the Government hatchery at Craig Brook, Maine. [1,2] The present paper
is primarily intended to show the extent and condition of the salmon
fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895 and 1896 and the influence
of artificial propagation on the supply. The methods and apparatus of
the fishery are briefly considered. A chart of the Penobscot region,
giving the location of salmon weirs and traps in use in 1896, is
appended, and illustrations of some of the types of salmon apparatus
are shown.

[Footnote 1: On the Salmon of Eastern North America, and
its artificial culture. In Report of Commissioner of Fish
and Fisheries 1872-3, pp. 226-337, 9 plates of apparatus and
methods, and map showing location of salmon weirs in
Penobscot region.]

[Footnote 2: The River Fisheries of Maine. In The Fisheries
and Fishery Industries of the United States, section V, vol.
I, pp. 673-728.]



Extent and condition of the fishery in 1895 and 1896.

While the number of nets operated in these two years was practically
the same, the catch in 1896 was much greater than in 1895, and was one
of the largest in the recent history of the fishery. A comparatively
large number of fishermen reported that they took more salmon than in
any previous year. The salmon, however, were smaller than usual, and
their market value was but little more in 1896 than in 1895.