.popul'-^.tions similar to that yrhich oc.currGd in the Hudson. Control of 

 the fishing rate in the Hudson Hivor to permit ?ji ?,deq_uate number of 

 spav/ncrs to escape has restored the yield to the highest levels in the 

 history of the fishery. The State of ' Maryland has nov/ adopted rcgia- 

 la,tions which embody rccoxm-aendations of the Service and it is hoped that 

 other Atlantic Coast States may -soon follov/ suit. 



Expansion of the practice of private oyster farming is "being advocated 

 "by the Service as one of the most promising methods of creating additional 

 food for vrar use. Demonstration oyster farms where oyster growers may 

 olDsorvG the application of modern scientific methods have "been set up "by 

 the Service in ITorth and South Carolina in cooperation v/ith the States 

 and similar projects are to "be established in other areas. The farming 

 of mussels as mother means of providing additional food has "been ujider- 

 taken on an experimental "b' sis. The early months of this v/ork give 

 promise of success. 



¥ith the entire comixiercial production of fish suited for canning, 

 such as salmon, sardines, and mackerel, now set aside for governmental 

 use, it "becomes increasingly imiocrtpjit to ha,ve mcfjis of predicting the 

 availa"ble future supply. The studies of Alaska salmon conducted for 

 many years "by the Bureau of S'isheries '^nd now "by the Pish and Wildlife 

 Service have provided information on which estimates of the size of the 

 "runs" nay "be ma,de. The rccont osta"blishment of a la"boratory at Little 

 Port Walter, Alaska, has placed the regulation, of the pirJc salmon fishery" 

 of southeastern Alaska on a firmer "basis than e^'er "before. A two-wa.y 

 .counting weir for the enumeration of the -spasming runs ajid their progeny 

 is included in the facilities of this la"boratory. Information o"btained 

 at the weir has greatly improved the precision of forecasts r-s to future 

 runs of pink salmon in all parts of southeastern Alaslca. The Service's 

 d?.ta on the condition of the populations of this a.nd other species of 

 saiaon have "been used as a "basis for the Secretary of the Interior' a 

 regulations, v;hich have "been drawn v/ith full regard to the need for 

 additional canned products as ivoll as to insure continuance of su"b- 

 stantial supplies for future years. A careful v/atch is "being kept 

 also of the herring fishery, an inportrjit source of oils and meals, to 

 determine how much fishing may. "be permitted v/ithout destroying this 

 seriously over-fished resource. 



Off the Pacific Coast of the United States the pilchard fishery 

 provides -the "bulk of the pack of canned sardines, and also furnishes 

 enorm.ous quantities of oils rjid meals. The coastal States and the lish 

 and Wildlife Service have participated in o"bservations of this fishery 

 over a period of several years, so thrt the limits of safe exploitation 

 of this important fishery are reasona"bly well kno\-m. 



On the Atlantic coast our facilities have permitted only the most 

 limited o"bservations on the fishery for redfish, although this species 

 has suddenly assumed great importance in the ITevr England area. Prom an 

 insignificant volume in 1933, redfish la.ndings rose to 145 million pounds 



