fishermen off Billingsport, 

 N. J. There is little doubt but that if funds had been available and 

 the work could have been continued as heretofore until June 10, the 

 collections would have reached 100,000,000. 



. The gill-net fishermen in the vicinity captured 7 Atlantic salmon, 

 weighing from 10 to 15 pounds, during the season. 



On June 4, the last of the fry having been planted, the. hatching 

 apparatus was dismantled and the vessel shortly after proceeded to 

 Woods Hole. 



Battery Station, Havre de Grace, Md. (J. N. Wisner, Jr., Supt.). 



On March 12 the superintendent opened the station with a force of 

 six men and began fitting up the launches and placing the hatchery 

 in condition for work. The mess-room, which had been much crowded 

 in the past two years, was enlarged and repairs were made to the 

 cottages occupied by the machinist in charge and the superintendent. 



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