Report of T. B. Ferguson, commissioner of fisheries of Maryland, January 1881

Abstract

The average catch for the eleven years, given above, we find to be 581,357; the average catch of the first live years was 637,800, and during the next five years this average was reduced to 518,200. This average, although a decrease from the average of the preceding five years, was considerably increased by the comparatively large catch of the spring of 1871)-tlie first year that the product of artificial propagation was materially felt. If we eliminate the catch of this year and take the average of the four preceding yearsthat is 1875, '76, '77 and '78-we have an average yield for those years of 402,600, but the catch of 1880 was 614,929, an increase of 33,572 over the average catch for the wdiole eleven years, and an increase of 96,729 over the average for the five preceding years, including the year 1879, and 212,329 over the average of the four years immediately preceding the return of the fish produced by artificial means. statement shoioing amount of flsli sold in Wasliington and Alexandria from 1865 to 1880 inclusive.

Non‐indigenous species as stressors in estuarine and marine communities: Assessing invasion impacts and interactions

“…Observed declines and even local extinctions of native fish populations in the bay have been attributed, fully or partially, to the invading fish (e.g., Jenkins and Burkhead 1993). In the late 1800s, the smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu, was largely blamed for declines of shad, herring, minnows, and suckers in the Potomac River (Ferguson 1877). The introduction of M. dolomieu and other predatory species has been considered a factor in local extinctions of two small species of benthic fish, Percopsis omiscomaycus (or trout perch, formerly abundant but now extinct in the upper Potomac and Susquehanna Rivers) and Percina caprodes (or log-perch, extinct in the Potomac but still present in the Susquehanna).…”

Pulmonary Resection in Basrah: Personal Experience

“…Alhassani reported 16 cases of ILE out of 50 paediatric cases, 11 cases were in left upper lobe 4 . Lobar emphysema is a common cause of respiratory distress in infants accounting for approximately 50% of congenital lung malformations 13,14 . Pulmonary resectional procedures still represent the approperiate treatment for many pulmonary lesions.…”

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Synthase, an Enzyme of Ethylene Biosynthesis

“…180,181 Ethylene acts alone or with SA and JA in the activation of the hypersensitive response, which triggers a long-lasting one, known as systemic acquired resistance, to provide immunity against subsequent infections caused by a broad spectrum of pathogens. 41,186 In contrast, certain pathogens influence ethylene production involved in plant defense for their own benefit. 159 The plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria produce microbial ACC deaminase, an enzyme hydrolyzing plant ACC, which decreases the ethylene-induced root growth inhibition during stress.…”