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getting out of order which caused us to shut down. A fine run of smelt 

 gave us about all the spawn we could handle. Large catches of these fish 

 were reported along the Sound, which shows good results from this branch 

 of work. Owing to the old pump being out of order, the lobster hatching 

 was transferred to Fort Pond Bay, near Montauk, Long Island. Through 

 the courtesy of Capt. E. B. Tuthill, a large dealer at Montauk, we were 

 allowed privileges that enabled us to carry on this work and with his aid 

 we secured a good lot of eggs. The hatching was done in the old Seth 

 Green shad boxes used on Hudson river years ago and discarded for modern 

 appliances. Many fishermen bring their catches at this point to Captain 

 Tuthill who ships them to market and they were much interested in the 

 hatching of lobsters when they could see the young fry planted every day. 

 Several lots of good sea bass eggs were collected, but owing to the rough- 

 ness of the water, the eggs being semi-buoyant, we could not keep them in 

 boxes long enough to hatch. Several hundred thousand of these fry were 

 hatched and planted ; but with suitable facilities for handling these eggs 

 many more could be hatched. This is a great fishing port and many other 

 kinds of food fishes could be hatched. A small building at this point is 

 much needed to be operated as an auxiliary to this hatchery where men 

 could go and collect eggs and hatch them near the fishing grounds. This 

 could be done at small expense and would add millions to the output. 

 The hatchery grounds have been kept in fine condition. Such repairs 

 were made to ponds as were needed. A new roof was put on the hatchery 

 and the whole building touched up with paint, which has improved its 

 appearance and put it in good condition. 



Respectfully, 



Charles H. Walters, 

 Coldspring Harbor, December 31, 1909. Foreman. 



Delaware Hatchery 

 To the Forest, Fish and Game Commission: 



The work at this station for the past year has been very satisfactory. 

 Our output consisted wholly of brook trout. There is considerable inquiry 



