ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



FISH CULTURIST 



Hon. Thomas H. Guy, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Fish 

 and Game: 



Sir. — The report upon the fish cultural work of the Conserva- 

 tion Commission for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1913, is 

 herewith presented. 



With this account are included reports from the foremen of the 

 nine hatcheries operated during the year, the results of inspection 

 trips to inquire into the condition of the stations, the methods in 

 use in hatching and caring for the fish, the habits, diseases, mode 

 of capture, improvements in the routine of developing eggs and 

 fish and such others matters as make for the increased efficiency of 

 the service. 



The stations have distributed the unusual number of 1,287,255,- 

 120 fish, and related food species, during the year. This shows 

 an increase of 556,820,187 over the output of the preceding year, 

 and is due very largely to the enormous gain in hatching and 

 planting marine food fishes. 



Among the 39 species of water animals, chiefly fish, which 

 were propagated and planted by the Commission in 1913, are 

 included shad, river herring, whitefish, lake herring, tullibee, four 

 species of trout, smelt, maskalonge, pikeperch, black bass, sea 

 bass, tomcod, flatfish, lobster and edible crab. The establishment 

 of the two auxiliary hatcheries at Montauk and Cold Spring Har- 

 'bor has greatly augmented the yield of the Long Island station, and 

 if a number of additional field stations could be added, the gain 

 would be still more pronounced. 



There are now at the stations the following brood fish : Adiron- 

 dack hatchery, 270 brook trout; Caledonia hatchery, 37,500 

 brown and rainbow trout of various ages from 9 months to 8 

 years ; Cold Spring Harbor hatchery, 1,200 brook trout, 100 brown 



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