INDEX. 
433 
Page. 
Paralichthys dentatus 108 
oblongus - - - • 108 
Parasites, Fisb, an Economical Consideration of 193-199 
Parche 102, 110 
Parrott, C.W 165 
Peabody, George E 151, 165 
Pearce, T. C 165 
Pearl Fisheries of United States 373-426 
in recent years 394-402 
Pearl-hunting as an Occupation - 325 
Pearl Investigation by U. S. Fish Commission 403-421 
Pearls and Pearl-bearing Shells in Ornamental W ork . . 423 
Pearls, Fresh-water, in the United States 321-330 
Pearls from Florida 392 
Northwestern States 394 
Scotland 380 
Peck, James I 177 
Pelzer, W. K 154, 164 
Pend d’Oreille Lake 22 
Penning Whitobsh 317 
Penobscot Bay and River, Salmon Fishery of, in 1895 
and 1896 113-124 
Perea flavescens 41,111,196 
Permit 98,110 
Perrier, Edmond 168 
Petersen, C. G. Joh ^ 168 
Petromyzon mannus 88 
unicolor 209 
Pholis gunnellus 106 
Phycis chuss 107 
regius 107 
tenuis 107 
Pickerel Ill 
Pickett, Albert J 388 
Pilot-fish 97 
Pinfish 101 
Pipefish 84, 94 
Plankton Investigation, Methods of, in their relation 
to Practical Problems 169-175 
Plant, H. B., Address of 153 
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Oyster-beds in 278 
Platichthys stellatus 84 
Pleuronectidae 196 
Plummer, Jule 154, 165 
Pogonias cromis 101, 110 
Pogonichthys 1 
Pogy 91 
Poisonous Water, Influence on Sponges 234 
Polefisb 99 
Pollaehius virens 107 
Pollock 107 
Polydactylus octonemus 95,110 
Pomatomus s.altatrix 98, 198 
Pomolobus aestivalis 91 
91 
pseudoharengus 91 
Porbeagle 111 
Porcupine-fish 104, 105 
Porgy 100 
Porpoise Oil and Leather 351 
Portuguese Butterfly 103,110 
Man-of-war-fish 99 
Prawns in Tampa Bay 161 
Prefatory note to Papers read at National Fishery 
Congress 147 
Priacanthus arenatus 100 
F. C. B. 
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Prickly Bullhead 83 
Prince, C. C 168 
Prionace glauca 88 
Prionotus carolinus 106 
strigatus 106 
tribulus Ill 
Private ownership of Oyster-beds 282 
Proceedings of Fishery Congress 149-164 
Propagation of Mackerel, Utility and Methods of. . . 353-361 
Protection of Fishery Interests 312 
Lobster Fishery 217-224 
Protozoa 195 
Pseudopleuronectes americanus 108 
Pseudopriacanthus altus 100 
Pterophryne histrio 86, 109 
Pteroplatea maclura 90 
Ptychocheilus grandis 1 
oregonensis 1, 72, 73 
Puffer 104,105 
Pug 108 
Puget Sound 34 
Putnam, F.W 383,384 
Pygosteus pungitius 93 
Queen Pearl 394 
Querimana gyrans 94 
Quinnat Salmon 137 
Quinnat Salmon and Steelhead Trout in Maine Streams 123 
Rachycentron canadum 98 
Ragged Island, salmon at 119 
Raia desmarestia 202 
sabina 202 
Rainbow trout 137 
Rainwater-fish 92, 110 
Raja eglanteria . 89,202 
erinacea 89 
lsevis 89 
ocellata 89 
radiata 89 
Rakehead 88 
Rau, Charles 391 
Ravenel, W. de C 165 
Raveret-Wattel, Mons 168 
Rawls, W. A 164 
Rearing Sponges, Practical Suggestions on 242 
Red Drum 110 
Red-fin Ill 
Redfish 79-81,110 
at W allowa Lake 25 
Observations concerning 16, 19-22 
Redfish Lakes, Idaho 15 
Red Perch 105 
Red Sculpin 105, 106 
Red Snapper 100, 110 
Fisheries 331-335 
Reed, A. W 59 
Reighard, Jacob 154,168,170,315 
Reighard, Jacob, on Methods of Plankton Investiga- 
tion in their relation to Practical Problems 169-175 
Remedial Measures for Restoration of Sponge Fish- 
eries 234 
Remora 106 
Remora brachyptera 106 
remora 106 
Resolutions adopted by Fishery Congress . . . 149, 160, 161, 163 
Restricted Inland Range of Shad due to Artificial Ob- 
structions 265-271 
Rettger, L. J 203 
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