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hatched and reared to fingerling size outside of the hatchery 

 grounds in pure spring water. 



The station at Bath has been redeemed by the introduction of 

 spring and artesian water, and its work with trout is constantly 

 improving. 



Among the most important of the recent improvements at the 

 Long Island Station are the small hatchery for marine food 

 fishes at Cold Spring Harbor and the auxiliary hatchery at Mon- 

 tauk, intended for the propagation of lobster, sea bass and other 

 valuable marine species. 



The small hatchery at Cold Spring Harbor was completed 

 about the end of the fiscal year. It will utilize salt water stored 

 in a basin fed from the harbor. The water will be pumped into 

 a distributing tank and used for hatching tomcod, cod, flatfish 

 and any other important food fish that can be obtained in the 

 vicinity. This addition to the establishment has long been 

 needed, and it is surprising to recall the great results which have 

 heretofore been produced with the crude facilities for marine 

 fish culture at the principal station. The Cold Spring Harbor 

 hatchery distributes hundreds of millions of food fish annually, 

 and at the same time it develops trout eggs to the eyed stage 

 for its own use and for other hatcheries to the number of 

 5,000,000 or more. 



The hatching of the lobster and sea bass at Montauk (Fort 

 Pond bay) has been carried on up to the present time under 

 many disadvantages. The little building now standing on ground 

 leased from Mr. Edward D. Tuthill will revolutionize the marine 

 work in that locality. The only apparatus available has been the 

 old-fashioned Seth Green shad boxes which were antiquated a 

 quarter of a century ago. With modern appliances at Montauk 

 and at Cold Spring Harbor the work of the station will be 

 greatly facilitated and it is merely a question of the number of 

 eggs available to decide the limit of the capacity of the station. 

 The auxiliary hatchery at Cold Spring Harbor provides for large 

 tanks in the cellar in which live cod can be retained until their 

 eggs are mature. On the floor of the building ample spaioe is 



