GENERAL PLAN OF INQUIRIES PROSECUTED. 3 



I. Diseases. 



K. Parasites. 



L. Artificial fish-culture. 



M. Protection by law. 



N. Capture. 



Methods. 

 By lines. 

 By nets. 



Floating or movable, (seines, gill-nets, &c.) 

 Fixed, (traps, pounds, weirs, dams, &c.) 

 Otlier methods of capture. 

 Bait. 



Influence of modes of capture on abundance. 

 Season of capture. 

 By lines. 

 By nets. 

 Otherwise. 

 Time of tide when taken. 

 Statistics of capture. 

 By lines. 

 By nets. 

 Otherwise. 

 Value of fish taken. 

 Disposition of fish taken. 

 O. Economical value and uses. 



For food, (fresh, salted, smoked, dried, &c.) 

 For oil. 

 For manure. 

 For other purposes. 



Price, in its variations with place, season, and year. 

 Export and trade, in their variations with place, season, and 

 year. 

 P. Remarks relative to foreign or domestic allies. 



QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE FOOD-FISHES OF THE 



UNITED STATES. 



A. Name. 



1. What is the name by which this fish is known in your neighbor- 

 hood "? If possible, make an outline sketch for better identification. 



B. Distribution. 



2. Is it found throughout the year, or only during a certain time ; and 

 for what time ? 



3. If resident, is it more abundant at certain times of the year ; and 

 at what times % 



C. Abundance. 



4. How abundant is it, compared with other fish ? 



5. Has the abundance of the fish diminished or increased within the 

 last ten years, or is it about the same ? 



