Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries for the Fiscal Year 1906 and Special Papers Sir: I have the honor to submit a report of the operations of the Bureau of Fisheries during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1906. The scope and progress of the work are presented in a review of the respective branches - namely the propagation and distribution of food fishes, scientific investigation of subjects relating to aquatic life and the development of aquatic resources, and the collection of statistics and other information concerning the fisheries. It is asked that especial consideration be accorded the recommendations with which the report is concluded. 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.