Report of the commissioner for 1877.

  • United States Fish Commission
Date:
1879
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of the commissioner for 1877. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS I.—REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER. A.—GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. 1. Introductory remarks Number of reports heretofore published Period of the year covered by each report Time covered by the present report Gradual and great increase in the labors of the Commission Labor involved; increase of appropriations Increased interest and co-operation in the work Assistants in charge of divisions Propagation branch Inquiries branch B.—INQUIRIES INTO THE HISTORY AND STATISTICS OF FOOD-FISHES. 2. Field operations during the summer of 1877 G Co-operation of the government departments •- 6 Of Navy Department in previous years G In 1877 by detail of steamer Speedwell 6 Officers of the Speedwell 7 Scientific corps 7 Station at Salem, Mass 8 Visitors 8 Nature of operations 8 Station at Halifax, Nova Scotia 0 Movements and final disposition of steamer 10 Visitors 10 Assistance rendered to Commission 10 By private parties 10 By the Dominion minister of customs 11 * By the minister of marine and fisheries 11 3. General RESULT OF the field-work of 1877 12 Continuation of previous researches 12 Discovery of the pole-flounder, a new and valuable food-fish 12 Its economical value and geographical distribution 12 Reasons why previously unknown 13 Facts connected with distribution of marine fishes 14 Large collections made for the National Museum, and for distribution to colleges and academies 15 Superintendence of work of naming and assorting 1G C.—THE HALIFAX CONVENTION. 4. The Treaty of Washington 18 Unsettled fishery questions between the United States and British North America ^ 18 Three-mile line 18 Headlands 18 Shelter and supplies 19 License system 19 Privileges of Treaty of 1818 20 Fishery clauses of Washington Treaty 20 Explanation of provisions 21 Ratification in 1873 22 Appointment of Commissioners and counsel 22 General preliminaries 22 Page. *1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4
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