Baird, SF. 1872. Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England (published as first section of First Report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries) - 20 MB - smaller sections linked below: I. Report of the Commissioner II. General Plan of Inquiries Prosecuted III. Testimony in Regard to the Present Condition of the Fisheries, Taken in 1871 IV. Special Arguments in Regard to Regulating the Sea-Fisheries by Law V. Reports of State Commissions in Regard to Regulating the Sea-Fisheries by Law VI. Report of Conference of United States Commissioner with Commissioners of Rhode Island and Massachusetts VII. Draught Law Proposed for the Consideration and Enactment by the Legislatures of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut VIII. Miscellaneous Correspondence and Communications on the Subject of the Sea-Fisheries IX. European Authorities on the Subject of Regulating the Fisheries by Law X. Notices in Regard to the Abundance of Fish on the New England Coast in Former Times XI. Statistics of Fish and Fisheries on the South Shore of New England XII. Supplementary Testimony and Information Relative to the Condition of the Fisheries of the South Side of New England, Taken in 1872 XIII. Pleadings before the Senate Committee on Fisheries, of the Rhode Island Legislature, at its January Session of 1872 XIV. Natural History of Some of the More Important Food-Fishes of the South Shore of New England XV. Description of Apparatus Used in Capturing Fish on the Sea-Coast and Lakes of the United States XVI. List of Patents Granted by the United States to the End of 1872, for Inventions Connected with the Capture, Utilization, or Cultivation of Fishes and Marine Invertebrates Plates
I. Report of the Commissioner
II. General Plan of Inquiries Prosecuted
III. Testimony in Regard to the Present Condition of the Fisheries, Taken in 1871
IV. Special Arguments in Regard to Regulating the Sea-Fisheries by Law
V. Reports of State Commissions in Regard to Regulating the Sea-Fisheries by Law
VI. Report of Conference of United States Commissioner with Commissioners of Rhode Island and Massachusetts
VII. Draught Law Proposed for the Consideration and Enactment by the Legislatures of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
VIII. Miscellaneous Correspondence and Communications on the Subject of the Sea-Fisheries
IX. European Authorities on the Subject of Regulating the Fisheries by Law
X. Notices in Regard to the Abundance of Fish on the New England Coast in Former Times
XI. Statistics of Fish and Fisheries on the South Shore of New England
XII. Supplementary Testimony and Information Relative to the Condition of the Fisheries of the South Side of New England, Taken in 1872
XIII. Pleadings before the Senate Committee on Fisheries, of the Rhode Island Legislature, at its January Session of 1872
XIV. Natural History of Some of the More Important Food-Fishes of the South Shore of New England
XV. Description of Apparatus Used in Capturing Fish on the Sea-Coast and Lakes of the United States
XVI. List of Patents Granted by the United States to the End of 1872, for Inventions Connected with the Capture, Utilization, or Cultivation of Fishes and Marine Invertebrates
Plates
