REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 5 



263,123,354; fry, 994,503,040; tiugerlings, yearlings, and adults, 

 9,710,631. The eggs shown were for the most part donated to vari- 

 ous states to be incubated in their own hatcheries, the resulting fry 

 being planted under the direction of the state fishery authorities. 

 The number of fish and eggs of each of three species distributed 

 exceeded 200,000,000; the output of each of two others was over 

 100,000,000, and of six others upward of 20,000,000. 



It is worthy of remai'k that while the Bureau makes ample provision 

 for maintaining the supply of fishes caught chiefly b}- anglers, nearl}'- 

 99 per cent of the fish handled are those which are the objects of 

 commercial fisheries. 



Summari/ of distribution offish and eggs during tlte fisr(d gear ID04. 



Species. 



Eggs. 



Fingcrlings, 

 yrarlings, 

 and adult.s. 



Total. 



Shad 



Quhinat salmon 



Silver salmon 



Bluebaek salmon 



Humpliack salmon 



Atlantic sahiKin 



Landlocked salmon 



Steelhead trout 



Loch Leven trout 



Rainbow trout 



Blackspotted trout 



Lake trout 



Brook trout 



Golden trout 



Canadian Red trout 



Grayling 



White-fish 



Lake herring 



Pike perch 



Yellow perch 



Striped bass 



White perch 



Large-moutli black bass . 

 Small-mouth black bass . 



Crappie 



Strawberry bass 



Rock bass 



Warmouth bass , 



Bream or sun-fish 



Cat-fish 



Cod 



Pollock 



Mackerel 



Flat-fish 



Lobster 



13,109,000 

 7.1, 217, 354 



25, 500 

 122,500 

 161, 000 



214, 000 



469, 000 



3, 060, 000 



541,000 



334, 000 

 60, 315, 000 



109, 495, 000 



Total. 



65, 493, 000 



35. 006, 988 



3, 984, 645 



3, 855, 000 



176, 597 



2, 566, 716 



27, 200 



102, 705 



182, 300 



471,378 



19,315 



IS, 486, 460 



7,221,536 



36, 000 



2, 692, 200 



176, 485, 000 



23, 300, 000 



181,706,000 



23, 263, 000 



3, 898, 000 



29, 350, 000 



79, 455, 000 



1,246,000 



324, 000 



228, 272, 000 



106, 882, 000 



263, 123, 354 



994, 503, 040 



4,125 



369, 000 



411, 428 



230, 435 



2, 291 



523, 103 



6, 646, 139 



43, 831 



842, 452 



30 



13 



255 



488, 490 

 16, 392 

 22, 172 

 2,654 

 49, 774 

 6, 270 

 39, 920 

 17, 857 



78, 662, 000 

 110, 228, 467 



3, 984, 645 



3, 855, 000 

 176, 597 



2,961,216 

 561,128 

 494, 140 

 184, 591 



1,208,481 



7. 134. 454 

 21,590,291 



8, 604, 988 



36, 030 



13 



3. 026. 455 

 236, 800, 000 



23,300,000 



291,201,000 



23, 263, 000 



3, 898, 000 



29, 350, 000 



488, 490 



16, 392 



22, 172 



2, 654 



49, 774 



6, 270 



39, 920 



17, 857 



79, 465, 000 



1,246,000 



324, 000 



228, 272, 000 



106,882,000 



9,710,631 : 1,267,343,025 



DISTRIBUTIONS IX THE DIFFERENT STATES. 



The fish-cultural operations of the Bureau affect every state and ter- 

 ritoiy, as the following condensed table shows. Of the 1,264,408,025 

 fish and eggs distributed in the United States, Massachusetts received 

 the largest assignment, 363,854,407, owing to the concentration of 

 marine fishery work in that state; 202,166,318 were distributed in Ohio 

 and 169,544,407 in Michigan waters; Pennsylvania received 81,687,230, 

 Maine, 67,232,963, California, 66,807,484, and other states and terri- 

 tories according to their needs and the capacity of the hatcheries. 



