UNITED STATES COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR 1886 (49 pages)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTORY NOTE IX

2. INQUIRY RESPECTING FOOD-FISHES AND THE FISHING GROUNDS X
A. Field work. X
B. Special Investigations. XIV
C. Preparation of Reports. XV
D. Proposed extension of the inquiry to the Pacific coast. XV

3. INQUIRY RESPECTING THE FISHERIES XVI
A. Office and Field Work XVI
B. The mackerel fishery during 1886 XVII
C. The Schooner Grampus XIX

4. FISHERY RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH CANADA XXI
Information furnished the Secretary of the Treasury by the Commissioner XXI

5. PROPAGATION OF FOOD FISHES XXVII
Distribution of fish and eggs. XXVII

Notes on the species propagated and distributed
a. The Sole (Solea solea) XXVIII
b. The Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) XXVIII
c. The Codfish (Gadus morrhua) XXIX
d. The Mackerel (Scomber scombrus). XXX
e. The Black Bass. (Micropterus dolomici) XXX
f. The Red-eye (Ambloplites rupestris). XXX
g. The Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) XXX
h. The White Perch (Roccus americanus) XXX
i. The Rockfish or Striped Bass (Roccus lineatus) XXX
j. The Smelt (0smerus mordax) XXXI
k. The Whitefish (Coregonus clupeiformis) XXXI
l. The Dwarf Whitefish (Coregonus albula). XXXI
m. The Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). XXXII
n. The Saibling (Salvelinus alpinus). XXXII
o. The Lake Trout (Salvelinus namayoush) XXXII
p. The Rainbow Trout (Salmo irideus) XXXIII
q. The Brown Trout (Salmo fario). XXXIII
r. The Loch Leven Trout (Salmo levenensis) XXXIV
s. The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar. XXXIV
t. The Landlocked Salmon (Salmo salar var. Sebago) XXXVI
u. The Shad (Clupea sapidissima) XXXVI
v- The Carp (Cyprinus carpio) XXXVIII
w. The Goldfish (Carassius auratus) XXXVIII
x. The Tench (Tinca tinca) XXXVIII
y. The Lobster (Homarus americanus) XXXVIII
z. The Oyster (Ostroa Virginica) XXXIX

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6. THE STATIONS OF THE FISH COMMISSION XXXIX

A. Marine stations XXXIX
Gloucester, Mass XXXIX
Wood's Holl, Mass XXXIX
Saint Jerome, Md XL

B. Stations for propagation of the Salmonidae XL
Grand Lake Stream and Bucksport, ME XL
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. XLI
Wytheville, VA XLI
Northville and Alpena, Mich XLI
McCloud River, Cal XLI

C. Stations for propagation of shad XLII
Battery Island, Md XLII
Washington, D.C. XLII
Fort Washington Md. XLII
Delaware River XLII

D. Stations for propagation of carp XLIII Washington, D. C XLIII

E. New hatching stations proposed XLIII
At Duluth, Minn XLIII
On the Clackamas River, Oregon XLIV

7. THE VESSELS OF THE FISH COMMISSION XLV
A. The steamer Albatross XLV
B. The steamer Fish Hawk XLVI
C. The steamer Halcyon XLVI
D. The schooner Grampus XLVII
Assignments of naval officers XLVII

8. COURTESIES AND ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY THE FISH COMMISSION. XLVIII
A. From the United States Government XLVIII
B. From railroad companies of the United States XLIX
C. From steam-ship companies L
D. From foreign governments L

9. COURTESIES AND ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY THE FISH COMMISSION. LI
A. To foreign countries LI
B. To others LII

10. PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS OF THE METHODS AND RESULTS OF THE COMMISSION LII
At Louisville, Ky LII
At Lincoln, Nebr LIII
At Chicago, IL LIII
At Wilmington, DE

11. VISITS FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS LIII
Mr. Kadzutka Ito, of Japan LIII
Dr. Filip Trybom, of Sweden LIII

12. DEATHS DURING THE YEAR LIII
Notice of Capt. Hubbard C. Chester LIII
Notice of Capt. Nathaniel E. Atwood LIV

13. PUBLICATIONS BY THE FISH COMMISSION DURING 1886 LIV
Annual reports LIV
Quarto reports LV
Bulletin LV
Pamphlets LV

14. DIGEST OF THE APPENDICES WHICH ACCOMPANY THIS REPORT LVI
A. The fisheries LVI
B. Scientific investigation LVI
C. Fish-culture LVII
D. Reports of vessels and stations LVII
E. Miscellaneous LVII

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