Propagation And Distribution Of Fishes From National Fish Hatcheries For The Fiscal Year

Author : Glen C. Leach
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331350401
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1921 written by Glen C. Leach and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1921: Report of the Division of Fish Culture, for the Fiscal Year 1921 The situation is a grave one, and if not given proper and imme diate attention by the States concerned and by the Federal Govern ment there is imminent danger of the total depletion of fish life in many valuable waters which have heretofore yielded an abundant supply. The advantages of keeping the interior waters of the coun try well stocked with the game and food fishes adapted to them are many and obvious. By such means a cheap and very desirable food supply is afforded to a certain class of people who would otherwise be unable to enjoy it. Vast numbers of people are inspired by the lure of good fishing to seek the great out-of - doors, with very bene ficial results to their health, aside from the recreation afforded. Certain of the State authorities who are not able to cope with the difficulty have applied to the Bureau of Fisheries for aid, but in most instances it could not be given, the bureau's resources having been already greatly overtaxed in the effort to maintain the scope of its work along previously established lines. The bureau's efforts in fish culture are directed chiefly toward the maintenance of the existing fisheries of the country and toward the development of new and profitable sources of fish supply by extend ing its operations over a wider territory in fields contiguous to the present stations. Five important functions are involved in this work, namely, the collections of eggs from various species of: fish of economic value, the incubation of, the eggs in properly equipped hatcheries, the rearing and feeding of the young of certain species, the rescue of stranded fishes from overflow waters in the Mississippi Valley, and the distribution of fish and fish eggs in suitable waters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.