16 FAMILIAR PISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



latter from eating them, and enables a much larger 

 number to grow to full size than would under nat- 

 ural surroundings. 



With all other fresh-water fishes but little diffi- 

 culty is found in reaching full success, the methods 

 followed being in general quite similar to those fol- 

 lowed in the hatching of trout as just described. The 

 United States Fish Commission is also engaged ex- 

 tensively in hatching out a number of salt-water 

 fish, including cod, mackerel, flounder, tautog, had- 

 dock, weakfish, sheepshead, and herring. In addi- 

 tion, special attention is being given to the propaga- 

 tion of the oyster and kibster, since both, the latter 

 particularly, are being rapidly exterminated. 



From the foregoing it can be seen that the artifi- 

 cial hatching of fish is very successful, and that with- 

 out it, and the attendant stocking of the streams with 

 young fish in various stages of growth, many of our 

 best fish would by this time have almost disappeared. 

 The continuation of this good work will prevent the 

 occurrence of this calaiiiity. Any of the fish can be 

 had without cost from the various hatcheries upon 

 proper application to the State Fish Commissioners. 

 It is the duty of all fisliermen to see that young fish 

 are supplied to their nearby wnters — that is, the proper 

 kind adapted to them. With an allotment planted 

 each year, the fishing will continue uniformly g()t)d. 



