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  Sixteenth 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  fish 
  and 
  if 
  very 
  numerous 
  will 
  clog 
  the 
  gills 
  and 
  cause 
  inflamma- 
  

   tion. 
  By 
  drawing 
  down 
  the 
  water 
  in 
  the 
  supply 
  pond 
  and 
  adding 
  

   several 
  doses 
  of 
  salt 
  the 
  trouble 
  was 
  overcome. 
  With 
  the 
  Tom- 
  

   cod 
  work 
  we 
  had 
  difficulty 
  in 
  locating 
  the 
  spawning 
  fish. 
  After 
  

   trying 
  several 
  places 
  where 
  we 
  had 
  collected 
  spawn, 
  we 
  located 
  them 
  

   at 
  Canoe 
  Place, 
  on 
  Shinnecock 
  Bay. 
  The 
  fishermen 
  were 
  catching 
  

   them 
  in 
  large 
  quantities 
  and 
  shipping 
  to 
  New 
  York 
  markets. 
  We 
  

   collected 
  a 
  fine 
  lot 
  of 
  eggs 
  and 
  hatched 
  fry 
  enough 
  to 
  fill 
  all 
  appli- 
  

   cations 
  for 
  the 
  water 
  on 
  both 
  sides 
  of 
  Long 
  Island 
  and 
  Jamaica 
  

   Bay. 
  This 
  work 
  can 
  be 
  greatly 
  increased 
  by 
  a 
  small 
  outlay 
  of 
  

   money, 
  giving 
  us 
  proper 
  facilities 
  for 
  handling 
  double 
  the 
  amount 
  

   of 
  eggs. 
  The 
  smelt 
  came 
  in 
  great 
  numbers 
  at 
  the 
  usual 
  spawning 
  

   time, 
  but 
  the 
  fish 
  were 
  small, 
  a 
  great 
  many 
  of 
  them 
  one 
  year 
  old, 
  

   showing 
  good 
  results 
  fiom 
  the 
  planting 
  of 
  the 
  previous 
  year. 
  For 
  

   this 
  reason 
  not 
  so 
  many 
  eggs 
  were 
  collected 
  as 
  the 
  year 
  before. 
  

   The 
  eggs 
  hatched 
  well 
  and 
  many 
  millions 
  of 
  fry 
  were 
  planted 
  in 
  

   nearby 
  streams 
  and 
  the 
  up-State 
  lakes. 
  We 
  collected 
  a 
  fine 
  lot 
  

   of 
  winter 
  flatfish 
  eggs, 
  hatched 
  and 
  planted 
  them 
  as 
  usual. 
  This 
  

   work 
  can 
  be 
  increased 
  by 
  repairing 
  our 
  salt 
  water 
  pond 
  and 
  doing 
  

   it 
  at 
  the 
  main 
  hatchery. 
  Our 
  small 
  building 
  used 
  for 
  this 
  work 
  

   is 
  so 
  situated 
  that 
  the 
  north 
  and 
  west 
  winds 
  which 
  prevail 
  during 
  

   March 
  and 
  April 
  bring 
  our 
  suction 
  pipe 
  on 
  the 
  lee 
  shore 
  where 
  it 
  

   often 
  gets 
  clogged 
  with 
  drift 
  or 
  gives 
  us 
  roiley 
  water. 
  The 
  repair- 
  

   ing 
  of 
  this 
  pond 
  is 
  also 
  needed 
  for 
  the 
  Tomcod 
  work. 
  Next 
  in 
  

   importance 
  is 
  the 
  Lobster 
  work. 
  This 
  season 
  broke 
  all 
  previous 
  

   records, 
  but 
  the 
  hatching 
  is 
  done 
  on 
  Fort 
  Pond 
  Bay, 
  near 
  Montauk, 
  

   Long 
  Island, 
  with 
  floating 
  boxes 
  such 
  as 
  were 
  used 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Seth 
  

   Green 
  in 
  hatching 
  shad 
  on 
  the 
  Hudson 
  river 
  years 
  ago, 
  and 
  dis- 
  

   carded 
  later 
  for 
  more 
  improved 
  methods, 
  which 
  require 
  a 
  building 
  

   with 
  hatching 
  table 
  and 
  jars, 
  yielding 
  far 
  better 
  results. 
  The 
  fish- 
  

   ermen 
  rendered 
  us 
  great 
  assistance 
  and 
  were 
  pleased 
  with 
  the 
  work. 
  

   At 
  the 
  close 
  of 
  the 
  lobster 
  hatching 
  the 
  Sea 
  Bass 
  began 
  to 
  spawn. 
  

   These 
  eggs 
  can 
  be 
  hatched 
  in 
  floating 
  boxes, 
  but 
  owing 
  to 
  the 
  rough 
  

   water, 
  the 
  eggs 
  being 
  semi-buoyant, 
  it 
  is 
  impossible 
  to 
  hold 
  them. 
  

   We 
  have 
  been 
  requested 
  to 
  stock 
  the 
  harbors 
  on 
  the 
  north 
  side 
  

   with 
  Blue 
  Crabs. 
  In 
  early 
  fall 
  they 
  are 
  carrying 
  their 
  eggs 
  and 
  

  

  