Report of the commissioner for 1875-1876.

  • United States Fish Commission
Date:
[1878]
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Credit: Report of the commissioner for 1875-1876. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS I.—REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER. A—GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. 1. Introductory remarks Operations of previous years Precaution and time required by the work Danger of hasty generalizations Methods and direction of research Utilization of work already performed by other departments of the government Corresponding labors of other nations Rapid increase in the work of the United States Fish Commissioner Originally confined to inquiry into the present condition of the fisheries Multiplication of food-fishes subsequently added No intermission in the work of the Commissioner Amount of correspondence Principal associates and assistants in the work Fisheries branch Distribution branch Period of time covered by the report B—INQUIRY INTO THE DECREASE OF THE FOOD-FISHES. 2. Investigations and operations of 1875 Selection of Wood’s Holl as a station For comparison of results with those of 1871 Convenient point for prepariug fishery exhibit at Philadelphia in 1876 Detail of steamer Blue Light by the Navy Department Beginning of tho work Associates, assistants, and visitors Establishment of a permanent laboratory Location and building furnished by the Light-House Board The fitting up, mainly by private contributions Close of season Statistics of whale fishery 3. Investigations and operations of 1876 Unofficial work at the Wood’s Holl laboratory Presence of the Commissioner required at tho Philadelphia exposition Fisheries, and fisli-culture exhibit at Philadelphia Extent of the display Fish-hatching exhibit Fresh-fish exhibit Acquisition of foreign fisheries exhibits Hope of reproducing it in Washington C—THE PROPAGATION OF FOOD-FISHES. 4. General considerations - Summary of results accomplished Application for eggs and young fish Rapid increase in their number Response by Congress to public demands Limitations of distribution Theory of distribution Foreign applications Reasons for granting them Page. *1 *1 *1 *1 *1 *2 *2 *3 *3 *3 *3 *3 *3 *4 *4 *4 *4 *4 *4 *5 *5 *5 *5 *6 *6 *6 *6 *6 *7 *7 *7 *7 *8 '8 *8 *8 *8 *8 *8 *9 *9 *10 *10 *10 *11 *11 Y
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