RELATIONS OF THE COMMISSION. 



The Commission has continued to cooperate with the fish commissions 

 of various States and with thefish-culturists of foreign countries in the 

 effort to increase the productiveness of the waters. Every active State 

 fish commission has received at various times from the United States 

 supplies of eggs to be developed in its hatcheries, or of young fish to 

 be distributed in suitable waters. The species allotted to Common- 

 wealths in this way include all of the native Salmonidw reared in estab- 

 lishments of the United States, as well as the species obtained by ex- 

 change with foreign governments. The list includes the whitefish, 

 Maine salmon, landlocked salmon, rainbow trout, brown trout, Loch 

 Leven trout, siiibling, brook trout, lake trout, shad, carp, goldfish, and 

 the lobster. Some of these fishes are reared through the cooperation 

 of States with the United States. The station at Bucksport, Maine, for 

 instance, which is engaged in the cultivation of the Penobscot salmon, 

 is operated by the United States and the State of Maine. The Schoodic 

 Station at Grand Lake Stream, Maine, cultivates the landlocked salmon, 

 aud is operated on the joint account of the United States, New Hamp- 

 shire, and Massachusetts. At the Cold Spring Harbor Station, of the 

 New York Fish Commission, the United States is allowed the privilege 

 of hatching and distributing salmon, whitefish, shad, and various kinds 

 of trout. In the transportation of shad to the headwaters of the Dela- 

 ware River, the Pennsylvania Commission extended the assistance of 

 its messengers. The Michigan Pish Commission donated to the United 

 States about 20,000,000 whitefish eggs out of their supply obtained 

 from Detroit Eiver. 



FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 



The system of international exchanges, which has been so productive 

 of good results heretofore, has been continued and extended. The 

 United States Commission has received living soles from Mr. Thomas 

 J. Moore, of Liverpool, England ; Loch Leven trout from Sir James G. 

 Maitland, Howietoun, Scotland; siiibling and brown trout from Herr 

 von Behr and Herr Max von dera Borne, of Germany. Whitefish eggs 

 have been forwarded to England, Germany, and New Zealand ; eggs of 

 the landlocked salmon to England, France, and Germany; eggs of the 

 rainbow trout have been shipped to England, France, Germany, Switz- 

 erland and Mexico. Brook trout eggs were forwarded to England, as 

 were also eggs of the lake trout. All of these are referred to in detail 

 in the tables of distribution. 



