White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-07-25
FISH HATCMNC
GETS SETBACK
Attended With Serious Difficulties
in Year 1919.
CAREFUL PLANNING NEEDED
Shortage Of Labor and Material and
Higher Cost Of Moving Cars, Among
the Drawback; Yet, In Spite Of All
This, Years Output Of Food Was
Greater Than Ever-U. S. Commits
sioner Reports.

orcdtcr nan Gvef-O. .. Corifnis
sioner Reports.
The artificial propagation and dlstri'
button Of food fishes, together with
the various collateral activities closely
associated Herewith, were attended
by serious drawbacks In 1919, accord
ing to II. NJ. Smith, commissioners of
fisheries, In his annual report. Diff
Guilty In obtaining and retaining the
services of qualified men at the COM
p~ensation allowed by congress. the In
creasing cost of labor, materials and
supplies. and increased charges for
movement OF fish-distributing cars,
amounting TO more than 90 per cent
since January /, 1919. were among the
circumstances that combined TO retard
operations and that compelled most
careful planning. efficient execution
and sustained interest and zeal In Or
der to maintain the magnitude and the
quality Of the work without exceeding
funds available. the commissioner says.
output Is Larger.
Nevertheless, the commissioner re-
ports. the years output Of food and
game fishes was larger than ever be-
fore. The total number of fishes and
Ash eggs distributed was about $685.
g06,O0O, an increase of 71s.OO0,000 over
1917 and about Its, 900 0yer 1918.
Nearly 788,O00,00O OF fertillzed eggs
we're sent out from the federal hatch
cries Most Of these were from the
commercial species Of the Great
Lakes and from Pacific salmon. and
nearly oil wers consigned to state
hatchegloe. where incubation vas COM
pleted. the young being planted in
local watsra Upward of 100000
era q marine fishes were obtained
from commercial fishermen OK New
lny1and fertilixed and planted on the
spawning grounds. 10 addition to
iaree numbers handled at the hatch
cries. Over $500. 1000 900 Of young Ash
we're distributed as fry, mostly lake
trout, white1sh, cisco and pike perch.
On the Great Lakes; shad, salmon. vel
low perch and striped bass on the
coastal rivers; carp and buffalo fish
In the interior WATERS. and cod. had
dock and founder IN the Atlantic sea
board.
The output OF ~ffngerlings. ycnrlinss.
and adults was upward Of Isl, 100000.
with catfish, carp, chinook salmon.
sockeye salmon, brook trout, rainbow
trout, and crappies predominating.
Although the distribution OF nsh in
the lingering stage decreased about 10
per cent from 1918, the commissioner
says, this falling or was practically
confined to or species and indicates
no %slackening of effort. He reports
that on the contrary facilities for
lingering production are being In
creased, particularly as regards the
salmon OF the Pacific coast. Compar-
Ing the general distribution OF 1919
and 1918 there was an increase In cis-
co. rainbow trout. Atlantic salmon.
salmon. buffalo Ash. carp.
shad, pike, perch, yellow perch. crap
pies, pollock, and paddock. and there
Was a decrease in whitefish, chinook
salmon. steelhead salmon, and lake
trout.
No Additions Made.
The commissioner reports that
there has been no addition to the list
Of regular hatcheries operated. A
hatchery provided by the national
park service of the department of the
interior was constructed under the
supervision Of the bureau In Glacier
National park. and Is being maintained
as an auxiliary of the Bozeman
tMont.) station. Its special function
Is to maintain and increase the sup
plies of fish la the various waters OF
the park.
The construction of the hatchery in
Rhode Island has been further de-
layed by the inadequacy of the avail
able appropriation, the commissioner
says, and he adds that congress will
have to provide Il substantial addition
TO the original sum In order that the
hatchery and other necessary struc-
lures may be completed. The shad
hatchery In Maryland. near the mouth
Of the Susquehanna river. whose OPP
efations we're suspended by the order
Of the secretary because of failure OF
The state to conform with the require
memts imposed by congress. has re-
NAMED closed. and its equipment has
been largely transferred to other sta
tons.
The hatchery work as carried on ut
70 main and auxiliary stations ! n 1919
was located In 80 states and Alaska.
Mere egg-collecting stations are not
included. Five special railway cars
employed in distributing the output Of
the hatcher1es Travelled $4,000 miles.
Distributions were made. as usual. in
every state and Alaska. the commits
eioner says.
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