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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION 1887. Results of planting shad in the Kennebec River. 5/27/1887
In 1880 I accompanied and personally directed the disposition of the shad fry planted in the Kennebec River at Waterville, the first plant, I believe. My interest officially as State Commissioner of Fisheries at that time did not exceed my interest as a naturalist in the experiment, which interest has been continuous. This month there have been caught at Cape Small Point, at the mouth of the Kennebec River, a considerable number of shad of such large size, and of such general proportions and appearance as to show a marked contrast with the native Kennebec shad. As distinctive as the 3 to 5 pound shad of the Kennebec from the 2 to 4 pound shad of the Nonesuch River, of Cumberland County, Maine, are these large shad of' 5 to 7 pounds weight lately caught, which I believe to be Chesapeake Bay shad, hatched in 1880. I have examined a number of 5 and 6 pounds in weight and one of 7 pounds. They were caught together, evidently from one school, with none of the usual sized Kennebec shad of less weight and appear- ance. PORTLAND, ME., May 26, 1887. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- END
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