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VOLUMES: 1881 * 1882 * 1883 * 1884 * 1885 * 1886 * 1887 * 1888 * 1889 * 1890 *
1891 * 1892 * 1893 * 1894 * 1895 * 1896 * 1897 * 1898 * 1899 * 1900 * 1901
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (BY SUBJECT)
1881 ... Cover page ... Table of Contents
The Origin of the Menhaden Industry.
By Captain E. W. DeBlois. January 24, 1880.
Protection of Whales
Translated by Herman Jacobson. [From a Christiania paper of January 25, 1881.]
The Fish Eating Cows of Provincetown, Mass.
By Isaac Hinkley. [Extract from a letter dated July 20, 1881.]
Notes on the Mackerel fishery of 1881, Gloucester Massachusetts
By Captain S. J. Martin, July 26, 1881
Coal Ashes as a means of raising mackerel in purse seines.
By S.J. Martin
Notes on New England Fisheries, Gloucester Mass 1881
By S.J.Martin [From a letter to Prof S. F. Baird], August 8, 1881
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester Massachusetts. 4 Apr 16 to Apr 30, 1881
By S.J. Martin
The Winter Haddock Fishery of New England, 1881
by G. Brown Goode and Captain J.W. Collins (9 pages)
The Destruction of Young Fish by Unsuitable Fishing Implements. December 23, 1881
By B. P. Chadwick, Deputy Fish Commissioner, Massachusetts ( 1 page)
Some Results of the Artificial Propagation of Maine and California Salmon in New England and Canada
Compiled by the United States Fish Commissioner for 1879 and 1880. Eight pages
Cod-fishing with gill-nets in Ipswich Bay, Massachusetts.
by S.J. Martin [Letter to Prof. S.F. Baird]
Memorandum Of Some Results of the Artificial Propagation and Planting of Fish, Due Mainly to the Efforts of the United States Fish Commission
By the Fish Commissioner.
The Protozoa and Protophytes Considered As the Primary or Indirect Source of the Food of Fishes.
By John A. Ryder.
1882 ...Cover... Table of Contents
An opinion regarding the influence
upon the coast fisheries of the steamers used in the Menhaden Fishery.
by J.W. Hawkins. January 20. 1882
Artificial culture of medicinal leeches and of species of Helix.
by Rudolph Hesse, February 9, 1882.
Appearance of Dogfish on the New England Coast in Winter.
By J.W. Collins [Letter to Prof. S. F. Baird Feb 18, 1882]
The capture of shad at Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire.
By Cedric Laighton
Notes on the Gloucester Fisheries. February 19, 1882.
Fishery Notes from Gloucester Massachusetts. February 27 1882
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester Mass April 1882
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Mass June/July 1882.
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Mass. August-December 1882
[Above Notes from letters by S. J. Martin to Prof. S. F. Baird]
Movement and Catch of Mackerel 1882
[Letter by S. J. Martin to Prof. S. F. Baird, July 18, 1882 ] (2 pages)
Why the size of mesh in menhaden seines should
not be restricted.
by Daniel T. Church [From a letter to Prof S.F. Baird, August 18, 1882
Decrease of Fish in Squamscot River, New Hampshire, On Account of Refuse Matter from Gas Works.
By S. B. Swett, MD, May 20, 1882
Catching Dogfish for Oil and Guano Sept 26, 1882 (1 page)
By B. Frank Gallup [Letter to Prof. S. F. Baird. ]
Experience of a Menhaden Oil Manufacturer
on Northumberland County, Virginia.
By William R. Polk October 12, 1882
Notes on the herring fishery of Massachusetts Bay in the Autumn of 1882. Pub'd April 1883
By Capt. J. W. Collins (4 pages)
Do Striped Bass (Roccus Linneatus) feed on Menhaden?
By Gideon Mosher [From replies to questions in a pamphlet furnished by Joseph Church, and entitled
"The menhaden question."] December 26, 1882.
The incipiency of the menhaden oil business.
by E. L. Barker [From a letter to Prof S.F. Baird, December 28, 1882]
Catch of fish in Newfoundland & Labrador in 1881-82
By Jos. S. Hayward [From a letter to Prof. S.F. Baird February 15, 1883]
Gulf of Maine model made for the Fish Commission.
By A. Lindenkohl, December 26, 1882. (5 pages)
Connection of abundance of moss and of black flies with abundance of trout
From Scientific Farmer, May 1878. ( 1 page)
1883 Cover... Table of Contents
The injurious effect of menhaden steamers
upon the food fisheries.
by John O. Babbitt, January 8, 1883
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Mass. January-May 1883 7 pages.
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Mass. June-July 1883 6 pages.
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Mass. August-October 1883 4 pages.
[Above Notes from letters by S. J. Martin to Prof. S. F. Baird]
A New Process of Drying Fish. 1883
from Cape Ann Advertiser February 25, 1883
An account of the whale fishery of Nantucket, Mass., one hundred years ago. (4 pages)
By J. Hector St. John 1883 [From "Letters of an American Farmer," &c.London. 8°.1782. Pp: 162-171.]
Success of the Gillnet Cod Fishery on the New England Coast, Winter of 1882 - '83 (3 pages)
By J.W. Collins
Return to Gloucester of young codfish hatched by United States Fish Commission
in 1879
By Benjamin H. Spinney.
A Mammoth Cod, Portland Me.
By Everett Smith April 1883
Notes on the Movements, Habits and Captures of Mackerel for the Season of 1882. Part 1 and
Part 2 12 pages
By Captain J.W. Collins
Sketch of the Penobscot Salmon-breeding Establishment
By Charles G. Atkins. Written by request of Prof. S. F. Baird, for the London Exhibition, 1883.
( 6 pages)
Description of an eel-like creature taken in a net at New Harbor, Maine, in 1880
By S. W. Hanna. fisherman, Pemaquid Maine September 1880. Two pages
1884 .... 1884 Table of Contents __ Image of TOC
What Cod Sometimes Swallow
By Capt J.W. Collins [From a letter to Prof. S. F. Baird.] January 26, 1884
Return to Gloucester Harbor of the Young Codfish hatched by the U.S. Fish Commission.
By R. S. Tarr. [From a letter to Professor Spencer F. Baird.] November 12, 1884
Some Observations on the Cod Gill-Net Fisheries and on Preservatives for nets.
By J. W. Collins. [From a letter to Prof. S. F. Baird.]
The Sturgeon Industry
By H.C. Hovey (First Published in Scientific American magazine, July 26, 1883.)
Notes on the Decrease in Lobsters
By Richard Rathbun. [A paper read before the American Fishcultural Association]
Notes on the History of the Fish Hook
by R. Christensen. Translated from 1881.
By Hugh M. Smith, Assistant in charge of Division of Statistics and Methods of the Fisheries
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Mass. October 13, 1883 to December 16, 1883
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts. January to April 1884
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts. April-July 84
Notes on the Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts. August-September 1884
[Above Notes from letters by S. J. Martin to Prof. S. F. Baird]
Catching Alewives with Hooks Baited With Eels.
By A. R. Crittenden. [From a letter to Prof. S. F. Baird, May 10, 1884*]
Memoranda Relative to Inclosures for the Confinement of Salmon drawn from experience at Bucksport, Penobscot River, Maine.
By Charles G. Atkins [In response to request of Dr. C. J. Bottemanne.] April 7, 1884.
Note on the Destruction of Mackerel by Dogfish.
By Captain J.W. Collins July 7, 1884
On the Occurrence of Coral on the Grand Banks. 1884 (1 page)
By Capt. J. W. Collins. June 6, 1884
1885 ... 1885 Cover Page ... 1885 Table of Contents
Resolution asking for the Abrogation of the Fishery Clause of the Washington Treaty of 1871
Segregation of the Sexes of Trout.
By Livingston Stone. January 12, 1885
Report on the Schoodic Salmon Work of 1884-85.
By Charles G. Atkins.
Monster Sea Serpents.
By Richard A Proctor. [from Knowledge, April 3, 1885.
New England Fisheries from January to March 1885
New England Fisheries in April 1885
New England Fisheries in May 1885
[Above Notes from letters by W. A. Wilcox to Prof. S. F. Baird]
The Sardine Canning Industry of Eastport. A petition to the Secretary of the Treasury
By T. H. Kemp, and others. May 28, 1885
Unusual Abundance of Cod on Brown's Bank
By Captain J.W. Collins, May 30, 1885.
Culture of Landlocked and Penobscot Salmon in New Hampshire
By E. B. Hodge. [Letter to Prof. S. F. Baird.]
Restocking the Merrimac River with Lamprey Eels. June 19, 1885
By George W. Riddle. [Letter to Prof. S. F. Baird.]
American Fish in France.
By C. Raveret-Wattel. July 1885
Notes on the Lobster (Homarus americanus) (In New Brunswick, Canada)
Young Trout Destroyed By Mosquitoes.
1886 ...Cover ...Table of Contents
Notes on Lobster Culture
Vegetable
Parasites of Codfish
New England Fisheries in January 1886
The Fisheries of Canada in 1884
Scarcity of Cod and Haddock on the Coast of Maine.
A Reasoning Lobster by Willard Nye May 10, 1886
Fishing in the Navigable Waters of the United States.
Notes on Certain Fishery Industries of Eastport Maine in 1886.
Young Mackerel destroyed by small mesh seines.
Dead Fish on the Coast of Rhode Island
Report on the Distribution of Fish and Eggs by the U.S. Fish Commission for the season of 1885-86. ...(To Part 2)
Notes on an 1885 Investigation of the Great Fishing Banks of the Western Atlantic
Notes on an 1885 Investigation of the Great Fishing Banks of the Western Atlantic
Notes on Certain Fishery Industries of Eastport Maine in 1886.
Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts January 1887
Questions Relative to the Mackerel and Mackeral Fisheries
Notes on the Seal and Whale Fishery of 1886
Injuries to the Fisheries in the Baltic by Seals 1887
Results of planting shad in the Kennebec River 5/27/1887 Some reasons why the fishermen of Nova Scotia prefer salt clams (Mya Arenaria) for bait in the bank hand-line fisheries. 1887
The Giant Scallop Fishery of Maine
Report on the Fisheries of the New England States, 1890 (partial)
1893 .. Cover... Table of Contents
The decrease of food fishes in American Waters and some of the causes.
Methods employed at Craig Brook Station in rearing young Salmonid fishes.
Our Ocean Fisheries and the Effect of Legislation upon the Fisheries.
Foul Fish and Filth Fevers.
Notes on the Freshwater Fishes of Washington County.
Notes on the Capture of Atlantic Salmon at Sea and in
the Coast Waters of the Eastern States
Notes on an investigation of the Menhaden Fishery, with special reference to the food fishes taken.
The Protection of the Lobster Fishery.
Some Notes on American Shipworms
Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay & River in 1895 and 1896
The Reappearance of the Tilefish.
1899 ... Cover ... Table of Contents
The Clam Problem and Clam Culture.
Observations On The Life-History Of The Common Clam, Mya Arenaria.
On The Movements Of Certain Lobsters Liberated At Woods Hole, During The Summer Of 1898.
The Lobster Fishery of Maine. 1899
1901 ...
Cover ...
Table of Contents
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole. 1901
The Reactions Of Copepods To Various Stimuli And The Bearing Of This On Daily Depth-Migrations.
The Reproductive Period in the Lobster
Description of a new Oceanic Fish Found off Southern New England.
** Scanned from the original texts and uploaded to the internet in 2004-2006. by Ron Huber, ...Penobscot Bay Watch, Rockland Maine. This compilation copyright Ron Huber, 2006.
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By Captain J.W. Collins. [From a letter to Prof. S. F. Baird. July 20, 1885]
By C. H. Murray. [From a July 22, 1885 letter to Prof. S. F. Baird. ]
By Richard Rathbun February 8 1886
By W. G. Farlow. February 8, 1886.
W.A. Wilcox Feb. 27, 1886.
W.A. Wilcox Feb. 27, 1886.
By N.V.Tibbetts [Letter to Prof. S. F. Baird February 27, 1886] (1 page)
A report to the House of Representatives by Hon. J. R. Tucker, May 13, 1886.
By R. Edward Earll
By B. P. Chadwick. [From a July 6, 1886 letter to Prof. S. F. Baird.]
By Herbert H. Knowles [From a letter to Prof. S. F. Baird. July 11, 1886]
By Marshall McDonald.
by JW Collins, Dec. 31, 1886 PART 1 (6 pages)
by JW Collins, Dec. 31, 1886 PART 2 (7 pages)
By R. Edward Earll.
Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts February 1887
Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts March 1887
Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts April 1887
Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts May 1887
Fisheries of Gloucester, Massachusetts June 1887
[Above Notes from letters by W.A. Wilcox to Prof. S. F. Baird]
By the US Fish Commission, March 18, 1887
By Thomas Southwell, FZS. [From the Zoologist, London, England, May, 1887.]
By Mr. Hinkelmann, Royal Superintendent of Fisheries.
by Everett Smith. [From a letter to Prof. S. F. Baird.]
By J. W. Collins. 1887
by Hugh M. Smith 1889.
By J.W. Collins and Hugh M. Smith
By A. M. Spangler, President of the Pennsylvania Fish Protective Association, Philadelphia, Pa.
By Charles G. Atkins, Superintendent U. S. Fish Commission Station at Craig Brook, Maine.
By J. M. K. Southwick, Fish Commissioner, Newport, Rhode Island. 1893
By J. Lawrence-Hamilton, Member, Royal College of Surgeons, London; Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
By W.C. Kendall.
By Hugh M. Smith, M. D.
By Hugh M. Smith, M.D., Assistant in charge of Division of Statistics and Methods of the Fisheries.
By Francis H. Herrick, Ph.D.,Professor of Biology, Adelbert College.
By Charles P. Sigerfoos, B.S., PhD. Assistant Professor of Animal Biology, University of Minnesota.
By Hugh M. Smith, M. D. (10 pages)
By Hermon C. Bumpus, Ph.D., Director of Biological Laboratory of the United States Fish Commission.
By James L. Kellogg, Professor of Biology in Williams College.
By James L. Kellogg.
By Hermon C. Bumpus
By John N. Cobb, Agent of the United States Fish Commission.
By G.H. Parker, Assistant Professor of Zoology, Harvard University.
By Francis Herrick
By Carl H. Eigenmann, Professor of Zoology, University of Indiana.