Excerpt from Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries: Made to the General Assembly at Its January Session, 1899 To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, its January Session, 1899. 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.

Excerpt from Ninth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries: Made to the General Assembly at the January Session, 1880 The length of time required to hatch the spawn of scup and tautog after it leaves the parent fish has never been ascertained, but probably not more than from two to four weeks and perhaps much less. It is an interesting question and will no doubt be soon settled, through the thorough and complete investigations made each year by Prof. Baird, the United States Commissioner. 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.