Episode 2 of 3
Initial Operations
- When
- 1871
- Where
- United States
The commission began operations in 1871 with a $5,000 budget for scientific investigations.
With a budget of $5,000, the commission began operations in 1871. It was organized to engage in scientific, statistical, and economic investigations of U.S. fisheries to study the decrease of food fishes and suggest remedial measures.
Sources
- United States Fish Commission Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09
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