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Title: Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1899
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: United States Comission of Fish and Fisheries
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sults obtained from theexperiments it has been decided to abandon further attempts in thisline and to liberate the fish in suitable waters. Of the 54,476 landlocked salmon fry on hand in July, 45,379 weredistributed during the fall and 3,961 retained. Of the 119,522 at GrandLake Stream on June 1, 1899, 114,171 were distributed in Grand LakeStream and Grand Lake in the fall. The trap for the collection of theadult landlocked salmon was finished in October and fishing began onOctober 28, continuing until November 21. During this period 866salmon, 358 males and 508 females were collected. The largest malemeasured 24 inches and the shortest 13 inches, the average being 18.7;the largest female measured 22£ inches and the shortest 14 inches, theaverage being 18.8. The maximum weight of females was 4f pounds,and the minimum 1 pound, the average being 2.59. Of the femalescaptured 477 yielded 621,500 eggs, an average of 1,300 per fish. Of Report U. S. F. C. 1899 (To face page XLVI.) Plate XI.
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XLVIT these eggs 274,000 were shipped to Craig Brook and the remainder wereheld for hatching at Grand Lake Stream. These produced 272,672 fry,of which 130,797 were held until the close of the season, the balancebeing liberated in Grand Lake and Grand Lake Stream. Of the eggs transferred to Craig Brook 160,000 were shipped to otherpoints and the remainder were hatched. The fry resulting from themnumbered 89,873 at the close of the year. Of the 28 quinnat salmonhatched in 1897, only 10 were found in September, the missing oneshaving probably been destroyed by minks: 188 were received in Mayfrom St. Johnsbury and placed in a large deep pond for the purpose ofexperimenting in the domestication of this fish. From the lot of 2-year-old steelheads resulting from eggs shipped in1896 from Fort Gaston, Cal., 4,500 eggs were secured during April;these were of inferior quality and only 1,637 of the fry produced fromthem survived to the end of the year

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